This ultimate guide will help you make the most delicious edible cookie dough at home. I love classic chocolate chip cookies, so I gravitate towards the basic recipe, but there’s something for everyone below! Whether you love oatmeal cookies, peanut butter cookies, or even snickerdoodles! All five cookie dough flavors store well in the refrigerator and can be frozen. You can even bake them like our regular cookie recipes!
Key Ingredients
Flour: For increased safety, use heat-treated flour. Look for heat-treated or “ready-to-eat” flour like DŌ heat-treated flour (other commercial brands sell them, but often in large 50lb bags). The FDA recommends using commercially heat-treated flour for edible cookie dough, but many bakers heat-treat their flour at home. I’ve included how to heat treat flour in the recipe below, which you can use for all-purpose flour and gluten-free flour blends. Butter: I add butter to enhance the flavor and moisture of the cookie dough. If you prefer, you can use salted butter and omit the additional salt later in the recipe. For a vegan version, substitute with non-dairy plant-based butter. Baking Soda: It might seem unusual, but a small amount of baking soda helps the raw cookie dough taste more like baked cookies. It also means you can bake the dough if you’d like! Sugar: I love the combination of granulated and brown sugar. You can use either one on its own, but brown sugar adds a richer flavor. Milk or Cream: Since this recipe is egg-free, you need a little extra liquid for the perfect texture. I usually add a tablespoon or two. For a vegan option, you can use non-dairy milk. Vanilla Extract: This adds flavor and sweetness, making the dough taste even more like traditional cookies. Molasses (Optional): A tiny touch of molasses adds flavor and richness to the dough. I use only half a teaspoon, but it really makes a difference in flavor. Since it’s such a small amount, I’ve made it optional in case you don’t have it on hand.
The ingredients above are for the basic recipe. In the edible cookie dough recipe below, we provide ingredients and instructions for five different flavors, each using the basic recipe as its base.
How to Make Edible Cookie Dough
Edible cookie dough is really simple to make. It’s very similar to making traditional baked cookies. Remember that you’ll need to either use commercially heat-treated flour or heat-treat your flour yourself. You can do this in the microwave or oven, which only takes a few minutes. To make the cookie dough, you’ll beat the butter and sugar together until fluffy, light, and creamy. Add the dry ingredients and mix until a dough forms. Then, you can add chocolate chips, nuts, or whatever you love. Once you have the basic edible cookie dough recipe down, you can play around to make different variations. Here are five delicious flavors that use the basic recipe as a base: Use the basic recipe as a base for all five flavors. The base recipe ingredient amounts stay the same for the chocolate chip, double chocolate chip, and snickerdoodle flavors. For the peanut butter flavor, you need to reduce the butter called for in the basic recipe. For the oatmeal cookie flavor, you need to reduce the flour called for in the basic recipe. Important: There is a potential risk of foodborne illness from consuming raw flour. For safety, we highly recommend heat-treating your flour or using commercially heat-treated flour (DŌ heat-treated flour is available online in smaller bags). The FDA recommends commercially heat-treated flour over heat-treated flour at home. With that said, many bakers heat-treat their flour for edible cookie dough, and I have shared how to heat-treat flour at the beginning of the recipe below. 1/4 cup (50g) packed light brown sugar 2 tablespoons (25g) granulated sugar 4 tablespoons (55g) unsalted butter, at room temperature 1 ½ tablespoons milk, cream or half-and-half, or more as needed 3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract 1/2 teaspoon molasses, optional, see notes 1/4 teaspoon baking soda 1/8 teaspoon fine sea salt 1/3 cup chocolate chips or chunks 2 tablespoons well-stirred peanut butter 1/4 cup chopped roasted peanuts 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/2 cup (45 grams) old-fashioned rolled oats 1/3 cup raisins, optional 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1 tablespoon cinnamon sugar topping (2 ½ teaspoons sugar + 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon) 2Oven instructions: Spread the flour onto a baking sheet and bake in a 350°F oven for 10 minutes. Sift the flour into a bowl.
