Edible Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Recipe (2024)

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If you’re looking for a quick sweet snack, check out this edible chocolate chip cookie dough recipe! Made using no eggs and heat treated flour, it taste just like regular chocolate chip cookie dough, but is safe for consuming raw.

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If you love to nibble on homemade or store-bought cookie dough, this recipe is for you!

It’s the final cookie dough in my edible cookie dough series – edible chocolate chip cookie dough! It’s the original edible cookie dough and since it is eggless and uses heat treated flour, it is meant to be eaten raw and unbaked.

It’s so simple, so good, and has a surprising number of uses if you don’t want to simply snack on a bowl of cookie dough (check out the section below on fun and unique ways to use this recipe).

Check out all our edible cookie dough recipes:

  • Edible Sugar Cookie Dough
  • Edible Brownie Batter
  • Edible Peanut Butter Cookie Dough
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But, the great thing about edible cookie dough is that it works for just about any type of drop cookie! Love Lemon Cookies? Oatmeal Cookies? Brown Butter Toffee? You can turn them all into an edible cookie dough by heat treating the flour and adding milk instead of eggs.

It’s really that simple!

Ingredients

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  • Brown Sugar: You can use either light brown sugar or dark brown sugar – both work great!
  • Butter: You can use salted butter, unsalted butter, or vegan butter. If using salted butter, you can omit any added salt in the recipe.
  • Milk: Any type of milk will work, whole milk, low-fat milk, fat-free milk, or your favorite non-dairy milk like oat milk, soy milk, or almond milk.
  • Chocolate Chips: You can use your favorite chocolate chips. Semi-sweet chocolate chips, dark chocolate chips, mini chocolate chips, milk chocolate chips, peanut butter chips, even white chocolate chips, M&Ms, or chopped up chocolate bars works. Check out the section below on more fun variations and add-in options!

How to Make

This recipe is so simple! It uses ingredients you probably already have on hand and can be made in less than 15 minutes, making it a perfect no-back snack or late night sweet treat!

Step 1: Heat treat flour

Because raw flour can harbor bacteria, you’ll need to heat it up before using. Heat treating the flour will kill anything unwanted and makes the flour safe for consumption. You’re looking to get it to at least 165℉. There are 2 easy ways to achieve this:

  • Microwave for 1 minutes, stirring every 15-20 seconds (my favorite method).
  • Spread the flour on a baking sheet and bake the flour at 350℉ for 3-5 minutes.

Be sure to let the flour cool a few minutes before adding to the dough or it can melt the butter. You can also sift it to get rid of any lumps.

Step 2: Make dough

Cream Butter and Sugar: Using a standing mixer with a beater attachment, or using a large bowl with a hand held mixer, mix the butter and white sugar, and brown sugar on medium speed for 2-3 minutes until very light and fluffy.

This will also help reduce the grittiness a bit. Be sure to scrape down the sides of the bowl with a spatula to ensure all the butter and sugar have mixed.

Add in Flour, Vanilla, and Milk: Turn off the mixer and add in the cooled all-purpose flour, vanilla extract, and 1 tablespoon milk. Remix until fully combined, scraping down the sides of the bowl as necessary.

Check the consistency: If it is too dry, add a bit more milk 1 tablespoon at a time. If it’s too thin add a bit more heat-treated flour.

Add Chocolate Chips: Gently fold in the chocolate chips and enjoy!

Tips and tricks

  • Make sure to let the flour cool before adding to the cookie dough or it can melt the butter. You can also sift to get rid of any lumps.
  • To make this even easier, you can microwave the butter and simply mix all the ingredients together in a bowl with a spoon, spatula, or whisk! It won’t have exactly the same texture as traditional chocolate chip cookie dough but it is still delicious!
  • Regular cookie dough is a little gritty, and so is this edible chocolate chip cookie dough version. But, refrigerating the dough can help improve the texture by softening some of the grittiness.
  • This recipe makes 4 generous servings, but can easily be scaled down for a single serving, or doubled or tripped for a crowd!
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Variations

  • Sprinkles: For edible funfetti chocolate chip cookie dough mix in 2 tablespoons of sprinkles along with the chocolate chips.
  • Nuts: Love nuts in your chocolate chips cookies? Add in ¼ cup of walnuts, almonds, peanuts, or pecans.
  • Double Chocolate: If you love double chocolate chip cookies, try making an edible version! Simply add in 2 tablespoons of cocoa powder along with the flour. You can also add ½ tsp of espresso powder for an even deeper chocolate flavor.
  • Brown Butter: To really elevate this recipe, brown the butter for an edible brown butter chocolate chip cookie dough recipe.

FAQ

Why can’t I eat regular cookie dough?

Technically, raw cookie dough is not safe to eat due to the raw eggs and raw flour. But, this recipe is egg free and we heat treat the flour so it’s safe to eat as is.

Why do I need to bake or heat treat the flour?

According to the CDC, flour is raw and hasn’t been treated to kill germs that can cause food-poisoning like Salmonella or E. Coli. And while you can buy heat treated flour, it’s expensive and it’s super easy to heat treat regular flour all home. All you need to do is microwave it or bake it until it reaches 165 ℉.

Can I bake these like normal cookies?

Nope, this is meant to be eaten raw so I do not recommend baking these like normal cookies. Here is a recipe for thin chocolate chip cookies, and chocolate chip cookies with nuts, if you’re looking to actually bake cookies in an oven.

Does this method work for other cookies?

Yes! For most of your favorite cookie recipes you can use the heat treat method for flour, omit any leavening agents like baking soda or baking powder, and replace replace the egg with milk, to make the cookie dough safe to eat raw.

Edible Cookie Dough Uses

In addition to making this as a fun and easy snack, there are a ton of fun ways to use this dough!

  • Truffles: Roll into a small balls and coat with chocolate for a fun and easy chocolate chip cookie dough truffle.
  • Cake Pop and Cakesicle Filling: This makes a super fun cake pops and filling for cakesicles! Substitute the cake and frosting for the prepared edible cookie dough in cakesicles and cake pops.
  • Cake and Cupcake Filling: Yup, you can use this in addition to or in place of frosting in between cake layers! You can also use it as a cupcake or jar cake filling.
  • Dessert Topping: You can use this on top of, or mixed into brownies, ice cream, rice krispie treats, and other desserts!

Storing and Making Ahead

This edible chocolate chip cookie dough recipe can be made 1-2 days in advance and will last another 1-2 days in the refrigerator once made.

It can also be frozen up to two months.

Looking for more easy desserts? Check these out

  • No Bake Cornflake Cookies
  • Candied Strawberries
  • Dessert Board
  • White Chocolate Bark
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Edible Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Recipe

If you love cookie dough, this edible cookie dough recipe is for you! Made using no eggs and heat treated flour its an easy no-bake treat!

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Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Prep Time: 5 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 10 minutes minutes

Total Time: 15 minutes minutes

Servings: 4

Calories: 589kcal

Author: Sophia Assunta

Equipment

INGREDIENTS

  • 1 cup all-purpose flour 120 grams
  • 1/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/3 cup packed brown sugar light or dark
  • ½ cup butter salted or unsalted, softened
  • 2-4 tbsp milk more or less as needed
  • ½ tsp vanilla extract
  • Pinch salt omit if using salted butter
  • ½ cup chocolate chips

Instructions

  • Microwave the flour in 20 second intervals until it reaches 165℉ degrees, about 40-60 seconds. Alternatively, you can spread the flour on a baking sheet and bake the flour in a 350 ℉ degree oven or 3-5 minutes. Wisk or sift to remove any lumps and let cool.

  • Using a standing mixer or a large bowl with a hand held mixer, cream the butter, granulated sugar sugar, and brown sugar on medium speed until light and fluffy.

  • Add in flour, vanilla, salt. Add in milk 1 tablespoon at a time until desired consistency is reached.

  • Gently fold in the chocolate chips with a spatula or spoon. Enjoy!

Notes

  • Make sure to let the flour cool before adding to the cookie dough or it can melt the butter. You can also sift to get rid of any lumps.
  • To make this even easier, you can microwave the butter and simply mix all the ingredients together in a bowl with a spoon, spatula, or whisk! It won’t have exactly the same texture as traditional chocolate chip cookie dough but it is still delicious!
  • Regular cookie dough is a little gritty, and so is this edible chocolate chip cookie dough version. But, refrigerating the dough can help improve the texture by softening some of the grittiness.
  • This recipe makes 4 generous servings, but can easily be scaled down for a single serving, or doubled or tripped for a crowd!

Nutrition

Serving: 1serving | Calories: 589kcal | Carbohydrates: 79g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 29g | Saturated Fat: 18g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 65mg | Sodium: 209mg | Potassium: 89mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 54g | Vitamin A: 772IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 70mg | Iron: 2mg

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FAQs

Does edible cookie dough need to be cooked? ›

Our refrigerated cookie dough is not formulated to be consumed raw and must be baked before eating.

How does Pillsbury make edible cookie dough? ›

Not all cookie dough is safe to eat before baking it. Both the flour and the egg ingredients should be cooked for food safety reasons. What makes Pillsbury's refrigerated cookie and brownie doughs ready to eat raw? We use heat treated flour and pasteurized eggs so you can now safely enjoy our cookie dough baked or raw.

What happens if you don t heat-treat flour for edible cookie dough? ›

When & Why Do You Need to Heat Treat Flour? Raw flour can contain bacteria like e. coli or salmonella so it's important to always heat your flour to a temperature of 160F before eating. (This is what makes eating edible cookie dough safe!)

Why can't I bake edible cookie dough? ›

Because this recipe contains no eggs or leavening, it won't bake up like a regular cookie would.

What are the 7 basic ingredients in all cookies? ›

What are the 7 basic baking ingredients?
  • Flour.
  • Raising Agent.
  • Salt.
  • Fats & Dairy.
  • Add-Ins.
  • Water.

How long to cook cookie dough in the oven? ›

How Long to Bake Cookie Dough
Type of CookieType of Baking PanBaking Times
Drop cookiesbaking sheet8 - 10 minutes
Bar Cookies13 x 9 x 2-inch pan25 - 30 minutes
Bar Cookies15 x 10 x 1-inch pan20 - 25 minutes
Tart Shell or Cheesecake Crust9-inch tart or springform pan20 - 25 minutes
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What happens if you don't mix cookie dough enough? ›

Under-mixing the dough can be just as damaging as over-mixing as it can result in pockets of dry ingredients presenting in the final product. You can stop mixing when your dough looks uniform, paying extra attention to the dry ingredients, which are the biggest culprits in the under-mixing battle.

How unhealthy is edible cookie dough? ›

Raw Dough Can Contain Germs That Make You Sick

That means it hasn't been treated to kill germs that cause food poisoning, such as Escherichia coli (E. coli) and Salmonella.

What happens if you eat too much edible cookie dough? ›

While heat kills the bacteria, eating raw cookie dough (and similar mixtures, like cake batter) poses risks of food poisoning. E. coli and Salmonella can cause food poisoning symptoms like nausea, vomiting, cramps, and diarrhea.

Can edible cookie dough go bad? ›

Homemade cookie dough should be stored in small containers in the refrigerator for two to four days or freeze for two months. Alternatively, small quantities of dough can be frozen and thawed in the refrigerator as needed.

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

Cookie dough is an uncooked blend of cookie ingredients. While cookie dough is normally intended to be baked into individual cookies before eating, edible cookie dough is made to be eaten as is, and usually is made without eggs to make it safer for human consumption.

Why bake flour for edible cookie dough? ›

According to the FDA, the grains from which flour is ground are grown in fields that may be exposed to harmful bacteria like salmonella and E. coli. Heating flour to at least 160 degrees kills off any nasty bacteria that might be lurking in your flour bag.

Is Pillsbury chocolate chip cookie dough edible? ›

CHOCOLATE CHIP: Refrigerated cookie dough made with real chocolate, no high fructose corn syrup, and no colors from artificial sources; Safe to eat uncooked (look for the “safe to eat raw” seal!)

Is it safe to eat edible cookie dough? ›

Conclusion. Ready-to-eat cookie dough is a delicious snack or dessert that can be enjoyed, but only when made safely, which would include using commercially processed heat-treated flour, ready-to-eat ingredients and using good sanitary practices when making the cookie dough.

Can you eat premade cookie dough raw? ›

Yes—look for a dough that's labeled “safe to eat raw.” To make store-bought cookie dough safe, companies heat-treat the flour and pasteurize the eggs, removing any bacteria. But for all the homemade cookie dough loyalists, there are other options.

Is edible cookie dough actually edible? ›

It's made without eggs and no raw flour, so it's completely safe to eat.

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