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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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After consuming some horrible cookie dough, we found this recipe. It was delicious! Thank you for sharing! Was hoping to find a way to avoid the flour but, the texture is poor without it. Perfect dessert.
I’m so happy that you enjoyed this recipe, Jill!! 🙂
LOL, it’s so hot in my apartment that the butter started to melt as I was making the cookie dough. I’ve put it in the fridge for a while, but I’ve tested a little bit and it’s DELICIOUS! I think this has become my new favourite guilty pleasure cookie dough.
Haha oh well glad you still liked it 😁
I cannot wait to try this recipe later today! I already know I’m going to love it so I gave it 5 stars. I will give your website all the credit and post your link on my site. I am going chop up good quality dark chocolate and use that instead of chocolate chips. Great job, I can’t wait to make more of your recipes!
Thanks, Nicole! Hope you like it! 🙂
Wonderful recipe! Was a bit to sweet for me, so I took a bit of sugar away. Is it possible to bake the dough into cookies if desired? I simply loved this recipe and so did my children. I hope you have a wonderful day, Natasha! Thank you for the recipe.
Hi Giselle! Thanks so much for your nice comment. I’m so glad you all enjoyed the recipe. I haven’t tried baking this recipe, and I’m unfortunately not sure if it would work, since I didn’t include baking powder and/or baking soda. It would definitely need a little tweaking.
My son (and myself!) LOVE raw cookie dough! Can’t wait to make for dessert tonight! Thanks for sharing!
Thanks, Lori! Really hope you two enjoy this. 🙂
All I did was put all the ingredients into a large mug and mixed it all together and it worked great!
So glad to hear!
Can’t wait to treat myself to a little cookie dough! I feel like this would be tasty with ice cream!
Hope you love it, Hannah! I think it would be great on ice cream!!
I tweaked this a bit by adding in about half a TBS of creamy peanut butter at the end, and it is wonderful! I liked it before, but the PB adds in another level 🙂
That’s an awesome idea!!
Wouldn’t exactly call this “guilt free” lol😊 But yummy! It can certainly be mixed with just a fork. Don’t make a bunch of dirty dishes for such a small amount! Mine is sitting in the freezer a little to get firm…if I can wait long enough!
Thanks, Amber! 😉
I was not impressed, the dough was to sugary and there was very little of it.
Sorry to hear that. I did put in the post that it is very sweet. The idea is that it is a small, portion controlled treat.