Say hello to your favorite classic cookie dough in an edible form... No Bake Cookie Dough Bites are calling your name! They're made with just 8 simple ingredients, are safe-to-eat since they are eggless and use heat-treated flour, and are the sweetest, coziest bites of fun!
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Why You'll LOVE This Recipe
- safe-to-eat with an eggless base and heat-treated flour
- the classic cookie dough flavor you know and love
- easy to make with just 8 simple ingredients
- quick, 25-minute recipe
Ingredients
- Unsalted Butter: You’ll use softened butter as the base in this recipe. Try to use unsalted so that you can control the flavor!
- Light Brown Sugar & Granulated Sugar: Both sugars work together to add sweetness and impact the texture of the dough.
- Milk: Milk smoothens the dough to make it creamy.
- Vanilla Extract: Vanilla extract rounds out the flavor of the cookie dough.
- All Purpose Flour: You’ll heat treat flour before mixing it into the dough. Read “Heat Treating Flour” below for more information.
- Salt: Salt brings out sweetness and enhances the taste.
- Mini Chocolate Chips: What's chocolate chip cookie dough without chocolate chips? Mini chips allow for better chocolate distribution throughout the dough!
Step by Step Process
STEP 1: To start, heat-treat your flour in the microwave in 45 second increments or in the oven at 350 degrees for about 10 minutes. Read “How to Heat-Treat Flour” below for more information.
STEP 2: In a large bowl with a hand mixer or in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, beat room temperature butter, light brown sugar, and granulated sugar together on high speed until smooth.
STEP 3: Add the milk and vanilla extract to the bowl and mix on medium speed until combined.
STEP 4: Then, pour heat treated all purpose flour and salt to the bowl. Beat on low speed until you see the dry ingredients disappear into the dough.
STEP 5: Pour chocolate chips into the dough if desired and mix until dispersed. Then, store in the fridge, tightly covered, or in an airtight container, for up to 6 days.
How To Heat-Treat Flour
You will heat-treat flour to kill off the bacteria to make these cookie dough balls edible. Though it is an extra step in the process, it’s better to be safe than sorry!
You can heat-treat the flour in the:
Microwave: You can place the flour in a microwave-safe bowl in 45 second increments. Stir between each increment to allow for even heating. Heat until the flour reaches 165 degrees Fahrenheit throughout.
Oven: Preheat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Sprinkle flour on a baking sheet with a lip. Bake for about 10 minutes, until the flour reaches 165 degrees Fahrenheit. Stir as the flour is baking.
Frequently Asked Questions
Classic cookie dough is not always safe to eat because it contains eggs and the flour which can carry very harmful bacteria. However, this cookie dough is edible and safe to eat since it's egg free and uses heat-treated flour.
Heat treating flour is when you heat flour to at least 165 degrees Fahrenheit to kill off any potential bacteria. You can do this in the microwave or the oven.
I would not recommend baking this dough into cookies, as there is no leavening agent incorporated! Without a leavening agent like baking powder or baking soda, these cookies would fall flat, would spread, and would probably be very underwhelming.
Additions
The beauty of this edible cookie dough recipe is that it is a fabulous base for tons of different additions! You are more than welcome to add whatever toppings and mix-ins your heart desires! Here are a few fun ideas:
- white chocolate chips
- crushed candy pieces (M&Ms, Reese's, Snickers... anything!)
- sprinkles
- pecans, peanuts, walnuts, or other nuts
- dried fruit
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No Bake Cookie Dough Bites
- Prep Time: 25 minutes
- Total Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Cookie Dough, Edible Cookie Dough, No Bake
- Method: No-Bake
- Cuisine: American
Description
Say hello to your favorite classic cookie dough in an edible form… No Bake Cookie Dough Bites are calling your name! They’re made with just 8 simple ingredients, are safe-to-eat since they are eggless and use heat-treated flour, and are the sweetest, coziest bites of fun!
Ingredients
- ½ cup (110g) unsalted butter, room temperature
- ½ cup (120g) light brown sugar, packed
- ⅓ cup (70g) granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 ½ tablespoons (22g) milk
- 1 ¼ cup (175g) all purpose flour, heat treated
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup (90g) mini chocolate chips
Instructions
- Heat-treat flour in the microwave in 45 second increments, stirring between each round or in the oven for about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Temperature of the flour should be 165 degrees Fahrenheit throughout. Allow flour to cool and sift before using for best results.
- In the bowl of your stand mixer or in a large bowl with an electric mixer, cream room temperature butter, light brown sugar, and granulated sugar until light and creamy. This should be about 3 minutes of mixing.
- Add vanilla extract and milk to the mixture, and beat until smooth and combined.
- Add the heat-treated flour and salt to the batter. Scrape down the sides of the bowl as necessary. Fold in mini chocolate chips and other mix-ins as desired.
- Roll dough into 1-tablespoon balls. Top with additional chocolate chips or other mix-ins. Place balls on a piece of parchment paper and freeze for 10 minutes. Store tightly covered, in an airtight container, or individually wrapped in cling wrap in the fridge for up to 6 days or in the freezer for up to 4 months.
Notes
Heat-Treating Flour: Heat treating flour is when you heat flour to at least 165 degrees Fahrenheit to kill off any potential bacteria. You can do this in the microwave or the oven- both instructions are provided. This process makes this dough edible and safe-to-eat.
Unsalted Butter: If needed, salted butter can be used if you leave out the salt in the recipe. You can also use vegetable shortening in this recipe instead of butter, though the flavor of the dough will not be as prominent!
Milk: You can use any milk you have on hand- 1%, 2%, whole, coconut, almond… whatever you need to use! You can even use heavy whipping cream! If you do use a milk like coconut or almond, your cookie dough flavor will slightly differ!
Keywords: No-Bake Cookie Dough, Cookie Dough Bites, Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough
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