This raw cookie dough recipe is completely safe to eat – no eggs or flour!
Eggless Raw Cookie Dough Recipe
Who hasn’t eaten raw cookie dough at least once in their life?
Who hasn’t snuck bites of unbaked dough while making cookies or broken off pieces of cookie dough to stir into vanilla ice cream?
And who hasn’t ever left the eggs out of their favorite chocolate chip cookie recipe and eaten the dough with a spoon?
Apparently it’s not a secret how much I ♥ cookie dough.
On Tuesday, the FDA came out with a new statement cautioning people not to eat raw cookie dough, and my phone quickly proceeded to blow up with texts and emails – Four friends, my sister, and my mother all sent me a link to the article.
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After a recent outbreak of E. coli traced back to General Mills flours, the FDA now cautions against eating raw cookie dough–even if it is eggless–because of possible pathogens in raw flour.
What is a cookie dough lover to do???
Thankfully, this egg-free &Â flourless cookie dough recipe exists.
If you’ve been reading my blog for a while, chances are you’ve heard of the famous Chickpea Cookie Dough Dip.
Today’s raw cookie dough recipe is similar to that dip, except this time I’ve made it even healthier and have revised the recipe to be refined-sugar-free as well.
Aside from being eggless and flourless, it can also be vegan, grain-free, and gluten-free.
No need to give up cookie dough completely – You can have your cookie dough and eat it too!
When it comes to eating cookie dough that does contain flour, I feel similarly to many other commenters who aren’t quite sure where they stand. So many other raw foods can also harbor bacteria.
Do these new guidelines set a precedent that means we ought to give up eating foods such as raw spinach, too?
But since I’m not certified to offer nutrition advice, I will simply leave you with this shockingly-just-like-real-cookie-dough recipe, to devour any time you crave cookie dough.
Eat it with a spoon, spread it on a banana or Healthy Banana Bread, use it as a dip for strawberries or graham crackers, or spread it over a batch of homemade Vegan Brownies, to make COOKIE DOUGH brownies!
And yes, you can totally bake this raw cookie dough into actual cookies.
Or if you can’t decide between raw cookie dough and baked cookie dough, I highly recommend checking out my recipe for Deep Dish Cookie Pie, because it tastes like eating unbaked cookie dough in the form of a pie.
So, pretty much the best thing ever.
Raw Cookie Dough Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 can or 1 1/2 cups cooked chickpeas or white beans
- 2 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup almond butter, or allergy-friendly sub
- 1/2 cup pure maple syrup, honey, or agave
- 1/4 cup + 1 tbsp quick oats or flaxmeal
- scant 1/4 tsp salt
- heaping 1/8 tsp baking soda (this gives a cookie dough flavor)
- 1/3 cup to 1/2 cup chocolate chips
InstructionsÂ
- Drain beans, rinse extremely well, and pat dry. Process all ingredients except chips in a strong food processor until completely smooth. Stir in chips. (Some readers say a blender works, but try that at your own risk, as the taste and texture will be much better in a food processor.) Cover leftovers and store in the fridge.View Nutrition Facts
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Thank you for explaining the presence of the baking soda! I was always wondering why it was in the cookie dough dip. :o)
Definitely going to try this!
So, I made this and it was almost like cookie soup. I dried the beans well, and it came together like dough, until I added the liquid maple syrup. Does it require refrigeration or is it supposed to be more like a dip than a dough?
Hi, it should definitely not be soup – it has close to the exact texture of cookie dough. Did you use the same amount of beans that would be in the canned version? Any other substitutions?
My best friend is coming over tonight after a brutal break-up and I have wine handy, but what is better than some comfort food like cookie dough that won’t pack on the pounds? YES! Making this!!!
You’re a good friend !
I made this today and it was yummy! Reminded me of the chickpea blondies. I made them into cookies and they were sooooo good. Will definitely make again
This looks so yummy! I’ve always loved the idea of eating chocolate chip cookie dough raw, but I can’t say it’s something I’ve actually done all that much. Thanks for the recipe 🙂
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I made a huge batch yesterday (using chickpeas). Already ate half of it with a spoon, even tried to microwave some in a mug like a mug cookie (it was delicious)… I was wondering how I could use the remaining dough to make baked cookies : cooking time and temperature ? Will the cookies hold themselves or fall apart ? Please excuse my poor english, I’m French 😉
I’d like to know how to bake these too please!
Just use Katie’s white bean blondie recipe. Or the deep dish cookie pie.
This is genius!
I am sure I’ve said I adore your recipes, Katie. I couldn’t wait to make this – and I did. Just posted it on Instagram tagging you. It is delicious! I used peanut butter as it was available. My folks just can’t believe it is chickpeas! Hahahah. Will have to try baking it another time because – no dough left! <3 Thank you! I have made it my life's mission to try every recipe you post! So far, fantastic.
Dear Katie,
What is the difference between this raw cookie dough recepie and the healthy cookie dough dip? Trying to decide which to make. Thank you!
It looks as though the raw cookie dough has less sugar and is refined sugar free.
I really wanted to like this, but it tasted gross! I rinsed the chickpeas really really well too!
I really really wanted to like it, too, yet was afraid to end up like you did… But then it turned out great! Don’t know whether or not this might have helped remove any unwanted flavour but, just in case, I removed all the transparent chickpea skins before blending.
Thank you for the recipe, Katie!
Great idea!
This looks delicious! I love how there is no raw egg or flour.. perfect solution to that cookie dough craving without the fear of consuming raw foods!