Baking cookies is delicious, but sometimes the best part of baking cookies is eating the cookie dough. Unfortunately, cookie dough is both delicious and slightly dangerous; eating all that raw egg could cause health problems such as salmonella. Looking for all the flavor of cookie dough without the risk of eating raw eggs? If you want to make dough you can safely eat, then all you need is some sugar, dough, flour, and a few other key ingredients.
Nutrition Facts for Method 1:
- Serving size: 1/2 of dough or batch
- Calories: 86 calories Calories from fat: 2 calories
- Saturated fat: 1 g 0% Trans fat 0 g 0%
- Sugars: 3 grams 5%.
Methods 1 & 2
- 3/4 cup (12 tablespoons) butter/margarine/sunflower spread
3/4 cup (170 grams) caster sugar plus 4 tablespoons (50 grams) brown sugar
- Or, instead of the above step, 3 oz of caster sugar and 3 oz of brown sugar
- 3/4 cup (85 grams) plain flour
- Pinch of salt (optional; may not be needed if using salted butter)
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract (or any different extract)
- 1/8 cup (15 grams) cocoa powder (optional)
- Chocolate chips (optional)
- 1 cup plain flour
- 1 1/2 cups brown sugar
- 1 cup low fat salted butter
- 1 cup almond butter (optional)
- 1 tablespoon light or normal vanilla extract or other flavoring
- 1/4 cup skim or low fat milk
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Method 1 of 3:
1Place the butter in a large cooking bowl and add the sugar. Cream together with a fork until you get a smooth texture. Add vanilla.
2Sieve the flour and pinch of salt into the mix and stir again until the mix is as thick and sturdy as possible.
3Eat the cookie dough as it is. Enjoy! Or keep going and make them into cookies.Advertisement
Method 3 of 3:
1Mix the butter, sugar, and milk together. If you want very dry and crackly dough, do not add milk. For results that look like dough or thick paste, add milk.
2Roll into a ball.
3When done, take another bowl and mix the vanilla and flour into a big ball.
4Mash the two balls together until it forms one big ball.
5Keep rolling and mashing until it becomes a very thick paste. It is now ready to eat.
6To make into a cookie, add 3 tablespoons of sugar, chocolate chips and sprinkles (optional) and 1 tablespoon of milk.
- Bake for 17-20 minutes or until golden brown and crispy.
QuestionI didn't bake the last one, and I ate it. Is that okay?Community AnswerYes, that is the purpose of the recipe - to make cookie dough you can eat without baking.
QuestionWhat temperature do you bake the cookie dough at?Top AnswererUsually at 375 degrees Fahrenheit or 190 degrees Celsius.
QuestionHow long should you bake the cookie dough for?Community AnswerYou don't bake it unless you want to make actual cookies, in which case, the instructions say 17-20 minutes. The purpose of this article is to help you make cookie dough you can safely eat raw.
QuestionWhat substitutes can be used instead of granulated sugar?Community AnswerYou can use brown sugar, powdered (confectioner's) sugar, or artificial sweeteners. You can also try using some honey instead. Keep in mind that you might need to adjust the amounts, as this recipe is intended for white/granulated sugar.
QuestionWhat is a good caster sugar substitute?Community AnswerCaster sugar is superfine sugar. If the granules in granulated sugar are small enough, this sugar can be substituted for caster or superfine sugar. This depends on where you live, as granulated sugar in the USA tends to be finer than the equivalent in the UK. Brown sugar can be used but it will have a darker color and the flavor will be slightly richer. You may find you prefer the brown sugar flavor though!
QuestionIf I don't have brown sugar, can I use white sugar? For the last method, can I melt the butter?Community AnswerYes, you can use white sugar instead of brown. Melting the butter will affect the texture, room temperature butter is best.
QuestionIs it alright if I use semi skimmed milk?Community AnswerYes, I used semi skimmed milk and it worked perfectly fine.
QuestionIs it alright to eat raw cookie dough?Community AnswerIt is not advisable to eat raw cookie dough that contains eggs because you could contract salmonella.
QuestionHow do I make gluten-free dough?Community AnswerYou can use gluten-free flour instead of regular flour.
QuestionCan small children do this themselves?Community AnswerNo, they should have adult supervision to ensure it is safe for them to do so.
- Immediate consumption is usually advisable. If you leave the dough wrapped in film in your fridge or just leave it out in a bowl, in a matter of hours, the dough will start leaking grease from whatever you've used with the sugar. This can be particularly disgusting if you've wrapped it up and have to pull it out of a bag full of yellow grease!
- Remember that this dough is for eating, not necessarily for baking. If you try baking them, you might want to add a raising agent unless you like flat, crispy cookies.
- Have regular/granulated sugar but no caster sugar? Regular sugar is a good substitute.
- Pasteurized eggs are readily available in many supermarkets, so if you are worried about eating raw eggs but would like to eat traditional cookie dough, use them in place of raw eggs.
- You can add almost anything to cookie dough! Try adding peanuts or pecans, or even stir in some caramel, or peanut butter.
- Using a low-fat spread such as sunflower spread is a way to make non-dairy cookies. Note, however, that any nut or seed spread will result in a denser dough, and you should take this into account when preparing. Remember also, that nut and seed butter substitutes will still result in a rich cookie, so don't use this substitution as an excuse for over-indulging, for the calories remain just as high, and there may be an even greater risk (compared to butter) of coronary heart disease due to trans fats.
- For an extra chocolate flavor and an almost fudge-like texture, try melting the chocolate chips first before mixing it with the dough.
- Peanut butter is a great ingredient to add. It does have a strong taste, so do not add more than 3 tablespoons.
- While the main concern with eating raw cookie dough may be the raw eggs, it's also worth noting that eating raw refined flour may as well irritate digestive processes or aggravate allergies. Again, don't overindulge.
- Do not add any unpasteurized eggs because consuming raw eggs might result in salmonella infection.
About This Article
When making edible cookie dough, you’ll need to subtract the eggs in order to prevent health problems such as salmonella. As a result, you’ll have to alter the recipe to get the flavor and texture of cookie dough without the eggs. To make edible sugar cookie dough, for example, start by creaming together butter, sugar, and vanilla. Then, add flour and salt, and stir until the mixture is thick and sturdy. Alternatively, add cocoa powder and chocolate chips along with the flour and salt to make chocolate chip cookie dough. To learn more, including how to make homemade cookies using your cookie dough, scroll down.
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