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Grab a Spoon! This Eggless Cookie Dough recipe is for all the cookie dough lovers out there! With NO eggs included in this recipe, you can use this edible cookie dough in shakes, fudge, brownies, or eat it all by itself!!

Whenever you make cookies, it’s basically a necessity to sample a bite of the dough, right?! (Especially when we’re talking about chocolate chip cookies, or m&m cookies!!) Well now you can eat it by the spoonful without worrying about eating raw eggs!

Eggless cookie dough

dough you can actually eat!

Who here loves to eat cookie dough while they’re making chocolate chip cookies?! I think we ALL do!

Having said that, we know it’s not great to be eating food with raw eggs so we decided to make a cookie dough you could eat without worrying too much!

I should mention that it’s not great to be eating too much raw flour, but fortunately, this recipe does not have too much and we usually divide this recipe into small jars so the consumption is lower (trust us – you may be tempted to eat the whole bowl!)

How to make eggless cookie dough

Edible cookie dough uses just about all the same ingredients as normal cookie dough with the exception of eggs (hence why it’s eggless cookie dough – this is what makes it edible), and baking powder/soda. You don’t need these last two, because this cookie dough isn’t for baking! Just for eating. 😉

  1. Cream butter and brown sugar in a bowl, until smooth.
  2. Add milk and vanilla and mix until well combined.
  3. Add flour and sugar, then fold in the chocolate chips and mix well. ENJOY!

Vanilla is Key: The type of vanilla you use can make or break this recipe. Go ahead and purchase a high quality vanilla.

Variations: We love to add different goodies to the dough to jar up and give as gifts. Here are some of our favorites:

  • Different Chips – Add white chocolate chips, caramel chips or butterscotch chips to change it up!
  • Heath – Add Toffee Bits and mini chocolate chips to the dough
  • Andes – Add mint Andes pieces to the dough for a mint lover
  • M&Ms – Add mini M&Ms to the mix and mini chocolate chips for candy lovers

Troubleshooting

Troubleshooting: All the recipes that I post have been tested by Lil Luna. If I don’t like the end result of a new recipe I’m trying, then I start over. Because I only post successful recipes it can be hard to know exactly what the culprit is when a recipe doesn’t work for my readers. Here are a couple of things you can keep in mind when you’re making this recipe at home. 

  • Too Soft: This edible cookie dough is softer than a normal cookie dough, but shouldn’t be too runny. To help it set, chill it in the fridge for 20-30 minutes.
    • You can try adding ⅛ c milk in step 2 and then, after you have mixed in the flour, add the remaining ⅛ c as needed.
    • Another way to control the texture is to replace ⅛ c milk with ⅛ c melted butter. When the dough is chilled the melted butter should solidify and help the dough set. 
  • Grainy: Be sure that you are mixing the ingredients in step 2 until you get a silky smooth texture. The softened butter and milk should reduce, but not eliminate, the texture of the sugar granules. 
  • Sweetness: If you’re worried about this being too sweet, reduce the amount of white sugar you add by about ¼ c. 
    • Another way to balance the sweetness is to add salt. You can either use salted butter, or add ¼-½ tsp salt.
Eggless cookie dough recipe

Recipe FAQ + Storing

Can raw flour make you sick? Though not common, raw flour can contain harmful bacteria. If you are worried about it, you can pre bake your flour before using it in the recipe. Spread flour on a baking sheet and bake at 350 degrees F for 8-10 minutes. Allow flour to cool before using it in the recipe.

Storing leftovers. Be sure to refrigerate any leftovers that you don’t immediately eat or use in another recipe! You can also store in an airtight freezer safe container for up to 3 months.

What to use this cookie dough in?

The options are endless, but here are some of our favorites…

Homemade eggless cookie dough recipe
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Eggless Cookie Dough Recipe

By: Lil’ Luna
Grab a Spoon! This Eggless Cookie Dough recipe is for all the cookie dough lovers out there! With NO eggs included in this recipe, you can use this edible cookie dough in shakes, fudge, brownies, or eat it all by itself!!
Servings: 8
Prep: 10 minutes
Total: 10 minutes

Ingredients 

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Instructions 

  • Cream butter and brown sugar in a bowl, until smooth.
  • Add milk and vanilla and mix until well combined.
  • Add flour and sugar.
  • Fold in chocolate chips. Mix well.
  • Refrigerate any leftovers (if there are any!)

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Nutrition

Calories: 313kcal, Carbohydrates: 56g, Protein: 3g, Fat: 9g, Saturated Fat: 5g, Cholesterol: 18mg, Sodium: 70mg, Potassium: 68mg, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 40g, Vitamin A: 215IU, Calcium: 49mg, Iron: 1mg

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

Additional Info

Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
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175 Comments

  1. Heather Holycross says:

    5 stars
    i HAVEN’T TRIED THE RECIPE YET, BUT IF YOU PRINT IT THERE IS A GIANT EMOLL PAGE EMOJI THAT WASTES A TON OF INK. mAKE SURE YOU CHECK YOUR PRINTER SETTINGS.

  2. Leigh hoPe says:

    What thpe of flour do you use?

    1. Kristyn Merkley says:

      I used all-purpose. You can pre-bake it, for safety.

  3. MOISSANITE GIRL says:

    5 stars
    I love your recipes!
    There is always something new!

    1. Kristyn Merkley says:

      Awe, thank you so much!! I am so glad you do!

  4. Amy L Huntley says:

    5 stars
    My kids LOVE cookie dough. Now I can make it and feel good about them eating it with this EGG-LESS recipe. And, I dont have to heat up the kitchen.

  5. One2threejewelry says:

    5 stars
    Accidentally hit your blog. What a sumptuous recipe! my son will definitely appreciate such cookies 🙂

    1. Kristyn Merkley says:

      Glad you stumbled across my blog! Hope you find more recipes to try!

  6. Rhonda says:

    You have to heat the flour or you don’t have too

    1. Kristyn Merkley says:

      It isn’t required, but you totally can 🙂

  7. Pie Geraldiean says:

    5 stars
    tasted like a fairy on crack but it only rotted 5 teeth and, gave me diabetis .

  8. Doni says:

    I assume YOu aren’t aware that the problem with eating cookie dough raw ISN’T the eggs at ALl, but the flour. If you bake the flour before using it, THis will still work.

  9. Maddie m says:

    4 stars
    This recipe was very good – but so sweet. I added about 1/4-1/2 tsp of salt and it was perfect.

    1. Kristyn Merkley says:

      Thank you so much for giving it a try 🙂

  10. Aubry A. says:

    5 stars
    I maDe this to put in my cupcakes to make chocolate chip cookie dough cupcakes. So delicious!
    How long can you store the leftovers in the fridge? HOw abOut fReezing it?

    1. Kristyn Merkley says:

      Great idea!! I would just say up to a week. I prefer more fresh, so I wouldn’t eat it after that. You could freeze it. I personally haven’t yet, so I’m not sure how long it would last?