The Curious History of Edible Cookie Dough 🍪

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Snacking on cookie dough used to be an innocent perk of baking ~ lick the spoon, sneak a bite, no second thoughts. Then came the food-safety wake-up calls. First, raw eggs (Salmonella). Later, and more surprisingly, raw flour, after E. coli outbreaks in the 2000s showed that flour itself can carry harmful bacteria.

Home cooks tried heating their own flour, but the FDA has since warned that this isn’t a reliable solution. Only commercially heat-treated flour is considered truly safe to eat without baking.

For years that meant cookie dough lovers were out of luck, since this kind of flour was sold only in huge industrial bags. But not anymore. I’ve finally found it in home-baker quantities ~ and that’s what makes this truly edible cookie dough possible.

Edible Cookie Dough (the only truly safe recipe)

Edible Cookie Dough Bars

These no bake bars have a layer of chocolate over top and are just one of the many things you can make with your cookie dough. Yum.

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I have made these gf over and over. Theyre perfect and easy to make. The dough freezes well and nice to keep on hand. Thank you!

— SANDRA

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Sue Moran

I love to make delicious food, photograph it, and write about it, but mostly, I just love to EAT. Isn’t that what it’s all about? My recipes are bold and vibrant, but totally approachable ~ and my philosophy? We should all have the tools to feed ourselves well, and the confidence to cut loose a little in the kitchen. Food should be fun!

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