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My guilt-free eggless chocolate chip cookie dough for one is the perfect portion-controlled treat. It’s ready in only 5 minutes to indulge a little when sugar cravings hit!
You may also enjoy my Mini Egg Cookie Bars or Vegan Cookie Dough Frosting.
Why you’ll love it
My thoughts on homemade chocolate chip cookies have always been this: the raw batter is the best part! So I set out to create the best edible chocolate chip cookie dough recipe. This version is very sweet with a smooth, creamy texture, and it’s portion controlled for no guilt.
This recipe has been a hot topic over the years as evidenced by some of the comments below. People get very excited, annoyed, and passionate over edible cookie dough. 😀 I recommend reading through the entire post and comments to make yours perfect.
What you’ll need
- Butter – soften it up so it’s easier to work with
- Sugar – we’re using both granulated sugar and brown sugar
- Flour – to thicken it up and add texture
- Milk – I use whole milk
- Vanilla extract – it’s a classic flavor enhancer
- Chocolate chips – I like semisweet for that traditional chocolate chip cookie taste
Tools for this recipe
Check out Natasha’s favorite kitchen essentials, gadgets, and cookware!
- I use this electric hand mixer and glass prep bowls.
- A classic wooden spoon is great to stir in the chocolate chips.
- These are the nested measuring spoons I use. They’re magnetic, which is super convenient for storage.
Recipe note
I grew up eating raw cookie dough with eggs and flour, and I never got sick. There aren’t any eggs in this recipe, but there is flour. You’ll sometimes hear that uncooked flour is something to watch out for potential bacteria as well. This is an old recipe (from 2017!) and advice has changed and evolved over the years. It’s entirely up to you what you feel comfortable with and if you make this recipe or not, so consider this my disclaimer.
What makes it guilt free?
- Two comments I sometimes get are “Why is the portion so small?” and “There’s nothing guilt free about 400 calories”, which are totally contradictory!
- This is a small portion to be calorie-friendly, but it easy doubles if you want more.
- As for 400 calories potentially being a lot to some people, that’s much less than your average dessert, and I usually sneak way more dough when actually baking cookies. Everything in moderation is key.
How to make edible cookie dough
This is an overview, and full ingredients & instructions are in the recipe card below.
- Mix the butter and sugars together in a medium-sized bowl using a hand mixer.
- Add in the remaining ingredients (except the chocolate chips), and continue to mix until combined.
- Stir in the chocolate chips. Give it a taste, and adjust as needed. Refrigerate or freeze to firm up the texture if desired.
Substitutions and variations
- If you prefer a more “doughy” texture, you could try adding more flour or reducing the amount of milk. I also suggest freezing it for 15 minutes to chill it/firm it up a little!
- Depending on your preferences, you can add a bit of salt or decrease the sugar if you want it to be less sweet.
- Some fun add-ins would be M&Ms, sprinkles, peanut butter, cocoa powder, etc.
- Yes, this is a small portion to be easier on the calories, but it easy doubles. Just straight double all the ingredients!
Can I bake it?
No, it wouldn’t work to bake this edible cookie dough. There’s no eggs or leavening (baking soda or baking powder) to bind them or help them rise, so it wouldn’t work to turn it into actual cookies.
If you made this guilt-free edible cookie batter recipe, leave a star rating and review below! Questions not answered in the post above? Talk to me. You can also find me on Instagram.
Eggless Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough for One
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon butter softened
- 1 tablespoon packed brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
- 2 tablespoons flour
- 1 tablespoon milk or water
- 1/4 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoons chocolate chips
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, mix the butter and sugar together using an electric hand mixer.
- Add in all other ingredients except for the chocolate chips, and continue mixing.
- Stir in the chocolate chips.
- Enjoy immediately, or you can put it in the fridge or freezer if you prefer it to be more firm.
Notes
- This recipe yields a sweet, creamy, soft cookie dough.
- This is the hand mixer I use for this recipe.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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Hey all!
This is seriously so good and probably dangerous… I just wanted to make one small suggestion to the recipe. Add a pinch of salt and this stuff is so good!!
Hope you try it!
Yay!! A pinch of salt is a great idea!
I have tried it and now I am eating it its so much yummy
Love u!!๐
Excellent! So glad you like it! ๐
Just had this as a fix for my sweet tooth. Absolutely delicious. Thanks for posting!
Awesome! So happy it satisfied your craving. ๐
This turned out great! I definitely think a previous poster must have measured something wrong. This was simple, easy, and I just mixed by hand (/spoon), no problem. I avoid mechanical mixing when it seems possible, just to simplify. It was not crumbly for me at all! Thanks for sharing!
That’s good to know, Natasha! I’m so glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for the support, name twin. ๐
Amazing! Recipe was perfect, turned out just like stated soft cookie dough!
So happy to hear that, Rhonda!
This sucked so much. I followed all the instructions perfectly and it turned into a soupy mess. I hope that you find a better way to spend your time than with this recipe
Sorry to hear that. Not sure how it could turn soupy if you followed the recipe. Did you melt the butter? It shouldn’t be melted. That’s the only way I can think this would turn soupy if you did follow all the quantities suggested.
Mine also turned out soupy.. not quite sure why, I did use coconut oil plant-based butter and a spoon rather than a mixer, but I ate it anyway. I’ll try again some time with regular butter!
This was really rude. If 8th didn’t turn out for you, you could have said that you tried it and it didn’t work out for you.
Thank you, Brenda ๐
Girl…You are very far from rude! Love your blog and the recipe turned out perfect for me following your directions to the T! Thanks for sharing!
**Oh my, thought Brenda was saying ‘you’ were rude. Sorry, miss-read it. Anyway… we really enjoyed this cookie dough recipe!
No worries! And thanks so much, Charlotte! So happy you liked the recipe. ๐
Do you know if there’s anyway to navigate this awesome recipe without a hand mixer?
Hi Charlotte, I actually did try that initially, but it ended up a crumbly mess! I’m not sure that it’s possible, unfortunately.
If you mix together the butter and sugars and milk (and I mean more like beat with a fork), you should be ok. I’ve tried it and it’s amazing!!!!
I just melted the butter, and then mixed everything else in. It worked out! Maybe had to add a touch more flour.
This looks amazing! and your photos + site are gorgeous <3
Aw thank you!!
My son Casey is going to LOVE this! Portion control will definitely be a problem.
Haha yes, I totally struggle with that!! Hope he enjoys it! ๐
I am going to try this right now! Hope it’s goodโค๏ธ
Hope you like it, Samantha! ๐
Not to sound rude but you can’t eat raw flour it isn’t healthy and can cause you to get sick. Is there a way I can have it without flour?
Hi Avery. I did a quick Google search for “cookie dough without flour” and some results came up that you may find useful. I’ve never made cookie dough without flour, so I can’t recommend anything other than that – sorry!
Maybe you can use ground almonds/hazelnuts/other nuts? I’ve never tried this, but maybe it’ll work.
You can toast the flour in the oven to cook it first!
Hi there. I’ve heard you can also microwave flour in the microwave for 3 minutes to get rid of the bacteria…That’s what I did when I tried this recipe …
You can put the flour in microwave to heat treat it, which will kill any bateria that may be present before using in any recipe. Let it cool down before using it in any recipe. ๐
Great tip! Thanks.
Toast the flour in the oven and it will be safe (350 degrees for 5-10 minutes).
Just heat treat it by baking the flour for 10 minutes in the oven @ 350ยฐ
This also gives the cookie dough a super yummy nutty taste.
OMG are you serious? This is amazing. I’ve just taken the butter out of the fridge so it can soften in time for an afternoon cookie dough treat.:)
Excellent!! I hope you like it. ๐