These no bake Raw Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Bites are the perfect edible sweet snack that everyone LOVES! They take less than 5 minutes and are just 5 ingredients! Making them eggless and heating the flour make them 100% safe and 110% delicious!
Raw chocolate chip cookie dough? Give me a spoon and move over!
If you didn't enjoy sticking your finger in the cookie dough bowl as a child, were you even living? 🙂
As kids, we ignored our parents when they would tell us, "Stop eating the dough!" Why was it SO good?!
Now that were adults, we can't ignore the fact that salmonella poisoning is a thing. No it isn't common but why risk getting sick? Especially with our own kids. The good thing is that we can STILL enjoy raw cookie dough without worrying about bacteria! Yay!
In this recipe, I do two things that make cookie dough 100% safe!
I love to stash a bunch away in the freezer for a rainy day or when my sweet-craving monster comes out of it's cage. Frozen cookie dough? Heck yes!
Ingredients
Making cookie dough from scratch that is still 100% edible and safe is pretty simple. Without eggs, this recipe is just 5 simple ingredients.
Those standard cookie dough ingredients are:
- All-Purpose Flour- You can use white, wheat, or a flour substitute. Just make sure to look up the conversion for the flour you use.
- Granulated Sugar - You can use white or brown sugar, but brown sugar gives a rich, molasses flavor that is delicious in cookie dough.
- Vanilla Extract- My favorite part and is a must.
- Butter- Go with the real stuff for this recipe. It adds a lot of flavor and is worth the extra calories.
- Chocolate Chips- I recommend using MINI chocolate chips. The type of chocolate is up to you. You can use milk, semi-sweet or dark chocolate if you wish.
This recipe does not have milk, eggs or cream so you can easily swap out the butter and the chocolate chips for a vegan option!
Baking powder or baking soda is not a required ingredient. It is used to leaven or help cookies rise but since this is a NO BAKE recipe, you can leave it out!
Swaps/Substitutions/Additions
This recipe is very versatile. You can add in or swap out other ingredients if you prefer!
Additions
- Nuts to your dough like walnuts, pecans or macadamia nuts.
- Coconut flakes if you a coconut fan.
- White chocolate chips for some added flavor.
- Replace chocolate chips with M&M's. Holiday colors will make them festive!
- Rainbow sprinkles for confetti birthday cookie dough.
- Reese's Peanut Butter cups for all my Reese's lovers out there!
- Crushed Oreo cookies for fun.
- Peanut butter.
- Rolled oats and raisings for an oatmeal raisin vibe.
Substitutions
- Butter- You can substitute the butter with vegan butter or a nut butter if you wish.
- Flour- Use GF flour, almond or coconut flour instead of regular white flour. Not all flour substitutions are a 1:1 ratio swap so make sure to look it up. Coconut flour is a 1:4 ratio conversion meaning you need a lot less than normal flour.
- Sugar- You can use coconut sugar, monk fruit or another sugar replacement if your health conscious or wish to make these a bit healthier. Just look up the proper conversion for the sugar you are using as it's not always a 1:1 swap.
Instructions
Making chocolate chip cookie dough is simple.
Just add your wet ingredients to a mixer and mix until the sugar has dissolved a bit. You don't want to crunch on sugar crystals.
Tip* make sure your butter is not fully melted when adding it to your batter. Adding melted butter will make the dough super sticky and hard to roll into balls.
While waiting for your butter to cream together with the other ingredients, add your flour to a baking sheet and bake in the oven to kill any bacteria.
Add your dry ingredients to your bowl and mix until combined.
Mix in your chocolate chips BY HAND last to keep them in tact.
Finally, use a mini ice cream scoop to portion out your balls and roll using the palm of your hands. Place your rolled dough balls onto a nonstick mat or parchment paper and refrigerate until they stiffen up a bit. I like to add a few chocolate chips to the outside of my cookie dough bites so you can see the chips. This is a great tip for serving at parties!
How To Bake Flour
Raw cookie dough does require flour to be baked. Cookie dough is not unsafe, just as long as no bad bacteria exists. This is where baking our flour comes into play.
Most people don't know that flour is indeed RAW. It has not been treated to kill bacteria so you should not eat it straight out of the bag. If you do, you may get E. coli poisoning. Eeek!
Omitting the eggs and baking your flour before adding it to your dough makes cookie dough 100% safe to eat!
To make raw flour edible, you need to cook it completely. The only way to do this here is to PRE-BAKE it aka heat-treat it.
To do this, just measure out the necessary amount needed for the recipe and lay it onto a baking sheet or in a oven-safe dish. Bake at 350 degrees F for 5 minutes to kill any bacteria. You want it to reach a temperature of 160 degrees F. Wait for it too cool then add to your cookie dough and mix!
Here is a great article that talks about minimizing your risks of eating raw flour and eggs.
Serving Tips
I love eating cookie dough as is straight outta the container. BUT, cookie dough is amazing mixed into or sprinkled on top of a large bowl of vanilla ice cream. You could also add them to a milkshake and blend away!
Serving them with a cold glass of milk is the best way to enjoy them in my opinion!
Storing Tips
Store your cookie dough balls in a sealed container in the fridge for up to 1 week. You can also, freeze your cookie dough for up to 3 months in a sealed container or freezer bag! I like to eat them straight out of the freezer! 🙂
These bites are one of my favorite out of my chocolate party desserts.
FAQ's
To make cookie dough edible and safe, you need to heat treat the flour by baking it first. You also need to leave out the eggs. Eggs are not necessary if you are not baking your dough.
Use a mini ice cream scooper to scoop out no more than 1 oz. of dough. Roll the dough gently between the palms of your hands until you have round, smooth balls.
The shelf-life of cookie dough is pretty long considering there is no eggs or milk. The only thing that can go bad is the butter however if you store them in the fridge or freezer, they can last up to 3 months.
Are you looking for other easy desserts? Check these out!
Soft and thick Mocha Pudding Cookies
Mini Cornbread Muffins With Maple Syrup
Easy Chocolate Bark With Potato Chips, Pretzels and Nuts
Edible Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Bites (No Bake)
Ingredients
- 1 Stick Salted Butter, room temperature
- ½ Cup Brown Sugar
- 1 Tsp. Vanilla Extract
- 1 Cup All Purpose Flour ((or wheat))
- ½ Cup Mini Chocolate Chips ((I like semi-sweet))
Instructions
- Bake your flour on a baking sheet at 350°F for 5 minutes to kill any bacteria.
- While your waiting, mix the butter and sugar together for 2 minutes on high. It is important to use a mixer so the butter and sugar become fluffy.
- Mix in vanilla and then add in your flour (once it is cooled). *If dough is too sticky to roll into a ball, add a little more flour. (Be careful not to add too much!)
- Finally, fold in your mini chocolate chips. Mini works best for bite size balls!
- Use a mini ice cream scoop to get evenly sized balls. Then roll your balls using the palms of your hands until they are nice and smooth.You can choose to cut the balls in half before you roll them for mini versions! (That is what I did.)
- Place your bites on a flat plate or baking sheet and put them in the refrigerator to allow them to harden a bit before stashing them away together. This will keep them from sticking together!
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Recipe Notes
- Nuts to your dough like walnuts, pecans or macadamia nuts.
- Coconut flakes if you a coconut fan.
- White chocolate chips for some added flavor.
- Replace chocolate chips with M&M's. Holiday colors will make them festive!
- Rainbow sprinkles for confetti birthday cookie dough.
- Reese's Peanut Butter cups for all my Reese's lovers out there!
- Crushed Oreo cookies for fun.
- Peanut butter.
- Rolled oats and raisings for an oatmeal raisin vibe.
- Butter- You can substitute the butter with vegan butter or a nut butter if you wish.
- Flour- Use GF flour, almond or coconut flour instead of regular white flour. Not all flour substitutions are a 1:1 ratio swap so make sure to look it up. Coconut flour is a 1:4 ratio conversion meaning you need a lot less than normal flour.
- Sugar- You can use coconut sugar, monk fruit or another sugar replacement if your health conscious or wish to make these a bit healthier. Just look up the proper conversion for the sugar you are using as it's not always a 1:1 swap.
How do I shape the cookie dough without it only being a half-circle?
Roll the half circle between your palms! Watch my video to see! 🙂
Hi there 🙂 I haven't made these yet but I was curious if I could somehow add oats, for an oatmeal chocolate chip option? I'm not sure if I'd have to cut down on the flour or not. Thank you!! 🙂
Hi Meredith! You definitely could add oats if you prefer. Just keep in mind that oats typically need to absorb moisture so the texture is not tough or chewy. With that said, I would use "minute oats" so they absorb moisture as fast as possible. (A great idea is to let them sit in the brown sugar, butter and vanilla first for a minute). As for the flour, I would add that last. Once the oats sit a minute or so, gradually add flour until they are solid enough to roll into balls. If you don't feel like you need to use all the flour, don't worry about it! LMK how they turn out! 🙂
Would I be able to use almond bark instead of chocolate chip due to the fact that we ran out and I am trying to surprise mom with it?
Hi Serena, I am sure chocolate almond bark would work. Just make sure to chop it up into super small pieces similar to the size of chips.
I love this cookie dough. It’s fun to make and it’s delicious. My two girls are nuts for cookie dough so this is a perfect solution!!
Thanks so much Katherine!! So glad everyone loved it! 🙂
This recipe is deliciousssssss! My kids LOVE it.
Thank you Elena! I am so glad they enjoyed it!!
this is seriously the most irresistible dough ever!! i am non dairy so i used vegetable oil spread sticka (qnd dairy free chocolate chips) and it still tasted like the most buttery, sugary sweet, better than other doughs iv made, recipe.
Lasey, I'm so glad you liked it. It is great to know those who are dairy-free can also enjoy cookie dough!!!
I made these with my own adjustments...but I only used a little flour and did not bake the flour..is this absolutely necessary? No eggs were used...
Hi Amanda, Flour is not meant to be consumed raw. That's because it can grow bacteria in it which could be dangerous. With that said, the choice to bake it, is yours. I hope they turned out delicious!
let me tell you, these are hitting the pms spot!
Just found this recipe by accident. My husband has some issues and can't have gluten so I made them with almond flour. That made them a little grainy but oh they were so good and I calculated the number of carbs so he could fit them into his diabetes diet!! Wow!! Loved them!
Hi Jo! Yes almond flour is naturally more gritty but they are definitely a gluten free option. I am glad you enjoyed them! Thanks for you comment! 🙂
These are amazing! I made a double batch tonight with gluten free flour (my husband has Celiac Disease), and they are just as amazing as regular cookie dough. I’m so excited! Thanks for another great recipe! 😊
Aw thanks SO much Abby for trying them! I'm thrilled you liked them! Smart and easy swap with the GF flour! Thanks for the idea! 😉
My daughter is nuts for cookie dough, I need to make these!!
Who isn't?! 😉
Looks great! Can't wait to try these xo
Thank you!!
Such fun for children and your bite size pieces are great for portion control as I think they are difficult to resist!
Ohh yes! I can't wait to let Cal try them when he is older!
Such fun for children and your bite size pieces are great for portion control as I think they are difficult to resist!
Ohh yes! I can't wait to let Cal try them when he is older!
My daughter is nuts for cookie dough, I need to make these!!
Who isn't?! 😉
These raw cookie dough bites look super cute and delicious! 💞 I love a five minute recipe! Quick things are the best for busy days 😊
Thank you Gabby! I totally agree!! 🙂
These raw cookie dough bites look super cute and delicious! 💞 I love a five minute recipe! Quick things are the best for busy days 😊
Thank you Gabby! I totally agree!! 🙂
Looks great! Can’t wait to try these xo
Thank you!!