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Edible Cookie Dough Recipe

Name: Edible Cookie Dough Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 15 min
Ingredients: 1 ¾ cup all-purpose flour; 1 cup unsalted butter (softened to room temperature); 1 ¼ cups brown sugar, tightly packed (see note); ¼ cup granulated sugar; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; ½ teaspoon table salt; 1-2 Tablespoons milk (as needed (see note¹)); ½ cup semisweet chocolate chips (I recommend using a mix of mini and regular sized); creamy peanut butter; colored sprinkles; broken Oreo pieces

By Sam MerrittUpdated Mar 25, 2026

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Servings: 8 servings

15 mins

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This edible cookie dough recipe is a quick, easy, and safe to eat recipe made with no eggs and no raw flour. It tastes just like classic chocolate chip cookie dough, is ready in minutes, and includes plenty of flavor variations so you can make it your own. If you’ve ever been tempted to sneak a bite of cookie dough but thought better of it, this is the safer way to enjoy it. Includes a video tutorial.

clear bowl full of scoops made from my edible cookie dough recipe

My edible cookie dough recipe will curb all of your cookie dough cravings and spare you the risks that come with traditional raw cookie dough.

If you’re anything like me, you’ve probably had your fair share of “unsafe” cookie dough (most of the dough from my chocolate chip cookie recipe gets eaten before it even makes it on the baking sheet 🙈), but most of us know we’re not supposed to indulge. Here’s an edible cookie dough recipe that you can enjoy without the worry.

Why This Recipe Works:

Heat-treated flour and no eggs. So you can feel comfortable eating this raw.
Tastes like real cookie dough. Because it is real cookie dough, made with the same base ingredients. Creamed butter with brown sugar, salt, vanilla, and flour deliver classic flavor while a splash of milk replaces the eggs without sacrificing texture.
Authentic cookie dough texture. Real cookie dough has a subtle grain due to the unmelted sugar, and we maintain that here.
Customizable for any edible cookie dough craving. Feel free to add peanut butter, Oreos, sprinkles or any of your favorite mix-ins to-taste to make it your own.

Ingredients

The ingredients for an edible cookie dough recipe are going to be pretty similar to your favorite chocolate chip cookie recipe, with the obvious exception of eggs. Let’s talk about them.

Butter. Using unsalted butter allows us to control the salt level in our edible cookie dough. If all you have on hand is salted, just reduce the salt called for to 1/4 teaspoon.
Sugar. Most of the sugar in this recipe is brown sugar. You can use light, dark, or a combination of the two, which is my preference. You can even make your own brown sugar.
Heat treated flour. Heat treating takes just a few minutes and significantly reduces risk associated with eating raw flour. It’s key to making this edible cookie dough recipe. I’ll show you how to do it below.
Vanilla extract. Don’t go overboard; a teaspoon is just the right amount to add depth without making the results cloying (just like with my cinnamon roll icing, I like to remind people it can actually ruin your recipe if you “measure with your heart” here).
Milk. You may or may not need to add milk. I’ve made this recipe dozens of times and have never needed to add milk, and if you measure your flour properly, you likely won’t need it either. If your cookie dough seems dry, crumbly, or just not smooth enough, a few splashes of milk (or cream) will fix it right up.

What you won’t find: While I tried this edible cookie dough recipe with baking powder and baking soda, they made no difference in the flavor so we skip them there.

As always, this is just an overview of the ingredients I used and why. For the full recipe please scroll down to the bottom of the post!

How to Heat Treat Flour

According to the CDC, flour that is raw, or hasn’t been processed with heat may not be safe to eat. However, according to MSU flour that is heated to 165F will eradicate these concerns. Now, the FDA cautions that flour that is not properly and thoroughly heated to this temperature could still be risky, so it’s important that you understand this risk, and also that you check the temperature properly. Let’s talk about how to do this; there are two methods:

cookie sheet covered in heat-treated flour

Method One: The Oven:

Preheat your oven to 350F and line a cookie sheet with parchment paper (this will make transferring the flour later easy) and spread the flour in an even layer.
Bake in your preheated oven for 5-7 minutes (may need longer).
To ensure that the flour is safe, form it into a mound and check with an instant read thermometer to verify that the temperature is at least 165F. Give it a quick stir and check the temperature again, then do this again. Multiple checks of different sections of the flour will let you know if you’ve been successful.

Method 2: The Microwave:

Place the flour in a small dish in an even layer.
Heat for 30 seconds, stir, and check the temperature with an instant-read thermometer.
Return to the microwave and heat in 15-second bursts until the temperature meets or exceeds 165F (always stir before testing).

Whichever method you choose, let the flour cool a bit before using.

Sam’s Tip

During the heat treating process, I found that some of the flour has the tendency to clump or bake together. To keep these clumps out of your cookie dough, run the flour through a sifter before stirring it into your edible cookie dough.

Overhead view of bowl of edible cookie dough -- chocolate chips being mixed in.

Heat treat your flour, let it cool, then sift it (sometimes lumps form as the flour cools, sifting it will break up any clumps!).
Beat together the butter, sugars, vanilla extract, and salt in a separate bowl until creamy and very well-combined. I do this for several minutes on high speed (it helps the sugar dissolve a bit and makes the cookie dough creamier, too).
Gradually stir in the flour until it’s well incorporated.
Stir in your chocolate chips or other favorite add-ins.

scoops of chocolate chip cookie dough in a clear bowl

Frequently Asked Questions

Why is my cookie dough crumbly or dry?

Typically this is a result of accidentally over-measuring flour or not mixing your dough well enough. To fix this, simply add a splash of milk (any kind will work) until your dough begins to come together again and is as creamy as you’d like it to be. If you’re not using a kitchen scale, check out my post on how to measure your flour properly, it contains a few helpful hints .

Why is my cookie dough gritty?

An authentic edible cookie dough recipe should have a bit of grit-like texture to it, because the real thing does! When cookie dough is raw/un-baked, the sugars in the dough have not yet melted. Anyone who has ever swiped a fingerful of cookie dough from their mixing bowl knows there’s a texture to it that comes from the sugar. Once the dough is baked, the sugars melt, and that texture goes away.

If the grit bothers you, my cookie dough bites and my cookie dough frosting tend to be less gritty and more smooth (thanks to a secret ingredient!), so feel free to try those to get a smoother cookie dough fix!

Can I make this into different flavors (edible sugar cookie dough, Oreo cookie dough, etc.)?

Yes, that’s one of my favorite things with my recipe. After making the dough, feel free to experiment with your favorite mix-ins. Make peanut butter cookies dough by stirring in peanut butter (to taste). Swap out the brown sugar for granulated sugar and add sprinkles for a Funfetti cake or sugar cookie version (a sprinkling of sanding sugar on top adds a nice touch). Chopped white chocolate and salted macadamia nuts make a white chocolate macadamia nut cookie version. Get creative and have fun, it’s hard to mess up this one!

zoomed in view of cookie dough studded with chocolate chips

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I’d love to hear about the flavor combinations you come up with, so drop me a note in the comments 😊

Enjoy!

Let’s bake together! I’ll be walking you through all the steps in my written recipe and video below! If you try this recipe, be sure to tag me on Instagram, and you can also find me on YouTube and Facebook

This recipe was originally published in April of 2022, I’ve updated it to include more information and additional helpful photos. Recipe remains the same!