Easy Edible Sugar Cookie Dough Recipe - A Mom's Impression (2024)

FAQs

What is edible cookie dough made of? ›

Edible cookie dough

Cookie dough designed specifically for eating raw (such as that found in ice cream) is made either with pasteurized eggs or without eggs at all and heat-treated flour.

Our regular Refrigerated cookie dough is formulated for baking. Why does the Edible Cookie Dough taste different from the regular dough? Our Bite-Sized Edible Cookie Dough is covered in a delicious chocolatey coating and is specifically formulated to be enjoyed straight out of the bag and not baked.

The key is to use an edible cookie dough recipe that does not have eggs and does heat-treat the flour before making the dough. Both of these steps will eliminate the majority of the risk for foodborne illness.

When cookie dough is too sticky, you may have an imbalance of wet and dry ingredients. You can fix this by adding a teaspoon of flour or cornstarch at a time until your dough is just how you want. The added flour or cornstarch will absorb the excess liquid and reduce the dough's overall stickiness.

Not all cookie dough is safe to eat before baking it. Both the flour and the egg ingredients should be cooked for food safety reasons. What makes Pillsbury's refrigerated cookie and brownie doughs ready to eat raw? We use heat treated flour and pasteurized eggs so you can now safely enjoy our cookie dough baked or raw.

When & Why Do You Need to Heat Treat Flour? Raw flour can contain bacteria like e. coli or salmonella so it's important to always heat your flour to a temperature of 160F before eating. (This is what makes eating edible cookie dough safe!)

How should I store my edible cookie dough? The Cookie Dough Cafe's gourmet edible cookie dough products should always be stored refrigerated or frozen. Prior to shipping all products have been stored frozen. Please consume your cookie dough by the date printed on the container.

The Food Marketing Institute's FoodKeeper recommends storing commercially prepared cookie dough, either unopened or opened, in the refrigerator and use it before the date on the label. For best quality, freeze for two months.

The milk replaces the eggs in this edible cookie dough recipe. I recommend starting by using 3 tablespoons of milk. Then after all the ingredients have been mixed together (except for the chocolate chips) add more milk to reach your desired consistency.

SUGAR COOKIES: Refrigerated Eat or Bake cookie dough lets you create deliciously chewy cookies and is safe to eat uncooked (look for the “safe to eat raw” seal!)

Does edible cookie dough have raw eggs? ›

Edible Cookie Dough is chocolate chip cookie dough that is made without eggs that you can eat by the spoonful! Try my Cookie Dough Frosting for another sweet way to satisfy your chocolate chip cookie craving.

Yes, adding more flour can help make your dough less sticky. However, be careful not to add too much flour, as it can change the texture and taste of the cookies. It's best to add flour a little at a time until the desired consistency is reached.

Yes! Prepare the snickerdoodle cookie dough, scoop it, roll it in sugar, and refrigerate it overnight. Cookie dough that's been in the fridge for longer than 2 hours should sit at room temperature for 15-20 minutes before baking, to take the chill off.

Why do my snickerdoodles taste sour? If you think your snickerdoodles taste sour, there is nothing to worry about. The cream of tartar adds a tangy flavor to the batter, which could give it a slightly tart taste.

You might think that because vegan cookie dough doesn't contain eggs, you're not at risk of contracting a foodborne illness. But this isn't entirely true. According to the Centers for Disease Control, consuming raw flour is also a salmonella risk. “Flour doesn't look like a raw food, but most flour is raw,” it notes.

Pillsbury Cookie Dough products are now safe to eat raw! It's the same cookie dough you've always loved, but now we've refined our process and ingredients so it's safe to eat the dough before baking.

Less Guilt Than Cookies

Unlike commercial cookies, where it is not uncommon for one convenience store cookie to contain over 400 calories!! Edible cookie dough lets you indulge in the sweet cookie taste with less guilt than grabbing for those cookies. Less guilt is also had by the non-bakers among us.

It's safe to eat raw, because the dough contains pasteurized eggs and heat-treated flour, per a press release. You can choose from Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough or Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough. Ben & Jerry's added a vegan version of the Chocolate Chip flavor, as well.