Here is a scrumptious delectable easy edible cookie dough recipe that will have you licking the left overs in your bowl. Well there is some nostalgia about eating raw unbaked cookie dough right?…. For me, It brings back wonderful memories about me as a child desperately waiting for my mom to finish preparing her yummy chocolate chip cookie dough so that I can stick my finger into the bowl to get a taste of the sweet rich batter she just prepared. Of course back then we weren’t concerned about E.coli or other dangerous bacteria’s that could be present in raw cookie dough batter. We are in a different time now so it is important that we make our edible cookie dough super safe and that start’s off with using heat treated all purpose flour, removing the eggs, milk and baking powder from the recipe leaving just sugar, butter, vanilla extract and yummy inclusions such as chocolate chips as an addition to the recipe.
Alright, as I explained earlier, in this recipe that were using heat treated flour because to prevent any ratification of e-coli or other pathogens being present in your flour. Although you can use pasteurized eggs, we will not be adding eggs, milk or baking powder to this recipe.
If you can’t find heat treated flour in your grocery store don’t sweet it, here is how you heat treat your flour using a oven or microwave.
Alright, now that you’ve got your heat treated flour under control and taken care of, let’s start preparing your super yummy edible cookie dough.
The ingredients needed in this recipe to make the best edible cookie dough are simple, just flour, brown sugar, granulated sugar, salted butter or unsalted butter , natural vanilla extract….That’s it!!!
The next step is were all the magic begins and what bakers call the creaming method. The process is super easy and in this recipe were using a planetary mixer like a KitchenAid but you can use any orbiter stand mixer or electrical hand mixer or food processor to achieve perfect results.
Add the salted butter, brown sugar and granulated sugar and with a paddle attached mix on setting 2 for 1 minute then hit it to setting 4 and mix for about 4 minutes or until you see the butter sugar mixture nice and smooth.
Now add in the natural vanilla extract and continue mixing on setting number 2 until it’s well blended and incorporated.
Lastly add in the flour and continue to mix on setting 2 for approximately 30 to 60 seconds or until the edible cookie dough is combined and developed. The batter should be smooth and shiny.
This will be your base edible cookie dough.
Inclusions : To this recipe you can add any inclusions to the cookie dough as you desire, be creative, add your favorites like chocolate chips, smarties, candy sprinkles, jelly beans, coconut. Make a chocolate edible cookie dough batter by adding cocoa. The beauty about this recipe is that you can prepare one batch of cookie dough, split it up into four or five and add different inclusions to all of them, great fun with the kids or with a friend to bring out the child in you.
Toppings: I love to top my edible cookie dough with a drizzle of dulce de leche, caramel, icing sugar, frostings, Ganache or melted Belgium chocolate.
Enrobing: Another classic favorite of mine is dipping small dollops of cookie dough into a warm bath of melted chocolate, allowing them to set before devouring them in seconds.
Absolutely yes. You can enjoy your edible cookie dough immediately after you prepared it.
Yes, you can store you edible cookie dough in the fridge for about 7 days. Keep in mind it will stiffen up a bit because of the butter. If you find the cookie dough to stiff, no worries, leave it out for about 15 minutes and it will be good to go.
Sure, you can freeze your edible cookie dough for up to 6 months, yes that’s correct. Just make sure it’s super wrapped properly.
You can add your edible cookie dough to essentially anything cravings desire like ice cream, pudding or custards, tarts and pies and cakes. Enjoy your edible cookie dough with mousses, create delicious verrines or parfaits with the addition of your edible cookie dough as the base.
Well theoretically Yes, but you will end up with a very hard flat crispy cookie. Remember, to make this edible cookie safe we removed the eggs and baking powder.
Were finally here, below is the recipe to make your Scrumptious Delectable Easy Edible Cookie Dough in just a few minutes.
Method Instructions:
In a mixing bowl with a paddle attachment add the salted butter, brown sugar and granulated sugar and mix on setting 2 for one minute, then switch to setting four and mix for 4 minutes until mixture is creamy and well combined.
Add in the natural vanilla extract and mix on setting 2 for about one minute until well blended into the mixture.
Add in the flour and mix on second speed just until cookie batter come’s together.
This is your basic edible cookie batter which is perfect just the way it is. If you want to add inclusions now is the time. Your total cookie dough weight is 540 grams. If you wanna add chocolate chips to the batter, scale 150 grams of chocolate chips of your choice and add it to the cookie dough and mix together with a spatula until well combine. You can also just add it the the batter once it’s mixed and mix for additional 10-15 seconds. Remove scoop and enjoy!
You also have the options of dividing your edible cookie dough into two parts and adding different inclusions. If you divide the cookie dough into two your weight will be 270 grams. Add 45 grams (3 tablespoons) of candy sprinkles and mix with a spatula until combine. With the other portion, let make peanut butter edible cookie dough by simply just add 60 grams (4 Tablespoons) of peanut butter to the cookie dough and mix using a spatula until well blended, your edible peanut butter cookie dough with be just a little more smoother then your chocolate chip edible cookie dough.
Good post
simple to prepare recipe, kids enjoyed them.
Yummmmmmmy!!!! Love this edible cookie recipe.