My guilt-free eggless chocolate chip cookie dough for one is the perfect portion-controlled treat. Ready in only 5 minutes!
This edible cookie dough is really tasty. I spent quite a few hours adjusting the ingredient quantities and re-testing. It really wasn't as fun as it sounds. It turned into an exercise of self-restraint more than anything.
My thoughts on homemade chocolate chip cookies have always been this: the raw batter is the best part. Baking them = overrated. I grew up eating raw cookie dough, and I never got salmonella. I now hear that uncooked flour is something to watch out for as well. Call me old-fashioned, but really?!
I used raw egg in my marzipan recipe like you should. No one I know has gotten sick from raw flour, but consider that my disclaimer. 😛 With that said, I don't think this teeny tiny batch of edible chocolate chip cookie dough is missing anything by not including the egg. One egg would be too much, and dividing an egg just ain't practical.
The irony here is that there's this treat that's making the rounds on the internet again called snow ice cream. Like yeah, a dessert as pure as freshly driven snow. Everyone's excited about it. I'm like wait a sec... something about that just screams unsanitary to me.
I keep thinking of acid rain. And God only knows what else makes its way in there. My top tip: don't eat yellow snow. Oh and stay tuned for a snow ice cream recipe coming to this blog soon. Just kidding. 🙂
Aaaaanyway, back to this edible eggless cookie dough recipe. This really is portioned for one, so you really don't need to feel guilty about calories assuming you only make one batch (recipe easily doubles or triples or quadruples by the way). 😉
I don't know about you, but when I bake cookies I consume WAY more than this little portion of cookie dough, and that's before I even bake the cookies. With this recipe, you know what you're getting: a 400 calorie treat.
There's a LOT of chatter in the comments, so you may want to scroll down and check them out if you're wondering about something to do with the recipe or you want to see how excited/annoyed/passionate people can get over edible cookie dough.
Spoiler alert: this is a hot topic.
Will you make this edible cookie dough?
You'll like this recipe if:
- You like very sweet cookie dough
- You prefer your cookie dough on the softer/creamier/smooth side. If you prefer a more "doughy" texture, you could try adding more flour or reducing the amount of milk
Guilt-Free 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.
Carlye says
Really good! Definitely would agree that with the author that this is a sweet and creamy recipe, and to note that ahead of time! I think next time I might add less sugar, more flour and a touch of salt, but that's just my preference :). Overall really good and I appreciated the portion size, which I think was just enough (but could also be share-able depending on how you're feeling 🙂 ).
Natasha says
I'm glad you liked it! Yup, that's why I include the note haha.
Carlye says
Remade it again today so I'm still coming back regardless 😂
Natasha says
hahaha
Joyce says
Because I like a slightly stiffer dough, I added a half teaspoon of cocoa powder---the just plain stuff, not cocoa mix---and that amped up the chocolate, plus gave me the consistency I like. MMM--MMM--MMM--MMM!!!!!!
Natasha says
Ooh that sounds like a great addition!! So glad you liked the recipe, Joyce!
Shailey says
Is there something I could substitute the vanilla extract with?
Natasha says
Hi! I'd probably just leave it out, Shailey. I don't really think anything is a good substitute.
Nancy says
Ummmm I always substitute it with Vanillin sugar. Juts because it isn't liquid you'll still get that vanilla favor
Bruna says
If you don’t want the calories DON’T MAKE COOKIE DOUGH! My son always steals my cookie dough when I’m making cookies so I’m happy to have found this eggless recipe. Now I don’t have to slap his hand and yell at him cause it’s not safe to eat. He’s going to love this treat. Thanks for sharing
Natasha says
You are welcome! Hope he likes it. 🙂
Chloe says
I think I might have messed up a little bit by using soy flour instead of flour... but the recipe still tasted wonderful! Perfect for a midnight snack
Natasha says
Midnight snack... I like the way you think! 😉
Ericka says
Oh my goodness! This was sooo yummy!! I’m pregnant & have been craving cookie dough!!! I doubled the recipe & saved the rest in the fridge. I didn’t know it could get any better but i loved it even more cold!! I’m sure this will be made again over the next couple of months. Thanks so much!
Natasha says
I'm so happy to hear it satisfied your craving, Ericka!! 🙂
Sophia Reece says
LOVE this I have been craving something sweet and this was it.
Natasha says
Excellent! 😀
Ashley says
Good day! I was out of eggs and wanted something sweet this afternoon and I found your recipe on Pinterest. I was really craving a warm cookie instead of just the dough (which is always yummy!) I added 1 extra tablespoon of flour and 1/4 teaspoon of baking powder. Chilled for 10 minutes to firm up and baked in the oven at 350 degrees for 13 minutes. I have pictures of my finished product if you would like me to email these to you because I am unfamiliar with how to do that through this comment if it is possible. Thank you so much for your yummy recipe, will be making this more often!
Natasha says
So glad you liked it! My blog doesn't have a way to display reader photos, but you could actually add them to Pinterest if you wanted to (just go to the pin and then there should be directions under the "tried it" section of the pin). 🙂
lydia says
delicious!
i had to substitute the brown sugar for coconut sugar
and added a tbsp of cocao powder instead of choc chips
it was more like a mouse when i first finished mixing and hardened as i had nearly finished the bowl 😂
will definitely be making more ! with gluten feee powder and cocao nibs 😋
CookiePop14 says
Omg. Was looking for something like this. *angels are real* Who cares about calories for just one portion of one thing? No need to be uptight! You should totally add sprinkles to make it like ‘funfetti chip’ thought that was a cool name 😀 gees I just made a rly long message... my apologies. Oh btw #SiblingGoals
Natasha says
Hahaha! Funfetti... I like the way you think!
Natasha's Sister says
Ok it's been like two years or whatever. You still haven't made this for me. Will you soon?
Natasha says
No.
Michal says
Love This! The only change I made was to add a pinch of baking soda. It givess more of a real cookie dough taste.
Natasha says
Good to know! Thanks for sharing! 🙂
May says
Hey can I replace butter with something like canola oil?
Natasha says
Hi May! Hmmm I don't think oil would work. You could try shortening (like Crisco) or something like that, though.
Michal says
I used palm shortening. Turned out great.
Natasha says
Great to hear!! Thanks, Michal!
trudy says
I have NEVER posted a review/response to a recipe I have made—until now.
WOW—just, WOW. Here ends my search for the perfect eatable Chocolate chip cookie dough recipe.
Due to dairy & gluten sensitivities, I made a couple of changes, used refined coconut oil instead of butter, rice milk for the dairy milk, & gf flour for all purpose.
Ohh, & I took some comments into consideration, & decreased the sugar by at least half & it’s till spectacular—& I have a healthy sweet tooth 😛.
I went a bit nuts & made two 4x batches. Combined to two batches, & put it all in an 8x8 pan & stuck it in the freeze.
Once frozen I’ll take it out & cut them into 1”-2” squares, so I have some “healthy” chocolate chip cookie dough “fudge” for those intense cravings.
Thank you for the AWESOME recipe ~
trudy
Natasha says
Thank you, Trudy! 💛 I’m so pleased you were able to make those alterations so you could enjoy this recipe. And making them into frozen bars is genius!
Brianna says
There is nothing "guilt free" about this. Some quick math shows that this one serving is 403 calories, 19g of fat, 57g of carbs, only 4.2g protein and over 45g of sugar. There is nothing, absolutely NOTHING guilt free about this,
Natasha says
Thanks for the feedback, Brianna. If you read the post, you would have seen that the whole idea behind this recipe is that it's portion controlled. I don't know about you, but when I bake cookies, I help myself to a much larger portion than this, and that results in me eating God knows how many calories before I even have a baked cookie. A bite here and there adds up quickly. I think you'll find that most sweetened coffee beverages, donuts, cookies, and other treats weigh in at around (and often more than) 400 calories. Not really sure what you were expecting here. I don't pack my recipes with artificial sweeteners or anything like that. If you feel guilty about eating 400 calories worth of sweets, maybe you should have a piece of fruit instead, which is totally fine too. This recipe was intended to combat cookie dough cravings without going crazy.
Joyce says
For some of us, those numbers mean absolutely nothing, and we don't care at all about them.
Thanks for being the mathematician here, but personally, if I'm having a day full of "stuff," then I'm going to eat what helps, nonsense numbers be hanged.
Amber says
I'm excited to try this. Portion control is tough for me so this amount of dough looks perfect!
Natasha says
Same here haha! Hope you like it. 🙂
Soohie says
Very good. I like it more than some other recipes. Another great substitute for flour is ground oatmeal, it works very well. 🍪
Natasha says
Glad you liked it!!
Lisa says
I've never had cookie dough before, but this looks too good to miss. I'm allergic to gluten so will make mine with coconut flour 🙂
Natasha says
Sounds good to me!! 🙂 I hope you enjoy it!!
Sarah says
Do you have to use a eclectic hand mixer to make this?
Natasha says
Hi Sarah! A few commenters noted that they did it without a mixer. It didn't go so well for me when I tried doing it by hand... but I guess it's possible haha.
Nastia says
hey! if i wanted double or four times the yield, would i just double or quadruple all of the measurements?
Natasha says
That's what I would do. Enjoy! 💛
Jill says
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.
Natasha says
I'm so happy that you enjoyed this recipe, Jill!! 🙂
Hélène says
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.
Natasha says
Haha oh well glad you still liked it 😁
Nicbo says
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!
Natasha says
Thanks, Nicole! Hope you like it! 🙂
Giselle says
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.
Natasha says
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.
Lori says
My son (and myself!) LOVE raw cookie dough! Can't wait to make for dessert tonight! Thanks for sharing!
Natasha says
Thanks, Lori! Really hope you two enjoy this. 🙂
Kaylee says
All I did was put all the ingredients into a large mug and mixed it all together and it worked great!
Natasha says
So glad to hear!
Hannah Renea Bumgarner says
Can't wait to treat myself to a little cookie dough! I feel like this would be tasty with ice cream!
Natasha says
Hope you love it, Hannah! I think it would be great on ice cream!!
Brittany says
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 🙂
Natasha says
That's an awesome idea!!
Amber says
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!
Natasha says
Thanks, Amber! 😉
Luci says
I was not impressed, the dough was to sugary and there was very little of it.
Natasha says
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.
April says
Just saw this recipe and can't wait to try it! I have three boys with an egg allergy. This will be something great to try for them. I know this recipe is meant to eat as cookie dough but how is it as a baked cookie? P.S. Chocolate chip cookies are my daughter's favorite dessert.
Natasha says
Hi April, sorry to hear about their egg allergy! I hope they love this! I have not tried this as a baked cookie. I left out ingredients such as baking powder or baking soda, and the quantity is tiny, so it would need a lot of tweaking. I think if you wanted to bake it, you'd probably be better off googling a different egg-free recipe.
Caitlin says
I loved this recipe, however it was too sweet for me. I recommend using less sugar.
Natasha says
Thanks, Caitlin! Glad you enjoyed it, and hopefully you can adjust the sugar next time so you like it even more. 💕
Nickel says
Sooooo good!!!
I added in some macadamia nuts, just for the fun of it. My son used Reesie's pieces instead of chocolate chips, it was great too!
I think the soupy one about melted the butter or maybe didn't use enough flour or something.
And we LOVE snow cream around my house. We use sweetened condensed milk in ours though & never use the first snow. I also let it snow for a good while then put a huge bowl outside to catch the "cleaner" snow. We are in the south and in the country so it's a once a year treat and we don't have smog and all that stuff like big cities. I've been eating it for 37 years and never had a issuie. Like those who love raw cookie dough or cake batter with eggs and flour. 😜
Thank you and be blessed.
Natasha says
Thanks, Nickel! Your additions sound great! Haha I like your snow cream story. 🙂
Amber says
I love snow cream toi! Pbbbt, it's a once a year treat for us, what's the harm? One of my cookbooks actually says to use a raw egg in it but I have no idea why?! I just add sugar, milk and vanilla. Sometimes chocolate syrup or other toppings. And yes, it has to be a good, deep, fluffy snow.
Natasha says
Haha agreed! 😉
Shea says
Do you have any idea what the calorie count is in this recipe ?
Natasha says
Hi Shea! I can't say exactly since ingredients do vary, but a rough estimate is around 400 calories.
Muffy says
Hi! I love the recipe, but I was wondering if u could substitute the brown sugar with anything else as I don't have any and can't really leave the kids to go to the store
Natasha says
Hi Muffy, hmmm that is a good question. Since this is raw cookie dough, I'm not really sure what would work. For baked cookies, you could sub white sugar and they'd just bake up a bit crisper, but I really don't know if it would work in cookie dough.
Shellebelle says
To sub for brown sugar, you can use white sugar, and add a little bit of molasses.
Natasha says
Thanks!
LadyMac says
You could use agave
Heather says
A few things... 1- do some people in these comments *cough cough, point* not know how to enjoy life?! 2- I didn't know I was out of chocolate chips until I was done making this so I substituted it with white chocolate chips (I hate white chocolate 😝). 3- I could totally tell this is an amazing recipe despite the chip dilemma! Definitely pinned this so I can make it properly later!
Natasha says
Hahaha thanks, Heather! I know, I had no idea cookie dough could be so controversial. I guess you can't please everyone. It's funny how some people love the recipe and others loathe it! That is too bad about the chocolate chips... hopefully you can remedy the situation soon. 😉
Sydney says
This recipe is definitely amazing. It had the texture I wanted and I definitely enjoyed it. I like that it has portion control.
Sam says
How exactly is this guilt free...? I feel guilty just reading the ingredients.
Natasha says
It's all about moderation and portion control. 🙂 When I bake cookies, I definitely sneak larger portions of the raw cookie dough than in this recipe.
Nan Helmling says
Hi Natasha. I just put a batch of this in the freezer and can't wait till it's done. I licked the spoon and the bowl so I know I'm going to LOVE it! Thanks for posting this easy, delicious treat.
Natasha says
Excellent! So happy you love it! Frozen cookie dough is soo good.
Ryla says
10/10 Thisbe was great. I did add the extra flour a small i like my dough thicker, but it was the perfect sweet fix thank you!!
Natasha says
So happy you liked it!!
Kala says
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!
Natasha says
Yay!! A pinch of salt is a great idea!
zubia Nadeem says
I have tried it and now I am eating it its so much yummy
Love u!!😘
Natasha says
Excellent! So glad you like it! 🙂
Adrianne says
Just had this as a fix for my sweet tooth. Absolutely delicious. Thanks for posting!
Natasha says
Awesome! So happy it satisfied your craving. 🙂
Natasha says
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!
Natasha says
That's good to know, Natasha! I'm so glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for the support, name twin. 😉
Rhonda says
Amazing! Recipe was perfect, turned out just like stated soft cookie dough!
Natasha says
So happy to hear that, Rhonda!
Rebecca says
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
Natasha says
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.
Tori says
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!
Brenda says
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.
Natasha says
Thank you, Brenda 🙂
Charlotte from AZ says
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!
Natasha says
No worries! And thanks so much, Charlotte! So happy you liked the recipe. 🙂
Charlotte says
Do you know if there's anyway to navigate this awesome recipe without a hand mixer?
Natasha says
Hi Charlotte, I actually did try that initially, but it ended up a crumbly mess! I'm not sure that it's possible, unfortunately.
Anna says
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!!!!
Martha says
I just melted the butter, and then mixed everything else in. It worked out! Maybe had to add a touch more flour.
katherine says
This looks amazing! and your photos + site are gorgeous <3
Natasha says
Aw thank you!!
Mary Ann | The Beach House Kitchen says
My son Casey is going to LOVE this! Portion control will definitely be a problem.
Natasha says
Haha yes, I totally struggle with that!! Hope he enjoys it! 🙂
Samantha says
I am going to try this right now! Hope it's good❤️
Natasha says
Hope you like it, Samantha! 🙂
Avery says
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?
Natasha says
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!
Jeni says
Maybe you can use ground almonds/hazelnuts/other nuts? I've never tried this, but maybe it'll work.
Brittany says
You can toast the flour in the oven to cook it first!
Anna says
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 ...
Roxy says
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. 😉
Natasha says
Great tip! Thanks.
Judy says
Toast the flour in the oven and it will be safe (350 degrees for 5-10 minutes).
Krystle Poole says
Just heat treat it by baking the flour for 10 minutes in the oven @ 350°
This also gives the cookie dough a super yummy nutty taste.
Kristen @ The Endless Meal says
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.:)
Natasha says
Excellent!! I hope you like it. 🙂