How to Make Edible Cookie Dough

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Last Updated: April 16, 2022 Tested

Baking cookies is delicious, but sometimes the best part of baking cookies is eating the cookie dough. Unfortunately, cookie dough is both delicious and slightly dangerous; eating all that raw egg could cause health problems such as salmonella. Looking for all the flavor of cookie dough without the risk of eating raw eggs? If you want to make dough you can safely eat, then all you need is some sugar, dough, flour, and a few other key ingredients.

Nutrition Facts for Method 1:

- Serving size: 1/2 of dough or batch
- Calories: 86 calories Calories from fat: 2 calories
- Saturated fat: 1 g 0% Trans fat 0 g 0%
- Sugars: 3 grams 5%.

Ingredients

Standard Dough

3/4 cup (12 tablespoons) butter/margarine/sunflower spread
3/4 cup (170 grams) caster sugar plus 4 tablespoons (59.1 ml) (50 grams) brown sugar
- Or, instead of the above step, 3 oz of caster sugar and 3 oz of brown sugar
3/4 cup (85 grams) plain flour
Pinch of salt (optional; may not be needed if using salted butter)
2 teaspoons vanilla extract (or any different extract)

Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough

3/4 cup (12 tablespoons) butter/margarine/sunflower spread
3/4 cup (170 grams) caster sugar plus 4 tablespoons (59.1 ml) (50 grams) brown sugar
- Or, instead of the above step, 3 oz of caster sugar and 3 oz of brown sugar
3/4 cup (85 grams) plain flour
Pinch of salt (optional; may not be needed if using salted butter)
2 teaspoons vanilla extract (or any different extract)
1/8 cup (15 grams) cocoa powder (optional)
Chocolate chips (optional)

Low Fat Cookie Dough in Seconds

1 cup plain flour
1 1/2 cups brown sugar
1 cup low fat salted butter
1 cup almond butter (optional)
1 tablespoon light or normal vanilla extract or other flavoring
1/4 cup skim or low fat milk

Method 1

Method 1 of 3:

Making Standard Dough

1
Place the butter in a large cooking bowl and add the sugar. Cream together with a fork until you get a smooth texture. Add vanilla.
2
Sieve the flour and pinch of salt into the mix and stir again until the mix is as thick and sturdy as possible.

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3
Eat the cookie dough as it is. Enjoy! Or keep going and make them into cookies.

Method 2

Method 2 of 3:

Making Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough

1
Follow Steps 1 and 2 for standard dough above.
2
When sieving in the flour, add the cocoa powder.
3
Mix in the chocolate chips for taste.
4
Finished.

Method 3

Method 3 of 3:

Making Low Fat Cookie Dough in Seconds

1
Mix the butter, sugar, and milk together. If you want very dry and crackly dough, do not add milk. For results that look like dough or thick paste, add milk.
2
Roll into a ball.
3
When done, take another bowl and mix the vanilla and flour into a big ball.
4
Mash the two balls together until it forms one big ball.
5
Keep rolling and mashing until it becomes a very thick paste. It is now ready to eat.
6
To make into a cookie, add 3 tablespoons (44.4 ml) of sugar, chocolate chips and sprinkles (optional) and 1 tablespoon (14.8 ml) of milk.
- Bake for 17-20 minutes or until golden brown and crispy.
7
Finished.

Community Q&A

Question

I didn't bake the last one, and I ate it. Is that okay?

Community Answer

Yes, that is the purpose of the recipe - to make cookie dough you can eat without baking.
Question

What temperature do you bake the cookie dough at?

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Top Answerer

Usually at 375 degrees Fahrenheit or 190 degrees Celsius.
Question

How long should you bake the cookie dough for?

Community Answer

You don't bake it unless you want to make actual cookies, in which case, the instructions say 17-20 minutes. The purpose of this article is to help you make cookie dough you can safely eat raw.

Warnings

While the main concern with eating raw cookie dough may be the raw eggs, it's also worth noting that eating raw refined flour may as well irritate digestive processes or aggravate allergies. Again, don't overindulge.

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Do not add any unpasteurized eggs because consuming raw eggs might result in salmonella infection.

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