Every time I bake my favorite chocolate chip cookies, this siren song sings to me, “Eat the dough.” Even though I know I shouldn’t, I have to admit I’ve done it before.
As you probably know, cookie dough made with raw (unbaked) flour and eggs is not safe to consume. But man, is it tempting!
This recipe is for edible cookie dough, meaning it’s safe to eat without baking. In fact, this edible cookie dough is MADE for snacking.
My partner and I like to eat this as a late night snack after our son has gone to bed and we are watching a movie. It’s too good!
Edible cookie dough is a fun (and safe) recipe for kids. It’s also a fun dessert for a party, and you can even add it to homemade ice cream.
Ingredients for edible cookie dough:
- Heat-treated all-purpose flour
- Butter, unsalted or salted
- Brown sugar
- Granulated White Sugar
- Salt
- vanilla extract
- Mini chocolate chips, dark or semi-sweet
Heat treat flour:
Raw (unbaked) flour, like other raw foods, can cause food poisoning. Food poisoning is most often caused by germs or bacteria such as E. coli.
When you bake cookies, you cook the flour and kill those harmful bacteria. So to make cookie dough safe to eat, you need to heat treat the flour before eating it.
You can do this two ways: in the oven or in the microwave. To bake the flour in the oven, spread it out in a thin, even layer on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Bake at 350°F for 8 minutes.
To microwave the flour, spread the flour in a thin, even layer on a microwave-safe plate lined with parchment paper. Microwave in 30 second increments on high, stirring in between to dissolve hot spots for 2 minutes.
With either method, the goal is to heat the flour to 165°F or higher.
Tips for making edible cookie dough:
- The parchment paper makes it easier to remove the flour after it has been heat treated in your mixing bowl.
- Homemade vanilla extract is made with vodka, but the baking process removes a lot of the alcohol. Since this isn’t baked, if you use a homemade vanilla extract, you’ll have a small amount of vodka in your batter. If this worries you, use a fake or store-bought extract instead.
- You can swap out the mini chocolate chips for other chips, candy, or sprinkles to change up the flavor of this edible cookie dough.
- Once you’ve made your dough, roll it into small sticks and cut into bite-sized pieces. After chilling, this batter will firm up, making it much easier to snack on the batter in small pieces or use it in other recipes!
FAQ
Can you eat edible cookie dough raw?
Yes. As long as you follow this recipe to heat treat the flour and omit the use of eggs, your edible cookie dough will be safe to eat.
Can you bake edible cookie dough?
no This recipe is not for baking, it is for eating as a dough. There are no leavening agents like eggs or baking powder in this recipe. So if you were to bake this dough, it would likely spread thin during baking and not be very appetizing.
Need to refrigerate edible cookie dough?
Not necessarily. The only ingredient that may need refrigeration is butter. If you plan to use the edible cookie dough within a few days, there is no need to refrigerate it.
Does edible cookie dough taste the same as regular cookie dough?
Nearly! The eggs typically found in cookie dough add a richness not present in edible cookie dough, but that makes it safe to eat and still very tasty.
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Cookie dough that is safe to eat without baking
instructions
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Heat treat the flour first. See notes.
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In a medium-sized mixing bowl, cream together the softened butter and sugar.
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Stir in vanilla extract.
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Then stir in the flour and salt.
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Finally stir in the mini chocolate chips.
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Roll the dough into small rolls and cut into bite-sized pieces.
Remarks
To bake the flour in the oven, spread it out in a thin, even layer on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Bake at 350°F for 8 minutes.
To microwave the flour, spread the flour in a thin, even layer on a microwave-safe plate lined with parchment paper. Microwave in 30-second increments on high, stirring in between to break up hot spots for 2 minutes.
With either method, the goal is to heat the flour to 165°F or higher.
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