Edible Cookie Dough Recipe

Course Dessert

Cuisine American, Southern

Keyword easy-cookie-dough-recipe, edible-cookie-dough-recipe

Prep Time 10

Heat Treating Flour 10

Total Time 20

Servings servings (may vary)

Calories 318kcal

To Heat Treat the Flour:
Microwave: In a small microwave safe bowl add the flour. Microwave for 1 min 15 seconds, stopping to stir at 15 minute intervals. Once the flour has reached at least 160°F up to 180°F (test with an instant read thermometer) place the flour into a clean bowl to allow it to cool. Set aside.
Oven: Preheat oven to 350°F. Spread flour on a parchment paper lined sheet pan. Bake for 5-6 minutes, then set aside to cool.
In a medium-size bowl use a hand mixer to cream together softened butter with light brown sugar, granulated sugar and salt. Add 2 Tbsp milk and vanilla extract beating until fully combined.
Add 1 cup of cooled flour to the wet ingredients. Mix until the flour is completely absorbed. Add more flour 1 Tbsp at a time until it forms a slightly crumbly dough. If it's too crumbly, you can add additional milk in small amounts until it reaches your desired consistency.
Stir in chocolate chips by hand until evenly distributed.
Place into an airtight container and chill for 30-60 minutes (recommended!) or enjoy immediately.

Chocolate Chips - You can use your favorite flavor of chocolate chips in this dough, whether it’s milk chocolate chips, semi-sweet chocolate chips, dark chocolate chips, or white chocolate chips. You can also use mini chocolate chips.

Chill the Dough - While you can eat the dough immediately, I highly recommend allowing time for it to chill for the best flavor.

Why Do I Need To Heat The Flour? The flour needs to be heated so that any harmful bacteria is destroyed. The safe temperature for raw flour needs to reach at least 160°F up to 180°F to prevent foodborne illness.

Heat Treat the Flour in the Microwave or on the Stovetop - While I typically heat treat raw flour in the oven there are other ways. You can heat treat the flour in the microwave cooking for 1 minute 15 seconds stopping to stir at 15 second increments. You can also heat treat the flour on the stovetop over medium low heat in a skillet or a small saucepan. Stir while cooking for 3-5 minutes or until it reaches a temperature of at least 160°F up to 180°F.

Cool the Flour - If the flour isn't completely cooled, it could make the batter may be slightly warm. If needed, pop the bowl into the fridge for 10 minutes or until cooled prior to adding the chocolate chips so they will maintain their shape.

Can You Bake Edible Cookie Dough? No, it doesn’t contain any leavening or eggs as a typical cookie batter would.

Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe - If you'd like to bake a batch of cookies, checkout my Chocolate Chip Cookies recipe here.