Cookie dough makes me feel like a messy girl with pigtails, beaters, and a big grin - all over again! I love cupcake batter, but cookie dough is in a class of its own. Sadly, it's probably not the safest idea for me to down gobs of raw cookie dough containing raw egg in my pregnant state (although - there is some debate about the dangers of raw egg).The good news is that making cookie dough that is egg-free and totally safe to eat is incredibly easy. Because you aren't going to be baking the cookie dough, you don't need to worry at all about getting proportions just right, sifting, or the order of incorporating ingredients into the dough. You just dump all the ingredients in a bowl, mix, and you're done.
What to Do With Raw Cookie Dough
There are countless things to do with raw cookie dough. Some ideas are:
- Mix it with vanilla ice cream for your own homemade cookie dough ice cream.
- Swirl it in with fudge for some cookie dough fudge.
- Spread a layer of it in between two cakes instead of frosting. This would be awesome with cheesecake.
- Just leave it sitting around with a spoon and eat some periodically.
- Make cookie dough cupcakes.
I used the recipe for my cacao nib cookies as a base for the raw cookie dough recipe. To make it egg-less, I used milk to replace the moisture from the eggs. It worked perfectly!
- 2 C all-purpose flour
- 1/2 t salt
- 3/4 C unsalted butter, melted
- 1 C packed brown sugar
- 1/2 C white sugar
- 1 T vanilla extract
- 4 T milk
- Any amount of any mix-in you'd like - I used cacao nibs, but chocolate chips, nuts, or fruit would all work.
- Mix all ingredients in a big bowl. That's it!
Check out my peanut butter cookie dough recipe!
99 comments:
Delish! Who wants raw egg anyway?! Thighs, say hello to your new nemesis.
How wonderful! I love your idea about spreading a layer between two cakes!! That sounds absolutely fabulous.
I would have never thought about spreading it between layers of a cake instead of frosting. BRILLIANT! Now then what would you use to frost the outside of the cake?
Best blog post ever! Thank you for sharing.
Oh no, this is waaay too dangerous for me. ca-nnn-ottt loooooookk at recipe.ERKK! :)
Eliana - You'd frost with cookie dough frosting of course. The recipe will be in my next post!
My roommate loves raw cookie dough; perhaps I'll try your leave-it-out-with-a-spoon-in-it trick. :)
Australians don't have the same obsession with cookie dough....yet! Sounds yummy though, I am going to bookmark this for future reference. Thanks!
Yummy!!! My office will love these!
that's why i love vegan cookie dough!!
Stef, I'm thinking somewhere along the lines of what's in this link:
http://www.recipezaar.com/Low-Fat-Vegan-Cookie-Dough-346438
Although when I make it at some point in the future, it will be even healthier than that.
As long as I'm going to be eating pounds of raw cookie dough at a time, I figure it should be somewhat healthy :)
This looks fantastic! What a great recipe!
Oh, I am so making this for my kids. They always want to eat cookie dough and since I`ve had salmonella, I don`t let them. This is perfect!
LOL Awesome!!! I used to make batches of cookie dough minus the eggs with friends growing up. Then we would chow the whole batch raw!
I've made eggless cookie dough before! I made a batch and rolled it into balls and froze them as a treat for my boyfriend. I'm totally going to make some homemade cookie dough ice cream this summer, ice cream maker or no.
genius. This recipe will come in handy. Thanks for sharing!
Oh yum- I'm loving your cheesecake idea, how good would that be?! I'm definitely going to be thinking of a great way to use this stuff!
Thank you! I'm 17 weeks preggo and have also lamented over my inability to partake in the my usual cookie dough-eating rituals. :) This is a recipe I'll be sure to try.
Mmmmmm.. somehow I missed along the way you're Preggers.. CONGRATS!! Being a mom is the best thing Ever! (and I have a 13 year old boy.. still, he's the best!)
This looks like it might be sitting in a tub in the fridge (where the kid won't find it)as a base for Cheesecake for Easter.. Hmm.. YUMMY!!
Thanks for the recipe and ideas! I must confess I eat the raw cookie dough I'm NOT supposed to eat...same goes with cake batter, eep!
This is the best! I usually just eat the raw stuff anyways, but now I won't feel so bad. Thanks for sharing!
Isnt this just perfect for a lazy day! Makes me want to eat some while relaxing on the couch!
Thanks for sharing! Yum!
my cousin told me that some flour might be contaminated by salmonenella. http://www.ecolab.com/PublicHealth/Salmonella.asp
This is great! I totally pig out on the stuff w/ eggs but wonder if/when I'll end up getting sick. Well, now I won't have to!
i just tried this tonight and it was sooo good!! i just found out i'm pregnant and still don't know what to eat/what not to eat, but i had a taste for cookie dough and i tried this egg free kind and it's super wicked good!!!
oh my gosh this is soooo nice, i'm so bad at cooking i burn cookies and make cupcakes sink but this was so easy i could do it!
haa, i tried this but i accidentally used waay too much salt. it would have been really good if i didnt though [: i'll be trying again soon!
Best recipe ever taste, and believe that wasn't my first time ;) Thank you !
Use Unsalted butter! I made this and it was so salty. I should've listened. THe flavor was nearly there though
Thankyou sooo much!
Im looking forward to making this today.
This is the only good recepie for cookie dough I have found.
Thanks.
Cant wait to pig out on it. =]
so gross!, that's how you get fat when pregnant! feed your babe something more nutricious darling and did you know there chocolate at the store? duh!
oh darling! take it easy! eat some fruit and veggies for your sake! or you're gonna be with antidepresants after that baby comes!.
gee! theres so much sweets at the store, why do you have to eat THAT!
HELLO CELLULITE?
I BET IT TASTE GOOD FOR YOU TONGE BUT YOUR BODY CRIES INSIDE OF YOU AFTER EATING THIS.
I RATHER HAVE A BODY LIKE CINDY MCKANE THAN MARTHA STEWART WHEN I TURN 40!
What the heck is wrong with the post prior to mine ??? I think this recipe is awesome.... =) I'm going to use it today for my holiday cookies Yummy !!!
Thx for sharing darling !!! =)
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Could these be made into regular cookies without adding eggs?
ok so this recipe is great and all but did i do something wrong? did it say add one TABLESPOON od TEASPOON of vanilla extract cuz i used a tablespoon and all i could tatse was vanilla someone help me........!
Hannah - No, you would need to add eggs.
Nala - I used a tablespoon. You can reduce it if it is too vanilla-y for you.
Stef - Did they tast giid? thanks
I LOVE this! Me and my Friend AShley are sitting here eating it plain Right now! We are 13 and 14 and did it ourself! haha. (: Thanks for posting this!(:
M. - Glad you guys are enjoying!
Nala - Yes. It tasted good.
Stef - Ha ok im gunna try the recipe again and see what i did wrong. Thanks
Is it caster sugar or granulated??
Anon - Granulated.
There was too much vanilla for me - I'll remember for next time - but I used bittersweet (70%) cacao chips and it toned it down just perfectly :) it was excellent. Thanks for sharing!
how many cookies do it make ?
how much dough does it make, cause i don't want to have too much of it or i won't eat it.
Anon - Cut it in half if you are worried. It makes quite a bit of dough.
it makes a whole lot of cookies i made 35 with lots of cookie dough left. But I reccomend not putting in a table spoon of vanilla but put tablespoons of milk and don't put your chocolate chips in until the butter is not so warm otherwise your choco chips will melt in. I added much more milk and it helped alot. And you will notice that when you eat it it might be a little sweet but just leave it in the fridge overnight and its amazing, enjoy!
oh my god. bookmarked. i'm fifteen and sitting my gcses. this is going to be my incentive to get through the day. i have a massive bowl of it now. thankyou SO much. xxxxx
Have you ever tried making cookie dough truffles with this? Refrigerating or freezing balls of the dough and then dipping in melted chocolate?
Just curious if it turned out well. I've been looking for a good eggless cookie dough recipe to use for the inside of truffles.
Linz - I haven't tried it, but I don't see why it wouldn't work.
I use pasteurized egg whites, thus eliminating the problem and worry of using raw eggs. I always use them and rarely buy whole eggs anymore. No need. I couldn't give up eating raw dough. And our grandson loves chocolate cookie dough better than the cookies and he loves to lick the beaters when I'm baking a cake. Using the pasteurized eggs is also better for another reason, no cholesterol.
3 tbsp pasteurized egg whites = 1 egg
I plan to try this recipe to make cookie dough truffles too. Chocolate chip cookie dough with a chocolate coating topped with chocolate sprinkles. Macadamia cookie dough coated with white chocolate and topped with chopped mac nuts. Peanut butter cookie dough with a chocolate coating and topped with chopped peanuts. Have you ever added peanut butter? If so how much for one whole batch? This is for a cookie exchange. I will put two of each on dessert size plates.
Lori - I haven't added peanut butter, but I would say to add a 1/2 cup and taste it. If you want more, keep adding a 1/4 cup at a time until you like it.
Update: My cookie dough truffles turned out delicious and elegant looking. My husband couldn't stop eating them! Good thing I packaged all that I needed for my cookie exchange before he came home. They make an easy and beautiful gift when put into foil cups. Using a 1 1/2 T scoop, I was able to get approx. 38 balls per batch.
Thanks for the recipe! I love it and made it into an icing for cakes that I do. I'm posting a link on my blog to your site in my post today at www.emiscakes.blogspot.com
Keep the recipes coming! :-)
Yum! I just made these!
Great recipe! how long would it last if you kept it in the refrigerator?
Anon - Great question. I'm not expert on food safety, but after about 5 days, I probably wouldn't want to eat them.
The raw cookie dough idea was delicious! I love it!
My son is allergic to egg and nut. I make cupcakes and cookies egg-less all the time. Really it isn't difficult and still taste yummy! Occasionally the consistency is off slightly. Often times, like for cookies, I use 1 tablespoon applesauce per egg and works like a charm! :)
Mmm this sounds so delicious. I plan on making cookie dough truffles. So grateful that you put this recipe on here, I've been searching like crazy to find one NOT measured in the metric system. Just wondering, what would happen if I used salted butter? And would it make a difference if milk chocolate covered the cookie dough (with salted butter)?
-Courtney Amburgey
Courtney - You can use salted butter, but if you do, I would leave out the salt in the recipe.
I was wondering if the "T" stood for tablespoon or teaspoon. :)
Courtney,
I've made the cookie truffles in the past, and the cookie dough will be just fine for those. A few notes about it, though:
1. The milk chocolate you're talking about using may or may not be too sweet for these. The cookie dough is quite sweet and can be eaten on its own, so I recommend a bittersweet or darker chocolate to offset that a bit. (You won't even notice how dark the chocolate its, but I would bet you would notice how sweet the milk chocolate is.)
2. Make sure the cookie dough is cool enough to be rolled into balls and dipped in chocolate, or bits of your cookie dough ball will break off during dipping. Sticking the dough in the fridge is usually good enough for me, but if you roll it into balls and stick those in the freezer on a baking sheet covered in wax paper, they should dip like a dream. Make sure your chocolate isn't too hot, or it'll be a gooey mess. Microwaving in 20 second bursts until it's nearly, but not entirely melted will be good enough (just stir until the rest of the chocolate lumps are fully melted), and it should still be warm enough to dip in without getting all over you and your kitchen.
3. You can change up this recipe and mix-ins for the truffles especially--I've made the dough with irish cream substituted for the milk, added peanut butter for peanut buttery cookies, added mint extract for a more mint chocolate chip taste, and all of them have been a hit. I bet Kahlua would be great instead of milk, cocoa powder would go in nicely with the dough, or any other kind of special mix-in to get just the taste you like. Good luck with them!
I'm pregnant and craving cookie dough and I love you for this. Just love you.
Americans are a bunch of nutcases for freaking out over raw egss (and cheeses made of raw milk). I'm 45 and I've had raw eggs since I was a baby: mixed in the potatoe puree, in chocolate mousse, in rice pudding, cookie dough or cake batter, ... even when I was pregnant. So does everyone else here in Belgium, France, Italy, ... Oh, perhaps we are the bunch of nutcases... but we do have great food, and are healthy! Only once had food poisoning in my life, and that was in Thailand.
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I'm from Denmark, so i know cups and that. But... Whatelet means C and T? I normaly use a cooking converter, so i can make all the nice recipes you have:-)
I looove cookie dough, and right know i have vacation so, it is the perfect time to make ice creme:-)
Anon - This will help.
Literally just made this. I am thoroughly impressed and definitely going to be using this recipe a lot in the future for a variety of things to eat! Thanks!!
this is the best idea ever and is awesome tasting!!!
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i love this cookie dough sooooo much ive just made it and its almost gone ;) <3 xxx
Hey, everybody with the problem of the melting chocolate chips, just put everything else in then add the chips to the dough at the end!
(BTW, im only 13 and this is really amazing dough!)
i love the cookie dough but i was wondering how you use it in a cheesecake ... i really want to make it for my family :) frankie (13) <3
Delishious! If you add cocao powder, that tastes good too! :) I didn't have any chocolate chips so I tried that instead. I also find that kneeding the dough helps mix it good.
How long does this last? There's no WAY I can finish all of it on my own in one go (even if I cut it down to half). Well, I probably could, but I really, really shouldn't :(
This looks amazing! At a baby shower someone had served cookie dough brownies which were to die for. I never asked them for the recipe, so I am excited to use this one. Basically bake brownies and then spread cookie dough on top. Thanks so much!
Great recipe!!! Love it! Can't believe it was so easy and low fat! Awesome recipes!
this is fabulous soo good but i would suggest only using a half cup of butter inteaed of tree fourths it seemed to oily but i would definatly make this over, and over again!
thank you so much for the eggless cookie dough! i really needed some and i had no eggs! my boyfriend owes you his life! lol xxx
I Just made this because I've been craving cookie dough but am worried about eating raw eggs, It turned out delicious for the first time but was way too sweet even using bitter chocolate chips so I just added more milk to the recipe (Probably about 25ml) but other than that it's great!
Ho, i can't wait to make this one to my girls, they LOVE cookie dough and always eat only the dough from my favorite ice cream, they are sooo going to thank you for this one.
YUMMY YUMMY Me and my babygirl cant stop eating it :P
wow, we havnt even made it yet and it tastes yummy! has anyone seen the ronan parke video?!
Wow just made this and it was delicious. I was nervous since I never really make anything from scratch but was craving sweets. I am so glad I found this. Thank you so much. I love cookie dough ice cream.. Yumm
Flour can contain E-coli, and according to this NY Times article 13% of commercial wheat flour, in a test that was conducted, did.
Here's the article: http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/12/12/beware-of-raw-cookie-dough/
You just saved my life! im just over 4 months pregnant and its been so depressing every time ive made cookies, and not been able to eat the dough! now my craving for cookie dough shall be fulfilled :D
Is this pretty spreadable after it is made? I want to make brownies covered in a layer of cookie dough, but a lot of the cookie dough recipes that I find on the cookie dough brownie instructions have bad reviews :( Too bland, too sweet, or too grainy.
I have heard raw flour can give you e coli...are you sure this is safe?
Malinda - You can add some milk to it a little at a time until it is the texture you like.
Anon - I really don't know. I have heard that there has been some concern about it, but at this point, it's not going to stop me from eating this.
My girlfriend always seems to make cookies just so she can eat the dough, so I think this would make a pretty awesome and humorous valentines gift, thanks!!
Stef, Can we eat the raw cookie dough with out getting sick...
Love tis cookie dough
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