Camp Cooker Cookie Recipe (Camping Cookies)
These camp cooker cookies are an easy and tasty treat to make while camping. Freshly baked cookies are perfect after a day of outdoor fun.
It doesn’t get much better than warm chocolate chip cookies! These cookies are real winners with the kids too.
Check out the recipe below and find tips for making perfect camp cooker cookies.
For more sweet pie iron treats, check out this camp cooker pumpkin pie, a pie iron apple turnover, cinnamon buns, and even a camp cooker s’more!
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Camp Cooker Cookies
We typically use chocolate chip cookie dough to make cookies while camping, but you could use any kind of dough. Sugar cookies and shortbread would be fun to try too!
Pack a tub of store-bought icing and let the kids decorate them with sprinkles. Hmmmm, we totally need to do that on our next camping trip.
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Our Camp Cooking Essentials
- A pie iron camp cooker makes cooking over the open fire super easy. Check out these 20+ Pie Iron Recipe Ideas for tons of camp cooker inspiration! Or visit my how to use a pie iron post for tips.
- Foil pie plates make tinfoil packet meals even easier with the sturdy base that they provide.
- These grilling bags that I recently found are amazing! Simply add all of your ingredients to the bag at home, then throw it on the campfire or grill when camping in the great outdoors.
- We love these BBQ cooking gloves because they make handling campfire food a whole lot safer!
Ingredients
- Pillsbury chocolate chip cookie dough – Ready-to-bake cookie dough makes this camping dessert incredibly simple while still delivering soft, gooey chocolate chip cookies.
- Non-stick cooking spray – A light coating of cooking spray prevents the cookie dough from sticking to the camp cooker and helps the cookies release easily.
Instructions
1. Spray the inside of the camp cooker with non-stick cooking spray.
Tip: Be sure to liberally spray the interior of the pie iron to help prevent the cookies from sticking!
2. Open the package of cookie dough and squeeze about 2 Tbsp of dough onto one side of the iron.
3. Press the dough down slightly and repeat with the other side of the iron.
4. Do not close the camp cooker and cook, open-faced, over the fire for approximately 12 minutes. The cookies are done when they are slightly golden around the edges.
Tip: These are best cooked slowly over a smoldering (NOT HOT) fire to ensure that they do not burn. Be patient!
5. Allow the cookies to cool before removing from the iron.
We always have camp cookers packed in the travel trailer for camping. They are such a handy tool for making quick meals, snacks, and desserts.
We’ve even pulled them out to use at home on the deck with our propane fire pit. The kids love using pie irons for dessert at home too!
Tips for Cooking with a Camp Cooker
- When cooking with a camp cooker, begin by applying non-stick cooking spray or oil to the inside of both cooking plates. This step is important so that your delicious meal doesn’t stick to the plates and burn.
- Place your recipe ingredients into the cooker before closing and latching it.
- Cook the recipe over an open fire. We recommend placing the cooker over the fire for two minutes before unlatching, checking for doneness, and flipping the cooker over to cook the other side.
- Use caution when handling both the metal latch and handles, as they can become hot while cooking.
Meal planning is essential whenever we go camping! This way most of the mess stays at home and we have delicious meals ready for our entire trip.
Tips for Camping Meal Preparation
- Prepare meals in advance at home whenever possible. Leave most of the mess at home, where running water is more accessible and cleanup is easier. Trust me on this one!
- Create “one pot” family-style meals for quick dinners that don’t require a lot of thought.
- Use tinfoil packets, foil pie pans, or camp cookers. These tools help to make cleanup a breeze!
- Pack ingredients in 1-gallon sized freezer bags for flexible storage in small fridges and coolers.
- Plan meals that use similar ingredients to help make packing and planning easy. These cheesy vegetable campfire dip, loaded campfire potatoes, and tinfoil packet nacho dip recipes are some of our favorites.
- Use my blank printable meal plan or camping meal plans to help organize your next trip.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can you bake cookies in a pie iron?
Yes! A pie iron (camp cooker) can bake cookies, sandwiches, or mini pies over a campfire. Simply grease the iron, add cookie dough, and cook slowly over hot coals until the cookies are golden and baked through.
How long do cookies take to cook in a camp cooker?
Most cookie dough takes about 5–10 minutes over campfire coals, depending on the heat of the fire and the amount of dough used. Checking occasionally helps prevent burning.
Do you need to grease a pie iron before cooking?
Yes. Spraying or lightly oiling the inside of the pie iron helps keep food from sticking and makes removing your finished cookies much easier.
What other cookie dough flavors work in a pie iron?
Almost any cookie dough works well including sugar cookies, peanut butter cookies, shortbread, or double chocolate cookie dough. Store-bought or homemade dough both bake beautifully over a campfire.
What is the best heat for cooking pie iron desserts?
A bed of hot coals or a low campfire works best. Cooking slowly over moderate heat helps the cookie cook evenly without burning the outside.
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Camp Cooker Cookies
Ingredients
- Pillsbury cookie dough
- Non-stick cooking spray
Instructions
- Spray the inside of the pie iron with non-stick cooking spray.
- Open the package of cookie dough and squeeze about 2 Tbsp of dough onto one side of the iron.
- Press the dough down slightly and repeat with the other side of the iron.
- Do not close the pie iron and cook, open-faced, over the fire for approximately 12 minutes.
- The cookies are done when they are slightly golden around the edges.
- Allow the cookies to cool before removing from the iron.
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Notes
- Be sure to liberally spray the interior of the pie iron to help prevent the cookies from sticking!
- These cookies are best cooked slowly over a smoldering (NOT HOT) fire to ensure that they do not burn. Be patient!
These pie iron cookies were originally published on the Campfire Foodie.
Have you tried parchment paper in a pie iron? Does it work?
Yes! It does however any paper left outside of the iron tends to brown and burn over the fire.
Hey Heather. We have Kamp Gma and we used aluminum foil and cooking spray. Lining pie iron with aluminum foil releases well and can be reused especially with breakfast sandwiches with cheese.
Great tip! Thanks Lori :)