Every spoonful of this edible chocolate chip cookie dough leans into butter, brown sugar, and vanilla, beaten until the mixture turns pale and airy, then thickened with heat-treated flour so it holds its shape without losing its softness. The mini chocolate chips scatter through the dough evenly, giving each bite a little snap against the tender base. Serve it right away, or let it warm slightly after chilling so it turns soft and scoopable again.
Tools & Equipment
- Small baking sheet (Affiliate link is to a KitchenAid brand on Amazon)
- Large mixing bowl
- Electric mixer (hand or stand mixer in pink)
- Measuring cups and spoons
- Spatula or spoon
- Oven (so you can heat the flour enough to make it safe to eat)
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Steps + Photos to make this recipe for Edible Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough
Step 1: Preheat the oven to 350F. Spread the flour evenly on a small baking sheet so it heats through quickly and evenly. Bake for 4-5 minutes, until the flour reaches 160F, taking care not to let it brown. Set it aside and cool completely to room temperature before mixing it into the dough.
Step 2: In a large mixing bowl, use an electric mixer on medium speed to cream together the softened butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar for 2-3 minutes, until the mixture looks lighter in color and fluffy. This step helps build the soft, whipped texture that makes this homemade cookie dough scoopable.
Step 3: Add the milk, vanilla extract, and salt. Mix well until the bowl looks smooth and fully blended, with no streaks left behind. The dough base should look glossy and loosen just slightly.
Step 4: Add the cooled flour and mix just until combined. The dough will thicken quickly and pull together into a soft, spoonable mass.
Step 5: Fold in the mini semi-sweet chocolate chips until they are evenly distributed throughout the dough. Serve immediately as a sweet snack or cookie dough dessert.
Tips for Success
- This process heats the flour to 165F, an important step. But we don’t want the flour to turn brown, so remove the flour promptly after it reaches 165F. (This instant-read digital thermometer works very well)
- Let the heat-treated flour cool fully before adding it to the wet ingredients, so the butter doesn’t melt.
- You can use gluten-free flour to make this recipe GF, but you still have to heat-treat it to kill bacteria before eating or serving, about 8 minutes at 350F, which is a bit longer than all-purpose flour.
- Cream the butter and sugars for the full 2-3 minutes to keep the texture light and easy to scoop.
- Do not overmix once the flour goes in; mix only until combined.
- Mini chocolate chips allow for a bit more flexibility when rolling into balls, but you can use regular size or even chocolate chunks.
- Add your favorite cookie mix-ins, including chopped pecans or walnuts, mini M&M’s, Craisins, raisins, chocolate chunks, white chocolate chips, peanut butter chips, chopped candy bars, mini Reese’s cups, and/or Reese’s Pieces.
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Edible Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough
Ingredients
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- ½ cup 1 stick Challenge butter, softened
- ½ cup brown sugar packed
- 3 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 2 tablespoons milk
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- ¾ cup mini semi-sweet chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F.
- Spread the flour out evenly on a small baking sheet. Bake at 350F for 4-5 minutes until the flour reaches 165F (do not allow the flour to get brown). Use a meat thermometer since you can't eyeball it. Remove from the oven and set aside to cool to room temperature.
- In a large mixing bowl, use an electric mixer on medium speed to cream together the butter, brown sugar and granulated sugar until light and fluffy, about 2-3 minutes or so.
- Add the milk, vanilla, and salt and mix well.
- Add in the cooled flour and mix just until the ingredients are all combined. Fold in the chocolate chips.
- Serve immediately by the spoonful, in cones, on pop sticks, or as rolled balls of dough.
Notes
- The cookie dough can be stored in the refrigerator for up to a week or the freezer for up to three months.
- I think this edible cookie dough tastes best when it comes to room temperature, but there’s no such thing as “the wrong way” with this recipe. Try frozen cookie dough balls for a summer treat.
- Add any mix-ins you like: mini M&M’s, Craisins, raisins, chocolate chunks, white chocolate chips, peanut butter chips, chopped candy bars, mini Reese’s cups, Reese’s Pieces, etc.
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The bottom line
This edible chocolate chip cookie dough is a straightforward no-bake dessert in spirit, even with the brief step of heating the flour first: butter is creamed with brown sugar until airy, milk and vanilla loosen the mixture, and the flour settles in to make a dough that is soft but structured. The mini chocolate chips bring a steady bittersweet crunch, and the whole bowl keeps well enough to make ahead for a weeknight sweet snack or an easy dessert dip. Let it sit at room temperature before serving, and spoon it into small bowls.
