Eggless Edible Cookie Dough

Name: Best Edible Cookie Dough Recipe
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Ingredients: ½ cup salted butter (softened); ½ cup granulated sugar; ½ cup light brown sugar (packed); 3-4 Tablespoons whole milk; 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract; 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour ((heat treated)*); ½ teaspoon baking soda; ¼ teaspoon baking powder; ½ teaspoon sea salt; ½ cup mini chocolate chips

By Laura

Posted May 12, 2019, Updated May 10, 2024

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This is the best Edible Cookie Dough Recipe! It’s easy to make and safe to eat without baking! Eat it with a spoon, use it in homemade cookie dough ice cream, or use it as a filling for cakes or cupcakes!

overhead view of a spoon taking a scoop of Edible Cookie Dough out of a glass dish

When it comes to cookies, are you team eat the dough or bake the cookies?

I’m both (obviously these chocolate chip cookies are the best), but if I had to pick only one – I’d pick eating cookie dough for sure!

However we all know there’s a stigma around eating raw cookie dough, so I created this edible cookie dough recipe that is eggless and completely safe to eat/

This edible cookie dough comes together in 5 minutes flat and is so easy to make you won’t have to wait long when the cookie dough craving strikes! You can also use it to make the best cookie dough ice cream!

front view of six scoops of Edible Cookie Dough in a glass dish

Butter. unsalted butter, coconut oil and vegan butter are good substitutes.
Granulated Sugar. organic cane sugar works well too.
Light Brown sugar. dark brown sugar is delicious and imparts a bolder molasses taste.
Whole Milk. half and half or heavy cream are the best substitutes.
Flour. for a gluten-free cookie dough – use an all-purpose 1:1 gluten-free baking flour.
Chocolate Chips. Mini chocolate chips are the best in this edible cookie dough because they are small and melt in your mouth with every bite. However any size chocolate chips or chopped chocolate work well in this recipe.

front view of four scoops of Edible Cookie Dough in a glass dish

I took my recipe for the BEST Chocolate Chip Cookies and modified it to make the best edible cookie dough! We’ll walk through how to make edible cookie dough, and don’t forget to watch the video.

Make sure the butter is softened to room temperature. Then, using a hand mixer or a standing mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream the butter and sugars together for 30-60 seconds.

How to Make Edible Cookie Dough - butter and sugars before beating

How to Make Edible Cookie Dough - butter and sugars after beating

The milk replaces the eggs in this edible cookie dough recipe. I recommend starting by using 3 tablespoons of milk. Then after all the ingredients have been mixed together (except for the chocolate chips) add more milk to reach your desired consistency.

The reason I suggest this is because you might want a different consistency depending on how you’d like to use it. Firmer to use in ice cream, more spreadable to use as a frosting or filling for cakes!

How to Make Edible Cookie Dough - adding vanilla and milk before beating

How to Make Edible Cookie Dough - after beating in the vanilla and milk

Next, add the dry ingredients and beat until combined. (This is when you would adjust the amount of milk).

How to Make Edible Cookie Dough - adding dry ingredients to butter mixture before beating

How to Make Edible Cookie Dough - dough after dry ingredients have been beaten in

Obviously you can adjust the amount of chocolate chips to suit your taste. I recommend mixing the chips in by hand, or on very low speed in your standing mixer, until they are evenly distributed throughout the dough!

How to Make Edible Cookie Dough - chocolate chips added before stirring

final edible cookie dough in a bowl with a spatula

Scoop and Serve

Use a cookie scoop to portion out servings into a bowl or however you desire to serve the edible cookie dough.

a cookie scoop scooping edible cookie dough out of a bowl

Here are some serving suggestions:

In homemade ice cream! Toss some edible cookie dough into your favorite homemade ice cream recipe (like this vanilla ice cream or this chocolate ice cream)! We use it to make the best cookie dough ice cream!
Use it as frosting. Cookie dough frosting? Yes please! Slather it on cakes, brownies, etc.
Make cookie dough sandwich cookies. What’s better than one cookie? Two cookies with cookie dough in the middle! This would taste amazing between these chocolate chip cookies, peanut butter cookies, or double chocolate cookies!

up close view of Edible Cookie Dough in a glass dish

Store/Freeze

I recommend storing this eggless cookie dough in an airtight container in the refrigerator or freezer!

To freeze, scoop the cookie dough into balls (using a cookie scoop) and place them on a cookie tray. Put the tray in the freezer. Once the cookie dough is frozen, transfer it to an airtight, freezer-friendly container!

up close overhead view of a spoonful of Edible Cookie Dough resting on the rest of the cookie dough in a glass dish

What can you replace eggs with in cookie dough?

In this recipe I chose to use milk as a safe egg replacement because it gives this edible cookie dough recipe the most authentic flavor. Here are some other ideas:
heavy cream
half & half
applesauce (will effect the taste slightly)

How long does edible cookie dough last?

This edible cookie dough will last for up to a week in the refrigerator, or 3 months in the freezer!

Is Edible Cookie Dough safe to eat?

This edible cookie dough recipe is made without eggs, so it is completely safe to eat unbaked!

Is it bad to eat raw flour?

First let’s talk about heat treating flour. The FDA recommends avoiding the consumption of raw flour because there is a risk that it could be contaminated with bacteria. If you are worried about eating raw flour, you can heat treat the flour used in this eggless cookie dough recipe.

How do you heat-treat flour?

The main goal of warming up (or heat-treating) the flour is to ensure that it reaches 160 degrees F, the temperature that kills bacteria! There are two methods to heat treat flour to make it safe to use in this edible cookie dough recipe.
Bake it. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees and spread the flour evenly on a large baking sheet. Bake for 5-10 minutes or until the temperature reaches 160 degrees F.
Microwave it. Place the flour in a microwave-safe bowl and heat it on high for 60-65 seconds, or until it reaches 160 degrees F!
Let the flour cool while you’re mixing the wet ingredients! And once your flour is safe to use….you can move on to making this eggless cookie dough recipe!

overhead photo of a spoon scooping a bite of edible cookie dough out of a glass dish

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