This edible cookie dough is so delicious, but can also be baked into cookies. It has the perfect texture of regular cookie dough, but you don’t have to have that lingering thought of eating raw eggs.
Cookie dough is one of those things that is so hard for me to resist. Whenever I make cookies, I almost always sneak a little bit of the dough. However, I do always have the lingering thought of I probably shouldn’t be eating raw eggs and flour. Yes, if you didn’t know raw flour does pose a small risk of salmonella.
In the past when I made cookie dough without the egg, it never had the right texture, but this recipe solves that issue by using a flax egg! Literally you just have to mix together 1 tablespoon of ground flaxseed and 2 tablespoons of water. Let it sit for a few minutes and you are good to go! As for the raw flour, you can fix that easily by baking the flour in the oven at 350 for 5 minutes. You just need the temperature of the flour to reach 165 F.
I also love how easy this dough is to throw together! It takes less than 15 minutes and you have perfectly edible cookie dough to enjoy! I always scoop it up like I would cookies, pop it in the freezer for an hour and transfer to a ziplock bag. Then I have a sweet treat available whenever I want, I do have to warn you though the bag doesn’t last nearly as long as you would hope!
Edible Cookie Dough Ingredients
- Brown Sugar
- Granulated Sugar
- Butter
- Baking Soda
- Flax Egg – 1 tbsp ground flaxseed + 2 tbsp water
- Vanilla Extract
- Salt
- Flour
- Chocolate Chips
How to Make Edible Cookie Dough
- Preheat oven to 350.
- Make your flax egg by combining 1 Tbsp ground flaxseed with 2 Tbsp water. Set aside.
- Bake flour on a tray for 5 minutes. Remove and let cool.
- Combine sugars and butter, mix well. Then add in flax egg and vanilla extract. Mix to combined.
- Add in flour, salt, and baking soda. Mix to combined. Then fold in chocolate chips.
- Serve immediate or scoop and freeze for later.
What is a flax egg?
Flax eggs are a mixture of flaxseed meal (ground flaxseeds) and water. The flaxseed meal absorbs the water and becomes gelatinous, giving a similar texture to an egg white. Making it a great substitution for an egg in recipes.
Why do I have to cook my flour?
The FDA states: “Processing raw grains into flour does not kill harmful bacteria. Many foods made with flour also contain raw eggs, which may contain harmful bacteria. Cooking is the only way to be sure that foods made with flour and raw eggs are safe. Never eat or taste raw flour, dough, or batter.”
Take a look at the recipe below and don’t forget to check out some of my other favorite sweet treats like my coffee cake muffins or the confetti sprinkle pie crust.
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Edible Cookie Dough
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 flax egg 1 Tbsp ground flax seed + 2 Tbsp water
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 cups flour
- 1 1/2 cups chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350.
- Make your flax egg by combining 1 Tbsp ground flaxseed with 2 Tbsp water. Set aside.
- Bake flour on a tray for 5 minutes. Remove and let cool.
- Combine sugars and butter, mix well. Then add in flax egg and vanilla extract. Mix to combined.
- Add in flour, salt, and baking soda. Mix to combined. Then fold in chocolate chips.
- Serve immediate or scoop and freeze for later.
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