This easy edible sugar cookie dough is the perfect rich, buttery, delicious treat! It is made with simple pantry friendly ingredients and comes together in minutes.
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This edible sugar cookie dough is the BEST safe-to-eat cookie dough. In addition to the buttery, sweet flavor, it is studded with fun and delicious sprinkles and add ins!
Everyone loves to sneak a taste of cookie dough. I created this edible sugar cookie dough recipe so that it’s safe to enjoy right out of the bowl!
If you love cookie dough, try these Cookie Dough Brownies, Biscoff Cookie Dough and Edible Brownie Batter.
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Why This Recipe Works
- No need to form or bake the cookies. Enjoy this eggless sugar cookie dough straight out of the mixing bowl!
- This buttery, perfectly sweet cookie dough is incredibly delicious!
- It’s quick to whip up. This recipe can be made in minutes with just 6 basic pantry ingredients!
- Add any extra add ins you like. M&Ms, sprinkles, chocolate chips, chopped chocolate are all yummy possibilities!
- This cookie dough is safe to eat. It’s made without eggs and with heat treated flour.
Ingredients
Below are notes about some of the ingredients.
- Butter: Use room temperature butter. I prefer unsalted butter, but salted butter works too.
- Granulated Sugar: This is an edible cookie dough recipe without brown sugar. It is made with granulated sugar.
- Milk: Milk gives this cookie dough its creamy texture.
- Flour: I recommend all-purpose flour. The flour is heat treated to kill any possible bacteria in the flour. Heat treating can be done in the microwave or oven. See instructions in the recipe card.
- Salt: A pinch of salt brings out the flavor and balance out a little of the sweetness.
See recipe card below for full list of ingredients.
Substitutions & Variations
- Sprinkles are optional, but recommended. They add pops of color and fun! Use rainbow, Christmas, or any type of sprinkles you like!
- For an extra decadent treat, use heavy cream in place of milk.
- Salted butter can be used in place of unsalted butter. If you use salted butter, you most won’t need to add any salt.
- Although not traditional in sugar cookies, M&Ms are a fun add-in to this cookie dough!
Instructions
Step 1: Heat treat the flour. Heat treating the flour is a precautionary step to kill off any existing bacteria. This step is optional but recommended.
Spread the flour on a large parchment paper lined baking sheet and put it in a 350 F oven for 5 minutes. You can also microwave the flour in a bowl in the microwave for 90 seconds.
Step 2: Cream the butter and sugar. In a large mixing bowl, use an electric mixer to cream the butter and sugar.
Step 3: Add dry ingredients. Add the flour and salt and beat until incorporated.
Step 4: Add milk or cream. Add the milk or cream 1 tablespoon at a time until you get the desired consistency.
Step 5: Add sprinkles and/or chocolate chips. Stir in any add ins you like!
Step 6: Enjoy! Enjoy this edible cookie dough out of the mixing bowl, in individual bowls, or scooped into balls.
Recipe FAQs
No. You should heat treat the flour, but the dough does not need to be baked.
This cookie dough is safe to eat because there are no eggs and the flour is heat treated. Heat treating the flour is a precautionary step to kill off any existing bacteria. This step is optional but recommended.
Store leftover edible sugar cookie dough in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 5 days. Allow refrigerated cookie dough to soften at room temperature for a few minutes before serving. To freeze, form leftover cookie dough into balls. Wrap with plastic wrap and store in a large freezer bag for for up to 2 months.
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Edible Sugar Cookie Dough
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter room temperature
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 cup all purpose flour heat treated (see recipe)
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1-2 tablespoons heavy cream or whole milk
- sprinkles rainbow or Christmas colored, optional
- mini chocolate chips optional*
Instructions
- Heat treating the flour.** Preheat oven to 350 F. Spread the flour evenly on a baking sheet lined with parchment. Bake 5 minutes. Alternatively, you can microwave the flour in a bowl and microwave for 90-120 seconds. Allow to cool.
- In a large bowl or in the bowl of an electric mixer, cream the sugar and butter on medium for about a minute until combined and light and fluffy. Add the vanilla.
- Turn the mixer on low and add gradually add the flour and salt until combined. Add the milk or cream until cookie dough is the consistency you like.
- Stir in chocolate chips and/or sprinkles, if using. Enjoy!
Notes
Nutrition
Please note that nutritional values are created by an online calculator and should only be used as an estimate.
Karin
Any chance you have a nice creamy edible chocolate chip dough recipe?
Natalie
Yes I do! Check out my chocolate chip cookie dough blizzard recipe or cookie dough brownies recipe 🙂
Barbara Ward
Must confess-I eat cookie dough when making cookies. Now I can make these! No need to bake & I can eat the dough!
Natalie
It’s so hard to resist eating cookie dough but great to know there is a safer and easier alternative to eating raw cookie dough! Hope you enjoy this edible sugar cookie dough! XO -Natalie