Edible Cookie Dough Recipe

Craving cookie dough? This edible cookie dough recipe has all the chocolate chip cookie dough euphoria you need, and it’s 100% safely snackable. Eggless cookie dough for the win! These edible cookie dough bites are perfect for topping your favorite Ben & Jerry’s flavors or simply gobbling by the handful.

We get it, it’s tempting to sneak a scoop of your regular chocolate chip cookie dough recipe before it heads into the oven. But even your inner cookie-stealing kid knows that it’s not safe. So how do you make edible cookie dough that you can dig into with reckless abandon? There are two keys: 1) making an eggless cookie dough, and 2) not forgetting to heat treat flour for the recipe. Eggs and untreated flour have a high likelihood of containing contaminants like Salmonella and E. coli.

There are two main ways to heat treat flour so that it’s safe to eat in edible cookie dough. The easiest method is to microwave your flour on high until it reaches 74°C throughout. Use an instant-read thermometer to make sure that it has all reached 74°C, then stir it into your edible cookie dough recipe as usual. The other method is to heat your flour in a conventional oven. Spread the flour out on a rimmed baking sheet and bake it in a preheated oven at 149°C in 2-minute intervals, checking the temperature after each interval until it reaches 74°C throughout.

You could, but if a great cookie recipe is what you’re after, check out our Ultimate Chocolate Chip Cookie recipe! It’s easy, delicious, and sure to impress all your cookie-loving friends.

Oh, let us count the ways! (Actually, even our accountants can’t count that high.) We suggest rolling the dough into balls before serving because it makes it easier to eat. We did a lot of research into the best ways to enjoy edible chocolate chip cookie dough, and we found that poppable, snackable bites made for the most satisfying nosh. But you could also sprinkle edible cookie dough bites on a bowl of your favorite ice cream flavor, cover them in chocolate for cookie dough truffles, decorate cakes and cupcakes — the possibilities are endless!

Store your uneaten edible cookie dough (if there is any!) in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to one week, or in the freezer for up to six months. Euphoria now, euphoria later! 

Ready to make your own edible chocolate chip cookie dough? Here’s the recipe:

INGREDIENTS

• 8 tbsp. unsalted butter (1 stick), room temperature
• 1 cup brown sugar, packed
• 2 tbsp. heavy cream
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract
• ½ tsp. kosher salt
• 1 cup flour
•  ½ cup chocolate chips

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Total Time:  15 minutes 

Total Yield: About 2 cups