I’m siiiiick. If you follow Willow Bird Baking on Facebook or Twitter (you do, right?), you’ve probably heard me whining about it lately (okay, maybe this isn’t the best way to encourage you to follow).
It started with a sore throat and has turned into a beastly, phlegmatic ogre of a cold that has taken up residence in my chest and commenced hanging draperies and such. I have protested this development with various hot teas, soups, and my favorite home remedy suggested by readers: complaining.
I know my students are to blame for this plague! They’ve been dropping like flies recently. A wave of 6th graders was sick early in the year, and then 7th grade took a nose dive. At one point almost half the class was home in bed, weeping at the thought of missing their fantastic language arts class and writing pickup essays in fond remembrance of healthier days. That’s what students do when they’re home sick, right?
I can’t stay home until I’m better, but I do tend to baby myself when I’m sick. Take, for instance, the vat of spicy crab chowder and loaf of sourdough bread I allowed myself to eat yesterday under the guise of “feeding a cold” (not that I starve a fever or anything).
And I’m not even going to mention the amount of this cookie dough I consumed over the weekend. I’m sure cookie dough has, like, vitamins and stuff.
If nothing else, cookie dough is good for the soul. As a child, my idea of adulthood was finally getting to sit down with a tube of technically-unsafe-to-eat-before-baking cookie dough, slice it open, and eat the whole thing — no parental scolding involved.
And now, look how far I’ve come: this weekend I made not one, but three kinds of cookie dough! Not only that, but they’re all eggless and therefore actually safe to eat*.
Chocolate chip cookie dough recipes are popular and easy to find, but safe-to-eat sugar cookie dough is a bit more elusive. I developed the recipe below from a regular sugar cookie recipe. But the dough that really takes the cake (literally!) is the Cake Batter Cookie Dough.
Jessica at How Sweet It Is has been going cake batter crazy lately, and I’m loving it! Inspired, I decided to create a rich cookie dough that tastes like buttery yellow cake batter, complete with sprinkles. There’s just something wonderful about food that tastes like a birthday party.
Oh, and are you wondering about those truffles in the photos? Stay tuned — I’ll tell you all about those soon, along with yet another awesome use for cookie dough!
So, in summary: I’m sick. My students are sick. We’re all sick. Eat cookie dough.
Safe-to-Eat Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough
Recipe by: Adapted from Family Fun Magazine
Yields: about 1 1/2-2 cups cookie dough
Ingredients:
1/2 cup butter, softened
3/4 cup light brown sugar, packed
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt (a few people have found this to be too much; if you want, just add a pinch and increase to taste. I add the full 1/2 teaspoon and enjoy it!)
1 tablespoon vanilla extract (again, you might want to add this a teaspoon at a time to taste. I add the full tablespoon and enjoy it!)
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
water
Directions:
In a medium bowl, cream together the butter and sugar. Stir in the flour, salt, vanilla and chocolate chips. Add water one tablespoon at a time (stirring between each) until the dough reaches cookie dough consistency.
Safe-to-Eat Sugar Cookie Dough
Recipe by: Willow Bird Baking
Yields: about 1 1/2-2 cups cookie dough
1 1/3 cups and 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
1/2 cup butter, softened
3/4 cup white sugar
1-2 tablespoons water
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Directions:
In a medium bowl, cream together butter and sugar for 2-3 minutes until light, fluffy, and pale yellow. Mix in flour and vanilla. Add water one tablespoon at a time, mixing after each, until you reach cookie dough consistency.
Safe-to-Eat Cake Batter Cookie Dough
Recipe by: Willow Bird Baking
Yields: about 1 1/2-2 cups cookie dough
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2/3 cup yellow cake mix
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
1/2 cup granulated white sugar
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
2 tablespoons sprinkles
4-8 tablespoons water
Directions:
In a medium bowl, cream together butter and sugar for 2-3 minutes until light, fluffy, and pale yellow. Mix in salt, flour, cake mix, sprinkles, and vanilla. Add water one tablespoon at a time, mixing after each, until you reach cookie dough consistency.
*Note: Since posting this recipe, scientisty types have also found that raw flour — just like produce — can carry E.coli if it’s been contaminated with it. This article suggests that the risk is even smaller than the tiny risk of getting Salmonella from eating cookie dough with raw eggs, but it’s still there and I wanted you to know about it. At least eggless cookie dough is safer — and no reason to waste the eggs when you just want to eat it with a spoon, right?!
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I hope you’re feeling better soon! I love cookie dough and honestly don’t care if it has eggs or not – I’ll continue to eat it.
Cookie dough is just one of those delicious, semi-illicit foods everyone loves
Thanks, Rachel!
This is so good, I love it so much. Being a teenager, and especially being a girl this was an amazing fix! Thank you so much!!!!!
I’m in love! This seems like the best way to cure a cold. While some people lose their appetite when they get sick, I am the exact opposite. Bring on the cookie dough:-)
Ditto! I feel like I need to nurture myself with food
I’m glad you liked my suggestion! I love you for giving me recipes for no-egg cookie dough! Feel better soon
haha, I loved it!
Thanks, Jordan!
AMAZING!!! I’m really really hoping those are cake batter truffles
Mayyyyybe so!
Thanks, Mara!
Poor you, i am impressed that you still created some amazing cookie doughs. I think my daughter will be like you – she loves the batter or dough but not the cake or cookie…
I’m on her wavelength, Muppy, except I like the dough, batter, cookie, cake, cupcake, scone, pastry . . . oh well, you get the idea.
Sounds perfect to me!! I can’t wait to see what more you have done with these!
I can’t wait to post it!! Thanks, Maranda!
Ooo girl I hope you feel better! I have a feeling that cookie dough has antimicrobial properties. Somewhere in there. It must.
My mother still yells at me for eating cookie dough. And cake batter. And cupcake batter. basically she calls me and starts the conversation by yelling at me to stop eating raw eggs because most of the time when she calls, I am knee deep in a batter of some kind.
I love these! Now I can eat cookie dough self righteously and totally virtuously and salmonella-free!
I think there ARE antimicrobial properties, for sure. I felt a little better with every bite
And here’s to being salmonella-free! Cheers!
The cake batter is the one I’m going to have the hardest time resisting! This sounds like the perfect thing to alleviate tax preparation anxiety as well!
The cake batter one is my absolute fave — sooo good! I agree re: tax preparation.
funny coincidence, just before reading this post, my 3yr old son and I made ANZAC slice (an Aussie thing with golden syrup, melted butter, oats, coconut, brown sugar and plain flour) which is our favourite “raw” dough to make…its supposed to make biscuits but my laziness get the better of me and I make it into a slice! Delicious raw or cooked!
P.S. Hope you’re feeling better soon…..
Yummmm! That sounds amazing!
Eating cookie dough sounds like a reasonable way to heal
…feel better!
AGREED! Thanks, Maggie
Oh wow, this is kinda evil.
Now I know what I will be making next time I get one of my late night sugar cravings. Hope you feel better soon!
This is definitely late-night craving materials — quick and sweet! Thanks, Emily.
Funny you should mention this…… I had an EXTREME cookie dough craving last night but couldn’t do anything to cure it!!!!
now I know…… 
These look awesome! Hope you feel better! I made an eggless choc chip and fried it like they do at the State Fair of Texas. Delicious!
I know — I’ve been eyeing it! YUM! The perfect use for cookie dough (besides eating with a spoon)
Thanks, Taylor!
This is GENIUS!!! I love cookie dough even more than cookies… I think I might go have some for brunch
Thanks for posting!
Ooh, a cookie dough brunch sounds awesome!
out-of-control!! that looks so good. perfect for a girls night in, or nursing yourself back to health:)
I agree! Sometimes you just need some sweetness
Thanks, Lucy!
This is sooo dangerous!!
Feel better soon! I think those rainbow sprinkles must have lots of vitamins! Just like eating fruit.
haha, YES — exactly the same, I’m sure! Thanks, Megan
oh no, feel better!
these look amazing
Thanks, Natalie
Ummm…heck yes! All three of these look delicious and I can’t wait to try them! And Julie, I feel your pain regarding being sick. I just posted a recipe for a very healing beverage on my blog, in case you need a pick-me-up.
Here’s hoping we both feel better soon!
Mmm, a hot honey, lemon, and ginger drink sounds perfect right now!
I love this.. I could eat cookie dough by the bowl full and now I can do it without feeling guilty
Oh and cookie dough totally has vitamins in it.
Totally! And minerals and, um, whole grains or whatever. Probably, like, antioxidants and everything
Thanks, Evan!
I don’t personally like (or understand liking) raw cookie dough, but Aunt Big’s gingersnaps are egg free and the dough is tasty (though it still has the yucky texture of raw dough). I make it with expeller pressed coconut oil, too. Mmm!
Ha, Sandra, I’m glad you chimed in, because I personally would not have believed it possible for someone not to like cookie dough! My horizons are expanded
That does sound delicious — I love coconut oil so much.
First, I hope you are feeling better real soon. Second,oh my! Cookie dough is an all time favorite of mine. Love that you can eat these without the worry of raw eggs.
Thanks, Maris!!
Cutest post Julie-I love that you’ve done safe to eat cookie doughs!
And I hope you feel better soon! I can imagine those naughty kids are responsible for felling their teacher! 
I think that’s true, Lorraine! Thanks
I’m making this. Tonight, probably. I hope you’re feeling better!
Thank you, Meghan! I hope you love them!
I’m totally using the chocolate chip cookie dough recipe to make some cookie dough ice cream! I used to love it as a kid.
My 7th grade student did just this, and he said it was delicious. He froze the cookie dough in a block and then cut it into small cubes to mix into homemade ice cream. I’d love to do it sometime, too!
Your photos are beautiful and this sounds absolutely delicious
Thanks, Kat!
MAking this tonight
Hope you like it, Charlotte!
Middle School students are seriously like little petri dishes. I must wash or purell my hands 10-12 times a day, easy. (I teach ms ELA – sounds like you do too?).
I’m trying your cookie dough truffles for my Easter baskets – can’t wait! What a genius idea – egg free cookie dough. Love it.
Is it possible to bake this?
It wouldn’t work out, LillyFruit — this is just for eating the cookie dough. There’s no binder in it to make it bake up properly. For cookies, though, google “vegan cookies” or “eggless cookies” — there are lots of great options!
Wow – these look divine! Thank you for the recipes – I am definitely going to have to make them all! One question though – what would be good to ‘dip’ in them? (beside the obvious answer of a spoon
)
Hi Katie! Thank you! These cookie doughs are kind of thick, so anything stiff would be good. I think some thick pretzel rods would be yummy! Or chocolate covered pretzel rods! Yum!
I. Think. I. Love you. Mmmmm nom nom nom I must go buy chocolate chips now … and sprinkles … and cake batter! I am my mom’s first-born and she was young when she had me so I think I got a bit more spoiled than some kids. She used to let me have the ends of the cookiedough roll. Only the ends though.
This may be a really dumb question, but can you bake this cookie dough also, or is it just for eating “raw”? Thanks for the recipe — eggs totally give me the creeps
Not dumb at all! This recipe is just for eating raw — it won’t work if baked. If you search for “egg replacements,” there’s a good method involving using flax seed as an egg substitute, or “eggless cookie recipes” will also turn up some bake-able versions
I found you through Pinterest. I made the chocolate chip cookie dough and the cake batter cookie dough yesterday as trial runs for a party I’m having. They both turned out great! Thank you!
Yay! I’m so glad you enjoyed them, Rachelle, and hope all your party guests do as well! Thanks for visiting!
What do you serve with these? Just scoop them on a plate with spoons or do you have any suggestions like graham crackers or whatever else? Thanks! I can’t wait to make these for my birthday party!
Hi Courtney! I ate them with a spoon (ha), but you can also make cookie dough truffles (http://willowbirdbaking.wordpress.com/2011/03/23/cake-batter-cookie-dough-truffles/) or even better, deep fried cookie dough (http://willowbirdbaking.wordpress.com/2011/03/27/deep-fried-cake-batter-cookie-dough-2/) — both rock!
I’m making these for a mother’s blessing and I’m going to serve it with graham crackers and pretzels! Yummy. Thanks for posting this =)
Hope you all love them, Meg!
now if you can do brownie batter and blueberry muffine batter !!!
will the dough keep for a while because I want to make it for a friend ahead of time xxx
Yes, it will keep for at least a week in an airtight container in the fridge.
Oh. My. Goodness. I think I just fell in love. CANNOT WAIT TO TRY THESE! Thank you thank you thank you thank you thank youuuu!!
You are soooo welcome
Hope you love them!!
I don’t know if anyone’s mentioned this, but PASTEURIZED EGGS EXIST! I was so excited to learn about that, since it means any cookie dough/cake batter recipe can be consumed safely!
This is true; there’s also a low risk of salmonella even with other eggs purchased in the U.S. (especially with careful handling and if you wash the shells). However, if you’re making it just to eat (or to use in a recipe), why waste the eggs?
I LOVE Cookie Dough, these are p.e.r.f.e.c.t.! Thanks. If you don’t mind me asking, where did you get the serving dishes, they make the dough look so pretty! Thanks.
Thanks Kathy! My roommate bought those as a gift for me; I think she got them at Target!
Yum! Thank you for these. Could they be baked into cookies, too? (ya know, as if I won’t eat all the batter as-is) At what time and temp?
Thanks again!
Hi Stefanie — Nope, they don’t have any binder, so they won’t work as cookies. Just for the love of dough
thanks for this! i love it! nothing like cookiedough and a good movie cuddled up in a blanket on a sunday night:)
You’re welcome! I totally agree
Brahhhh I use to eat the tubes of cookie dough!! I make sugar cookies, and I love cookie dough! So I will have to try this C C one!! Love your blog!
Me too, Adrienne
Fond memories! Thanks!
I love this recipe and blog…I posted it on my community foodie blog. Hope you can come check it out http://www.facebook.com/thefrenchiefoodie
Also, feel free to post you’re recipes or you’re favourite foodie tips on it whenever you like!
Thanks, Charlotte!
As soon as I saw this I had to try the sugar cookie, and my boyfriend wasn’t even a little opposed. I’m sure he’ll love being able to eat raw cookie dough without me yelling at him
It’s so good! I don’t even miss the egg. Can’t wait to try the Birthday Cake!
Hooray! I’m so glad you liked it, Amanda (and the boyfriend too
) The cake batter is totally my fave — hope you get to whip it up soon!
Thanks and happy eating
I just discovered your blog and I CANNOT wait to try this cookie dough!
YUMMY!!! : )
Thanks, Emma! I hope you love it! It’s so easy and quick, and SO yummy!!
You have a wonderful sense of humor! You had me laughing outloud before I got to your great recipes. I will be following your blog
Aww, thank you, Starr!!
Wow, these sound dangerous…as in, “I would devour them in seconds!” What a fun idea for parties:-) I believe I just started following you on Facebook, but happy we will connect on Twitter too:-) Hugs, Terra
Aw, thanks Terra!
My little brother asked if I could make ‘cookie cupcakes’ and after a bit of pondering, I think it may be possible. I had this recipe bookmarked since the kid looooves raw cookie dough so I’m thinking vanilla cupcakes filled with the chocolate chip dough and iced with vanilla buttercream with some chocolate chips on top. I can’t decide if it’s a gross or a genius idea (not a fan of raw dough!) but either way thanks for sparking the idea with this post!
You totally can! I’ve done it before — some blogs even make a nice brown sugar “cookie dough” icing. Yum! I hope he loves the finished product — and MAJOR big sister points to you for being willing to make your little bro cupcakes
So sweet!!
They were actually amazing, so thank you so much for the cookie dough recipe, I may or may not have been picking at the leftover filling all day! I’d never made filled cupcakes before but having read all of your posts I’ve been inspired lately to be a tad more willing to try new things. I’ll stop raving before I sound like a deranged fan, haha.
Hooray!! You’re now your brother’s hero
And thanks so much for this sweet comment — LOVE that you were inspired to experiment!! Congratulations on a great job!
I have to say, the chocolate chip cookie dough is absolutely delicious!
Thank you! So glad you enjoyed it!!
I made the cake batter kind last night & the chocolate chip this morning!
My nieces love the cake batter,and its my favorite too!! :]
Thank you, Jordyn! I’m so glad you enjoyed it! I just can’t get enough of that cake batter dough!
I can’t wait to make this for my daughter…she picks the cookie dough out of the ice cream. Do you know how long this would last? If I made a big batch?
Hi Sarah! I think it’ll last quite awhile! I’d feel comfortable leaving it in the fridge for a week. After that, just to be safe, I might freeze it — it’ll last months in there, and you can just leave it in the fridge to defrost when you want some. Hope your daughter loves it!
Ew. I’m sorry to say but this was a waste of time and ingredients. Tastes awful ):.
Hi Sam — can you tell me which you tried and what the issue was? I’d love to help you troubleshoot this. When made correctly, there’s not really a distinction between the flavor of these doughs and your average cookie dough, so if you like that, you should love this! Give me some more details if you get a chance.
I made the sugar cookie dough and followed the instructions but it tasted both too sweet and too flour-y at the same time. But upon adding more water, it just got thinner without losing the flour taste.
Thanks for letting me know. The sugar cookie dough was developed exactly from a sugar cookie recipe (removing the leaveners and replacing the egg, neither of which add much flavor to the dough itself — the egg does add some richness).
Sounds like your taste preferences might be better suited to a different sugar cookie recipe, however. You might try adding more butter, since it sounds like that’s the taste you’re missing out on (sugar cookie dough tastes buttery, sweet, and yes, floury!) You might also begin working from a sugar cookie dough you’ve used and enjoyed in the past to create your proportions.
Hope that helps!
I tried adding more butter but it didn’t seem to help much. I eat cookie dough all the time, which is why I was interested in a safe-to-eat version. Sugar cookie dough is one of my favorites but I just didn’t seem to get a familiar flavor. I’ll try again. Thanks for your response.
If you have a favorite recipe, try working from it! Folks have different taste preferences regarding sweetness, richness, etc., so maybe one you already love will be a safer bet for you. Hope you can find one you enjoy
I like the little trays you have in the picture. Where did you get them?
Hi Megan! Those were actually a gift from my roomie, but I believe she got them at Target.
I came across this page on Stumbleupon and it absolutely made my day! Just before that, I was looking for a recipe for something sweet that I could make with the few ingredients I had around. (I am a college student and therefore does not have the money to go and buy new ingredients*sad face*) I had given up when I found you! I made the sugar cookie dough and I am so excited to eat it! I am thinking about adding some cinnamon cause well I love cinnamon! Thanks again!
Hooray! Hope you love it, Ashley! Let me know! I’m a big fan of the sugar cookie dough. Cinnamon is a great idea — in fact, I’ve been toying with the idea of creating a snickerdoodle eggless dough. Sounds so yummy, right?!
Enjoy
I can’t believe we had the same childhood dream…mine was to eat a whole batch of cookie dough without my mom stopping me.
http://www.lateralmovements.com/iwontgrowup/
It makes me feel sick, but doesn’t stop me from trying. Your recipes are up next, especially the cake batter dough!
I guess getting a tummy ache from FINALLY EATING WHAT YOU WANTED ALL ALONG is some sort of rite of passage
Love your post — too funny!
Just made this tonight for my husband and myself. We are students facing finals week and needed some study food. Thank you! I discovered you via pinterest, and decided this would be tastey enough to combat the stress of studying.
The cake batter dough is delicious! I made it with funfetti cake mix, and it was delicious.
Now I can totally market this as an exam aid, right?! I bet taking some in to your professors wouldn’t hurt either
Thanks, Becca! So glad I could help.
I’m so happy I found your website! I’m twelve weeks pregnant and have constant dreams about eating cookie dough. I found that I can’t have it in the house because I will try and eat it without cooking it first, and now that I found this I can finally eat the cookie dough that I crave. Thank you!
Yay!! So happy I could help, Liz
I hope you enjoy every bite.
One of the few upsides of my son’s food allergies is that ALL cookie doughs and cake batters are safe to lick from the bowl, because they have no eggs in them. Chocolate cookie dough that’s safe to snarf is a silver lining I can live with!
So true, Libby! Way to find the upside!!
This might be a stupid question, but can you actually bake this dough into cookies – how much dough can you eat?
Hi Sandra! Not a stupid question, but no, this dough will not work for making actual cookies because it has no binder (that’s the job eggs do — or flax seed in eggless cookies). You can eat as much dough as your heart desires and your stomach allows. If you’d like to make more or less dough because you have varying numbers of folks eating the dough with you, feel free to scale the recipe up or down as needed.
Hi I noticed that the CC cookie recipe doesn’t call for granulated sugar. I tried it without but it was all wrong. I added it and it was much better. Maybe that is what the previous person was missing. I agree though she could have been nicer abt it!!
LOL, maybe, Jamie! I’m with ya on niceness
this looks so yummy. thanks for sharing
Thank you
I am excited to try these recipies! My daughter loves cookie dough. She thinks you should make a recipe for brownie batter too. That would be yummy!!
That sounds delicious! I’ll have to get to work
I hope you both love the cookie dough!
I’m sitting here eating a big ol’ bowl of the sugar cookie right now, and it’s wonderful! Thank you! How bad of me would it be to eat the entire thing…. hmmm
Love it
Thanks, Heidi!!
I would like to add that I made the sugar cookie yet again today, and I popped it in the microwave for about 25 seconds to warm it up just a bit, and it was even more wonderful. I also divided out about a third of it and added a tiny bit of some coconut extract I found in the cabinet. It added a nice touch, but then again I do really love coconut. I plan to experiment further.. I’m very serious about my cookie dough, haha
Oh yum!! That sounds amazing, Heidi! I’m a coconut fan, too, so I’ll have to try it. please do share any more cookie dough experiments
Just found your blog, Yum! I knew I wanted cookie dough right away but I only had ingredients for the sugar cookie dough on hand. It really didn’t come out that great. It was really floury tasting, so I added some cocoa and a little salt to combat that flour taste an it still is not my favorite.
However, I think I’m gonna get the stuff and make the cake batter one as that one seems to have gotten a great response.
Hi Alex! I’m sorry you didn’t love it. This recipe was made from a regular sugar cookie dough recipe and lots of folks adore it, but some people have different tastes about the flavors they like to be the most pronounced in their cookies (and doughs!). For instance, the floury “unbaked” flavor in cake batter and cookie dough is what I love so much!
To find a sugar cookie dough you love, try getting a sugar cookie recipe you know you love and removing the eggs and leaveners, adding water to substitute.
I love it!!! Now I don`t have to feel guilty when I eat half a bowl of dough!
You go for it, girl!
Thanks!
As someone who is allergic to raw cookie dough I want to thank you for these recipes. I love raw cookie dough but every time I eat it I have to suffer through itchy hives and the like. Your safe-to-eat cookie batter is so yummy and delicious and I can eat as much as I want without any side-effects! Thank you!!
I have been eating cookie dough, brownie batter, and cake batter for over 40 years and I haven’t died yet. It seems that everyone says that you aren’t suppose to eat it, but everyone does. Eating it is so good, there is nothing like it, especially chocolate chip cookie dough. We have made chocolate chip cookie dough just to snack on.
I’ve eaten the normal stuff raw too, but if you want some just to eat, why waste the eggs?
Not only that, but despite the risk being small, there is a risk. For this reason, pregnant women, children, and the elderly are advised not to eat cookie dough with raw eggs in it. Lucky for them this stuff tastes the exact same! 
I love this recipe! I didn’t have chocolate chips so I made a snickerdoodle batter and replaced the chocolate chips with cinnamon. DELICIOUS
mmm cake batter is so good but they are hiding int he fridge so i can make the truffles
Just curious, what is the point of the water? When I made this it turned out very creamy and I was afraid to add too much water. I only added 2 tablespoons. It was good though, maybe a little too much salt for my taste. Thanks for the recipe!!
Emily, the water is to bring it to cookie dough-like consistency. You add it 1 tablespoon at a time, though, so as to get it where you want it. Sometimes I go without the water; other times I add a few tablespoons to make it creamier. It’s all personal preference
I’m glad you enjoyed it!
Ugh!! Where were these recipes when I was 7 months pregnant and craving cookie dough?!? Oh well. I’ll have to file this away for next time…
Or the in-between time
Thanks, Meagan!
Hey! This looks like a great idea! The only problem is i dont know how much i should make. i want to make this for a new years eve party that will have over 10 people. Any ideas?
Hey Danielle! I have a rough idea. I made this recipe for 6 middle school girls and a single recipe was enough. I might double it for 10 people, assuming they’ll be eating other things as well and won’t be able to stomach TOO much straight cookie dough. LOL. The great thing about it, though, is that it freezes well if you have leftovers!
The chocolate cookie dough SUCKED. I’m not too sure what you all are eating, but it must not be what i made. Never again.
The chocolate chip cookie dough is a regular cookie dough recipe minus the eggs, which impart negligible flavor. Therefore if you enjoy regular CC cookie dough, you should’ve enjoyed this recipe — unless it was made wrong, of course (some of my students have done this, and upon fixing their mistakes, have enjoyed it — I’d be happy to help you troubleshoot the process). I’m sorry you didn’t enjoy it, but perhaps you can think of a nicer way to express yourself in the future. Tsk tsk.
I made the chocolate chip cookie dough recipe recently along with my home made vanilla ice cream (which is very rich!). Before I started the ice cream I rolled out the dough and cut it into roughly 1/2″ squares then rolled them into small balls of dough. After the ice cream was finished, but before freezing it thoroughly, I stirred in the dough! This made the most AMAZING homemade chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream my family has ever had. Now my teens and my wife pester me to make it about twice a month (which I flatly refuse to do lest we burn out on something so yummy!)
Thank you VERY much for sharing your wonderful ideas with us all and please ignore those people who are obviously from a newer generation that has not learned that, “If you have nothing nice to say, say nothing!”
Keep up the good work!
Aw, thank you, Randall! I am SO excited to hear about your delicious ice cream — I’ve always hoped someone would try that and report back! It sounds amazing!
Oooh, I LOVE raw cookie dough! I used to make those slice-and-bake cookies all the time when I was younger with my Mom. I remember feeling so special when she’d slice off a sliver of the raw cookie dough and let me eat it.
I think I might love you. I made this today and can’t stop eating it. I LOVE cookie dough but never eat it cause of the raw egg. Now I can. You are awesome. Thank you.
I have no idea what people are complaining about; this tastes spot on!!! I made the chocolate chip cookie dough (although I was hesitant after reading some people’s posts) and I’m glad I did. It tastes exactly like cookie dough that needs to be baked. I added water until I got it smooth enough and skipped the salt. It turned out AWESOME! THANK YOU!!!
Also, I’m sick. Can I justify eating the whole thing? And, in the very small chance that I don’t, how do I store this? Fridge??
Aw, I’m so glad you enjoyed it, Ava! I hope the few naysayers won’t scare people away from trying it — I really think those folks might have made an error in their preparation or something, because this stuff tastes exactly like the real thing to me, too! (Which makes sense, since it basically IS the real thing without the eggs
)
Good to know you skipped the salt and enjoyed it — a couple people said it was too much for them. Folks might want to start with just a little and add it to taste if they worry.
AND YES, you can eat the whole thing! I can’t promise medicinal benefits, but I bet there’ll at least be a nice placebo effect
And you can store it in the fridge or, if it’ll be over a week or so, stick it in the freezer. Thaw overnight when you want to eat it. Thanks for commenting! So glad you enjoyed it.
Super good recipes! i mad the chocolate chip one today! one thing i would recommend, the flour taste was pretty evident, so i would either put a little less in, or add just a little more brown sugar and vanilla…but still super yummy!
I’m glad you enjoyed it, Steven! I’m not sure what you mean about the flour — since it’s cookie dough, it should definitely have a flour taste, but I’ve never found it the primary flavor or overwhelming in the choc chip dough. Nevertheless, the recipe’s simple to adapt to individual tastes as you said!
Looks wonderful! My problem is that I’d, probably, eat the whole thing!
I’m always tempted, Renee!
I made a variation of eggless cookie dough and chocolate chip cookie dough dip added some crwam cheese and dipped it on graham crackers.
Angie, that sounds delicious! Thanks for sharing that idea!
Oh my goodness… I WILL be eating this for the rest of my pregnancy! Thank you for this wonderful recipe. I am so picky and I actually like everything in this recipe
Mmmmmm I must go make another batch. I am eating for two, right? 
There might be a third one in there; you just never know! Maybe a triple batch just in case…
I’m so glad you’re enjoying it, Kaydee! Cheers to you and baby(/ies)!
Truth be told, the risk of salmonella poisoning never deterred me much from eating raw cookie dough :p But something about a recipe made specifically for eating raw made this seem slightly less indulgent. LOL. I tried the chocolate chip dough tonight, and it was fabulous! You are a genius
Typical of me I’m more excited about a tiny thing you mentioned than the actual point of the post but… do you have a recipe for spicy crab chowder? Yum!!
Thanks
Hello:
I love raw dough, but didn’t know about the possibility of E-Coli in flour.
I found this ‘recipe’/technique for toasting flour.
I think I will toast my flour first and then make these wonderful, edible doughs.
Thanks,
DD
http://www.bonappetit.com/blogsandforums/blogs/badaily/2011/05/inside-the-test-kitchen-how-to-1.html
Good find, DD! Sounds like it would add a nice flavor, too!
Loved the idea of this, but the texture of these was just off. Maybe the egg is what makes the magic. Have tried other cookie dough dips with cream cheese instead of the flour with better outcome.
Tina, can you describe the texture to me? I didn’t have the same experience — mine was right on. Are you sure your butter was room temp when you creamed it with the sugar (usually takes 2-3 minutes for the granular sugar to dissolve)?
I made the chocolate chip dip with almond flour instead of regular flour and it was DIVINE. So good!!!
Yay! So glad you loved it, Sherrie
Is there any ideas on something to dip in these I feel like having all sweets at my baby shower and iinstead of chips and dip this could be an awesome alternative I just need something to substitute the chips.
Janessa, these are just cookie doughs — not dips (sometimes people pin them as dips on Pinterest). But I bet you could make them “dip” consistency by whipping in some cream cheese! If you did, I’d substitute graham crackers, pretzel sticks, teddy grahams, and other cookies for the “chips”
How much water for the first recipe?
Alexandra, the amount is not listed because you add it a tablespoon at a time and stop when it reaches the consistency you prefer. I usually end up adding just 1 or maybe 2 tablespoons.
Thank you so much for your website–I love it and all your recipes. My deepest apologies for not considering Pinterest etiquette & posting the recipe on the description!!! Thank you for being so nice about it and explaining the copyright and how this is a business for you. I am a big internet dummy who didn’t realize that!
No, Jen, please don’t feel bad at all!! That’s totally fine — I know most people don’t even realize it. I’m just thankful you wanted to pin the cookie doughs
Thank you so much!
This looks yummy and a fun thing to serve at a party! Now I just need a reason to throw a party haha
Thanks, Amanda
Oh wow. These sound perfect for making and then putting into ice cream like the chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream. *drools* mmm, now I’m craving some! Adding this to the recipe book that I’m making for myself . Hehe
Thanks, Kale!
These look amazing but what do you put these dips on, more cookies? Fruit? I’m hoping to mak it tomorrow! Thanks!
Hi Amanda,
They’re actually not dips — they’re cookie doughs that are made to eat from a spoon. I’ve seen them pinned on pinterest as dips, but they might actually be too thick for that. You could thin them to the consistency you want by adding a bit more water, though, and use graham crackers, pretzels, animal crackers, etc. to dip in them. Hope you enjoy it!
I just made the chocolate chip cookie dough and the cake batter dip (i used chocolate fudge cake mix and choco chips) and they were without a doubt the best I have ever made or tasted!! Thank you so much for sharing and making a dip that actually tastes like cookie dough. I’m not a huge fan of all the other recipes that use cream cheese because that doesn’t capture the true taste of cookie dough. Can’t wait to check out more recipes on your site. Thank goodness for Pinterest!
Aw, I’m so glad you enjoyed them! Thank you, Tara! And oh my goodness, I’m glad you mentioned the FUDGE CAKE MIX, because that hadn’t occurred to me. Must do that ASAP!
My sons are allergic to eggs so I love that I can give them cookie dough (very occasionally) now. Thank you so much for the YUMMY recipes!
You’re so welcome! I’m glad this will be a good alternative for them!
OMG!!! Just what teenager wants!!! This is perfect!! No more mean lectures from my mom!!! YOUR A TRUE HERO
Now just convince all my teen and tween students that, Heidi
Hope you love it!
This recipe is genius! <3 it's so good! I decided to bake the chocolate chip cookie dough and the sugar cookie dough, today. Both cookies came out super soft! YUMMMM everyone should try this!
Oh, Deja, I’m surprised they came out at all — these cookie doughs are just for eating raw with a spoon. They don’t include any binder (like eggs or flaxseed) to hold them together as actual cookies, so I don’t recommend baking them. But hey, if you enjoyed them, that’s what counts!
Yeah… I was eating them raw but it was so much that I thought I should bake them.
Well my mom wanted me to bake them since she didn’t want the dough. Anyway, it’s great baked or not. 
I added a dash of cinnamon to the sugar cookies instead of vanilla and I swear it warms the heart! Thanks for these amazing recipes. I’m a cookie dough junkie, its nice to have a dough I don’t have to sneak or feel guilty over
I’m so glad you enjoyed it, Tory!! Thank you!
I’m really anxious to make these, but I’m just wondering whether they can be made into cookies or if they are only meant to be dough? My dad loves cookies but not the dough, but my brother and I love the dough. Thanks!
Hi Cassie! They’re only meant as dough — they have no binder (the eggs) so I don’t think they’d hold together if you tried to bake them.
I see that one other person mentioned the E-coli from the raw flour & I have heard Dr. Oz mention it. Do you think there should be some warning about the raw flour for children & pregnant women especially? I found this link http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/health/2011/12/09/raw-cookie-dough-linked-to-e-coli-outbreak/
Yes, Jean, I added a warning below the recipe for folks concerned about flour, although I did read that the risk was lower than the salmonella risk. Folks should eat raw foods at their own risk. Thanks for sharing.
I googled “best cookie dough to eat” and your blog came up…I have the WORST COLD IN THE WORLD and all I wanted for dinner was a fat hamburger & some cookie dough. I feel like I could have written this post!!! I am so happy I found it – thank you for writing it
LOL, Megan! I’m so sorry you’re sick but also tickled that we had the exact same reaction to BEING sick! Enjoy your cookie dough, girl
Feel better soon!
YOU ROCK!I LOOOVVVEEE COOKIE DOUGH!!!
Ooooh, this sounds wonderful! I love the truffle idea!
I always freeze my flour before I use it. I wonder if that helps with the safety at all?
Thanks, Lainey! Unfortunately, if the problem with raw flour is e.coli, freezing won’t kill it. Too bad, right? I’ve been wondering if there’s a way to toast the flour or cook it somehow before using it, but I think flour can explode in the oven, so I won’t try that way for sure! There’s gotta be a solution
I just made the chocolate chip cookie dough. I’m pregnant and craving it. I used 2 teaspoons of vanilla and 2 dashes of salt, and everything else by the recipe. It’s really sweet to me, but I normally don’t like super sweet things anyway. Should I not have changed it? What can I do to make it less sweet? Less sugar? Thanks for your recipe and your help!
Hi Sally! I don’t think decreasing the vanilla would make it more sweet, but decreasing the salt might’ve made it seem sweeter. Yes, feel free to try reducing the sugar to suit your tastes! It’ll be sweet no matter what, since it’s cookie dough, of course, but it might help!
Thanks!
I figured out that it’s the chocolate chips. I never knew there could be too many. I’ll blame that on me being pregnant! LOVE THE RECIPE!
LOL! Love it! Well now you know, girl. My students always say there can never be too many but I agree with you
Thanks, Sally! So glad it can help satisfy your craving.
So, I just made this for the fourth time, and I forgot the salt! Is it too late to add it when everything else is already mixed in?
It might be hard to stir it around the chocolate chips, but I’d still do it and just take the time to mix it well (even if you have to be more gentle and just mix longer).
Hi,
I’ve seen so many raw cookie dough recipes around lately & they all look so tasty. My concern is the raw flour which many yrs ago was believed to cause the salmonella outbreak. Is there any way to cook the flour before using it? Most professional online sites recommend against using raw flour, so are there any suggestions since these look too yummy to pass up?
Hi Tiffany! The outbreak with raw flour was actually e.coli — still dangerous! If you scroll up through the comments you’ll see some discussion about it, and there’s also a link in the post itself to an article about raw flour to help you assess the risk and make the best choice for you. The fact is that there IS some risk associated with it, but not as much as with raw eggs.
I knew Salmonella didn’t sound quite right.
Thanks so much! I’m wondering it ground oats would give the same flavor (it may taste a littler nuttier) but would it be safer?
Thanks again!
I just read ConAgra Mills produces safe to eat flour since 2011. Now, I just need to find it & make some of those delicious “raw” cookie dough recipe!!
http://www.conagramills.com/index.jsp
I found this recipe on pinterest and saved it because I knew there would be a need for it. Let me tell you, after a long day of work, this was the perfect snack. It was super easy to make and definitely cheered me up. I never get to eat raw cookie dough because I tend to get sick really easily. This tasted just as good. I made a couple adjustments to your chocolate chip recipe, and then added some reeces pieces too. I wrote about it on my blog! Thanks for posting. I’ll definitely keep making this!
Can I bake the dough into cookies as well?
No, unfortunately they have no binder (eggs, flaxseed, etc.) and will not hold their shape — it’s just for eating “raw”
I’m 17 and craving sugar on a Friday night. I was looking for an eggless recipe so I can just eat the dough and I happened to find you!! I am going to make the sugar cookie dough now! Simple ingredients makes it so easy. Thank you! ( :
You’re so welcome, Anna! I hope you love it!
So would these actually turn into cookies if I cooked them in the oven?
They wouldn’t — there’s no egg to bind them together like regular cookies.
actually i just baked them like this and they held together like cookies…..the didnt fall apart or anything it was amazing…..i thought they would too i figured id just try and it worked:)
The sugar cookie dough with just alittle bit of chocolate chips is great cooked to. I am not a big fan of cookie dough but love cooked cookies thank you.
hey i love the cookie dough idea with out egs
Thank you, Cat!
Sitting here, reading your post, and thought …. hmmm…. I should share my cream cheese cake cookie recipe with you. You could EASILY make this eggless. However, it makes quite a bit and I’m not quite sure if you’d want to cut it. The leftover dough refrigerates beautifully! This is a very comforting as a dough and I have a hard time NOT eating it raw!
1- 8oz package cream cheese, room temp
1/2 stick unsalted butter, room temp
1 tsp vanilla (optional, however, i usually DOUBLE the amount)
1 large egg, room temp (I figure this could easily be omitted and replaced with water for consistency)
1 box cake mix (any flavor, however, red velvet is DEVINE!)
Cream butter and cream cheese. Add vanilla and egg (again, replace with 2-3 tablespoons water if making eggless). Add cake mix a little at a time, making sure to mix completely until its all blended in.
Can add in candy, nuts, flavored chips if desired. Use no more than 1 cup.
Just thought I’d share. (: Enjoy!
That sounds delicious, Kristi! Thanks for sharing!
Hi! I tried making the sugar cookie dough and it was AWESOME!!! Thank you so much for the recipe. Mine turned out a little thick though so I tried pressing the dough into a brownie dish and put it in the fridge, then slicing into bars afterwards. It worked very well and again… thanks for the amazing recipe!
That sounds so yummy, Alyssa! Next time you can also just add more water until it’s the consistency you want. I’m so glad you enjoyed it!
what if you added an egg and then baked it? would it work well?
I’m honestly not sure, Karissa! Let me know if you try it
i just baked it as is and it was really good:)
OH My Goodness!!!! This dough is amazing! I eyeballed the ingredients and the first time it was ALL butter… so I went back and re-added all other ingredients. Instead of water, I added milk- it came out SOOOO creamy and good! Amazing recipe I will use whenever I have a craving of this sweet gooey delight!
I’m so glad you enjoyed it, Rebecca! I actually just made it with some 2nd, 4th, and 5th graders in Cookie Camp today
How much water in all do we need in the chocolate chip cookie recipe?
Hey Kayla, You use just enough to get it to the cookie dough consistency you want. I usually start adding a tablespoon at a time, mixing in between, until it gets where I want it.
Mmmmmmm! My H2B loves cookie dough! We started our wedding diet this week so all this good yet bad stuff is out the window, however we had 1 treat night wich is sat and I’m gonna make a little bowl of choc chip for the H2B as he not big any way only supporting and helping me. X
Aw, that is too sweet! I hope you guys enjoy
rachel showed me this
You should make some, Wesley! I bet you’d enjoy it
I only made these because I was out of eggs (I’ve been eating cookie dough with eggs regularly since I was a kid and turned out fine, but it’s very good. This would be great for a classroom where you’re unsure of kid’s diet restrictions, though. When I become a teacher, I may bring this in as a reward for surviving AP exams.
I’m glad you enjoyed it, Megan! No use wasting the eggs just to eat the dough raw
Oh how I LOVE edible cookie dough!!! I made up my own recipe awhile back and then I started seeing pins pop up all over Pinterest for different recipes! I saved a bunch a pins and am just now getting around to seeing all the different recipes! Yours look delicious!
Helen
Blue Eyed Beauty Blog
P.S. In case you’re interested my recipes is here: http://blueeyedbeautyblogg.blogspot.com/2012/07/edible-cookie-dough-bites.html
Yum, thanks for sharing, Helen!
Im sick right now and my brother was selling cookie dough for his class and i was wondering if there was safe to eat cookie dough and i found these! They look yummy!
just tried the sugar cookie recipe:) its amazing! although i added a bit of milk to it to make it a bit more cookie dough consistency….but i cant stop eating it!!
hi I saw this on pinterest and was wondering if the chocolate chip and sugar cookie batters would bake well? my little boy (18 months) is allergic to eggs and I am clueless about eggless baking. I saw this and thought it might be worth shot to ask!
Hi Amber! Unfortunately these batters are made just for eating raw. They have no binder to replace the egg, and so they would not bake well. Hope you find a great recipe, though!
this is so unique! i want to try this too! thanks for sharing!
I love this!!
Thank-you so much.
I’m super keen to try out, the cake batter cookie dough, sounds delicious! However I was wondering if you know how long it keeps for in the fridge? Thank you!
I’d say a week in an airtight container, no problem
It’d also freeze very well!
I added an egg and baked these still awesome!
Raw flour has its e. coli dangers as well. So no, this is NOT a safe-to-eat recipe.
Joyce, if you’ll read the post and the comments, this has already been carefully noted. Thank you.
I have to say, the chocolate chip recipe is the best one I’ve tried! I love it! I just hate that no matter how edible it is, it’s still unhealthy D:
I did substitute milk for water when I made it tonight, but as it’s been a while since I’ve made it with water, I don’t know if there’s any noticeable difference.
My mom wants to know if these can be baked- she still doesn’t think it’s a good idea to be eating raw cookie dough
[Doesn't mean I won't sneak a bite or two!]
I don’t think they’ll work baked because eggs are the binder in regular cookie dough and these have no eggs (making them safe-to-eat in terms of not having salmonella). The raw flour is still a slight risk.
Okay. Thank you!
i love your childhood dream of eating a whole tube of cookie dough as an adult! i had the same thought as a kid except with a whole bowl of brownie batter. i was convinced i would eat it ALL THE TIME.
This is a great vegan dough. Just sub a vegan butter.
Absolutely LOVED the recipe for the chocolate chip dough! Helped cure me of my cold!
I am pretty sure you are better, hopefully by now! Hahaha! Thanks for the delicious recipes!
You won’t believe it — I actually JUST came down with another illness. LOL! Time for cookie dough…
So glad you loved it!
Hi! Im eating your cookie dough right now! Its good
i didnt have chocolate chips so i substituted with nutella! It turned out great ! I was just wondering, this may be a weird question, will this give me a stomach ache? I dont know why i have the feeling but just because its raw maybe.. I dont know
I don’t know a reason why it would — unless you have a gluten sensitivity or your flour is contaminated. OR you eat too much, I guess.
Hope you enjoy!
Thanks for the fun recipe! I had to rave about it
http://bakeoff-flunkie.blogspot.com/2013/04/chocolate-chip-cookie-dough-for-eating.html
I’m so glad you enjoyed it, Tiffiny!!
Hi there I just found this blog via Pinterest and oh boy am I glad I did! I have been enjoying cookie dough for years and have tried several different variations of the egg less kind and this is by far the best! I did add butterscotch chips to the sugar cookie recipe though. My family’s prefers peanutbutter to almost anything.
These cookie doughs are not safe to eat. Raw flour can harbor pathogenic bacteria. In 2009, raw flour in Nestle cookie dough was the probable cause of an E. coli outbreak. http://foodpoisoningbulletin.com/2013/raw-flour-can-cause-foodborne-illness-outbreaks/
Hi Linda, this has been discussed — please see previous comments and note on the post.
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