Edible Cookie Dough

Is uncooked cookie dough mixture safe to eat raw?

The UK Food Standards Agency advises against eating raw cookie dough. This is because it contains eggs, which pose a risk of salmonella when not cooked. But less commonly known is that eating raw flour poses a risk of E. coli.

How to make raw cookie dough safe to eat?

Do not worry. Our easy, edible cookie dough recipe is made without eggs. We show you how to heat-treat the flour below to make it safe to eat raw.

Ingredients

Simple everyday ingredients, butter, sugar & flour. Plus, optional additions of salt and vanilla extract.

Finally, you can add chocolate chunks or anything else you like to the cookie dough mix. We will give you extra ideas later.

Butter

Use unsalted butter to make cookie dough (you can add a pinch of salt to taste). Make sure to bring it to room temperature. You want it to be nice and soft to help make it easier to cream in with the butter and sugar.

Do not melt the butter; the texture will be wrong, and you will end up needing extra flour to get it to form a dough.

A soft margarine will work; we have used stork in the past, which is ready to use straight from the fridge.

When the kids demand the best cookie dough ever at the spur of the moment, we can get straight to it super quick.

Sugar

The choice is yours! My daughter and I have made many times and played with different amounts and types of sugar.

We find that half and half of soft light brown sugar and caster sugar give the best result. If you like a deeper caramel flavour add more light brown sugar.

Flour

To make flour safe to eat without baking it in the cookie dough. You need to heat treat the flour.

Microwave

The quick and easy way is using a microwave.

Place the weighed-out flour in a microwaveable bowl and heat in 30-second intervals. Stir every 30 seconds to ensure the flour is heated evenly.

For example, using our 900w microwave, it only took 1 minute, with one stir halfway through.

Oven

If you prefer an oven, place it in a baking tray covered with baking paper. Cook at preheated 150°C / 300°F oven for 5 minutes.

Vanilla Extract

You can make this edible cookie dough without vanilla extract, but we like the vanilla flavour it brings, feel free to experiment with other flavourings.

Salt

You do not need salt in edible cookie dough. However, we like a small pinch.

Texture

We recommend adding flour one tablespoon at a time, until at the right consistency.

The best way to know if the dough is at the correct texture is when it falls off the mixing paddle without leaving any sloppiness behind!

If it goes too dry, you can always add a splash of milk to add moisture back in.

Cookie Dough Additions

Chocolate chunks or chips are an obvious and brilliant addition to raw cookie dough, but the possibilities are endless.

Once the basic cookie dough is made, separate it into individual batches and let everyone choose their favourite addition.

• Chunks of fudge
• Honeycomb
• Nuts
• Dried fruit
• Sweets
• Pretzels
• Crumbled up biscuits
• Cinnamon
• Marshmallows

If you think of other ideas, let us know in the comments

Cookie Dough for One Person

If you're looking for a quick and easy cookie dough recipe for one person, it is best to hand-mix the ingredients.

First, heat flour 2 ½ tablespoon in microwave for 10 seconds. Leave to cool. Cream together 1 ½ tablespoon of butter with 1 tablespoon each of brown sugar and white sugar

Mix in a drop of vanilla extract. Finally, stir in flour one teaspoon at a time, until at the right consistency.

How long does edible cookie dough keep?

This edible cookie dough can be stored in an airtight container or bag in the fridge for up to 4 days.

We usually roll into single-serve balls so the kids can help themselves to a treat!

Can I freeze leftovers?

This edible cookie dough recipe can be made ahead and frozen. When shaped into balls, you can easily portion out the desired amount and enjoy it immediately even while still frozen, as it remains pleasantly soft.

My daughter often cuts the frozen edible cookie dough ball into smaller pieces and serves it with ice cream!

Serving Suggestions

Edible cookie dough is very sweet, so only small portions are needed! Spoon a small scoop onto little plates.

Why not add a drizzle of salted caramel sauce, raspberry sauce or chocolate sauce over the top.

Can you bake edible cookie dough into cookies

This was a question we had, so of course, I had to test it! The answer is that you can bake edible cookie dough, but you would be better off cooking proper cookie dough.

The lack of baking powder and eggs makes this perfect for eating raw but not the best when baked. They turned out edible but flat!