Easy Edible Cookie Dough Recipe - House of Nash Eats (2024)

This eggless, Edible Cookie Dough is totally safe to eat straight out of the bowl without (much) guilt! Admit it, we all love cookie dough as much or more than actual cookies!

Of course, most of the time we actual bake our cookies rather than just eating the dough. Some of our favorites are , Snickerdoodle Cookies, and !

This Eggless Cookie Dough will knock your socks off

I have a confession. I made this edible cookie dough one weekend while my husband was out of town with the girls. I fully intended to have some leftover when they got back from their fishing trip. But that definitely didn't happen.

I will say that I didn't eat ALL of it by myself though. I used half of the batch to make chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream that was still around for everybody to enjoy when they got back from their camping trip on Sunday afternoon.

Why you should try this Edible Cookie Dough Recipe

There are two REAL reasons for making edible cookie dough. The first is the obvious one: so you can literally sit down and eat it by the spoonful without worrying about getting sick. This is especially important for pregnant women, who should not be denied cookie dough for any reason! Nobody wants to be responsible for getting somebody else sick or giving them food poisoning after all!

The second one though is that you can make all-sorts of other delicious things with it!

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!

Edible Cookie Dough Recipe ingredients

• Heat-treated flour
• Salted butter
• Brown sugar
• Granulated sugar
• Heavy cream
• Vanilla extract
• Salt
• Mini semisweet chocolate chips

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:
• Edible chocolate cookie dough base: Substitute ⅓ cup of unsweetened cocoa powder for ⅓ cup of the flour.
• Edible sugar cookie dough base: Use ⅔ 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

How to make edible cookie dough

1. Start by heat-treating the flour so it's safe for raw consumption. You can either zap it in the microwave for 60 seconds or spread the flour on a baking sheet and bake for 8 minutes at 350°F. Let it cool a bit before adding to the rest of the ingredients.

2. In a large bowl, combine the salted butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar. Mix well using an electric mixer for 2 minutes until light and creamy, then add the cream, vanilla, and salt and mix again.

3. Add the cooled flour, mixing just until combined. Switch to a spatula and stir the mini chocolate chips in by hand. Enjoy right away! No need to wait!

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.

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More like this Cookie Dough Recipe

• White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Cookies
• Double Lemon Glazed Cookies
• Toffee Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
• Rocky Road Cookies
• Snickerdoodles
• Best Cut-Out Sugar Cookies
• Chewy Brownie Cookies

Recipe adapted from Ben & Jerry's.