Edible Cookie Dough

You can eat this Edible Cookie Dough right out of the bowl without feeling too bad about it. We all love cookie dough just as much, if not more, than cookies!

Of course, most of the time we actually bake our cookies instead of just eating the dough.
This Eggless Cookie Dough will blow your mind. I have a secret to share. I made this edible cookie dough one weekend when my husband was away with the girls. I planned to have some left over when they got back from their fishing trip. But that didn’t happen at all.

I will say that I didn’t eat it all by myself, though. I made chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream with half of the batch. It was still there for everyone to enjoy when they got back from their camping trip on Sunday afternoon.

Why you should make this edible cookie dough recipe

There are two good reasons to make cookie dough that you can eat. The first is the most obvious: you can sit down and eat it by the spoonful without worrying about getting sick. This is very important for pregnant women, who should never be denied cookie dough for any reason! After all, no one wants to be the one who makes someone else sick or gives them food poisoning!

The second one is that you can use it to make a lot of other tasty things!

Fun ways to use Eggless Cookie Dough

• Roll it into tiny ¼ to ½ teaspoon balls and toss it into your favorite vanilla or chocolate ice cream base!
• Press 1 teaspoon balls right down into the center of freshly baked cupcakes then cover them with frosting for a cookie dough filled cupcake!
• Dip them in melted chocolate for easy cookie dough truffles!
• Make cookie dough stuffed pretzels!
• Turn it into cookie dough fudge!

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup salted butter softened
• 2/3 cup packed light brown sugar
• 3 Tablespoons granulated sugar
• 2-3 Tablespoons heavy cream or milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2-1 cup mini semisweet chocolate chips (depending on how many you like)

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Spread the flour onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper, then bake for 8 minutes so it is safe for raw consumption. Let cool completely. You could also microwave it for 60 seconds instead.
2. In a large bowl bowl, beat the butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar until light and creamy, about 2 minutes. Add the cream, vanilla, and salt, and beat again.
3. Add the flour, mixing just until combined.

4. Stir in the mini chocolate chips by hand, then enjoy right away or store in the fridge. The butter in the dough will reharden as the cookie dough chills, so you will need to let it come back up to room temperature to soften up if it has been refrigerated for long.

Edible Cookie Dough storage

How long is cookie dough good for?

This can be stored in the fridge for up to 1 week or in the freezer for 3-4 months. Just thaw well and let it come up to room temperature before eating.

Edible Cookie Dough Recipe variations

• Switch up the mix-ins: Instead of mini chocolate chips, try mixing in crushed Oreos, sprinkles, chopped walnuts or pecans, white chocolate chips, raisins, toffee bits, Andes creme de menthe bits, mini M&M’s, crushed pretzels, chopped candy bars or Reese’s peanut butter cups, sweetened coconut or your other favorite mix-ins. About ½ cup of any mix-in should be about right.
• Edible oatmeal cookie dough base: Substitute ¼ cup of the flour with ½ cup of old-fashioned oats.
• Edible peanut butter cookie dough base: Add ½ cup peanut butter with the softened butter and an additional ½ cup flour.
• Edible chocolate cookie dough base: Substitute ⅓ cup of unsweetened cocoa powder for ⅓ cup of the flour.
• Edible sugar cookie dough base: Use 2/3 cup of granulated sugar instead of a combination of brown and granulated sugar. Add ¼ teaspoon almond extract.

Making this Edible Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Recipe for one

This recipe as written makes enough cookie dough to satisfy about 6 people’s cookie dough cravings. And it keeps well in the fridge or freezer, so most of the time I make the full amount. But if you just want a treat for one, here’s how to scale it down. I figured I would do the calculations for you and save you the trouble. Rather than getting out your mixer, you can just mash the butter into the sugar with a fork.

• ¼ cup flour (microwaved for 60 seconds to kill bacteria)
• 2 tablespoons butter, softened
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar
• 3 teaspoons granulated sugar
• 2-3 teaspoons cream
• ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
• Pinch of salt
• 2-3 tablespoons mini semisweet chocolate chips

Easy Edible Cookie Dough Recipe FAQs

How do you make edible cookie dough safe to eat?

We all know that regular cookie dough is a no-no. It’s supposed to be off-limits because of bacteria risks from raw eggs and untreated flour. Scary words like e coli start and salmonella start showing up, making us second guess that spoonful of dough we all love to snitch before baking.
Edible cookie dough doesn’t have any eggs and we are going to toast the flour before using it so kill any harmful bacteria. So yup! Edible cookie dough IS safe to eat!
I will say that I pooh-poohed edible cookie dough for a long time. In all my life, I have never gotten sick from eating cookie dough, nor has anyone I know. BUT I still feel irresponsible telling others that it’s totally okay to do so.
But now, look at me adulting and eating “safe” cookie dough that I totally made on a whim because my family was out of town and I caved to a craving. Except that the very act of eating a bowl of cookie dough doesn’t sound like very responsible adult behavior to begin with. But who cares when this cookie dough is sanctioned by the classification of being safe!

Why is my edible cookie dough gummy?

There could be a couple reasons for gummy cookie dough. If the dough is too warm it may feel gummy because the butter is melting too much. Also, not enough flour or too much flour will give the dough sticky gummy texture or dry gummy texture.

What is the difference between cookie dough and edible cookie dough?

Edible cookie dough can be eaten right away! No need to bake. There are no eggs in the dough so it is safe to consume without baking!

Why do you have to bake flour for edible cookie dough?

It isn’t the best to eat raw flour. Raw flour can be linked to harmful bacteria like E.Coli and Salmonella. It’s best to heat treat your flour to make it safe to consume.

What temperature kills E coli in flour?

If you are using raw flour for any edible treat, make sure that you bake or cook your flour to at least 160°F, to kill any potential E. Coli.

Why is edible cookie dough so good?

Edible cookie dough is the best with the star ingredients of butter, sugar, and chocolate chips. If you’re the type that likes to sneak a spoonful or two of cookie dough while making cookies, you need to make this edible cookie dough!