Edible Peanut Butter Cookie Dough Recipe (2024)

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Published on August 7, 2022 - Updated on August 15, 2022 by Chahinez 4 Comments

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This edible peanut butter cookie dough recipe is made with only a handful of ingredients to create an egg-less safe-to-eat sweet treat that you need in your recipe book!

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This is the best peanut butter edible cookie dough recipe ever!

This one goes out to all my peanut butter fans. A simple yet delicious peanut butter cookie dough with the perfect amount of mix-ins your heart desires.

Of course, you can play around with what you want and don’t want in your safe-to-eat cookie dough, but we’ll talk about that too in a bit!

Since we are often told that regular cookie dough isn’t safe to eat, I think it is extremely wise to have an edible cookie dough that is actually safe to eat because it will always come in so handy! Especially when that late-night sweet tooth hits!

Why do you need to make this recipe!

  • This raw cookie dough recipe doesn’t use raw eggs, making it perfect for those following an eggless diet.
  • It is also safe to eat thanks to the heat-treated flour.
  • This cookie dough comes together in about 5 minutes or less.
  • It is the perfect no-bake dessert to avoid turning your oven on during the hot summer months.
  • This is a great recipe to make with children or for teenagers to make alone as well!
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Ingredients for this safe-to-eat peanut butter cookie dough.

Here are the simple ingredients you will need to make this recipe. Make sure to scroll down to the recipe card for the full detailed ingredient measurements.

  • Creamy peanut butter- Make sure to steer clear from the creamy natural peanut butter and instead use something like the Skippy or Jif brands.
  • Butter- You can use softened salted or unsalted butter.
  • Imperial Sugar brown sugar & granulated sugarUse a mix of sugars to get the flavor and texture just right!
  • Vanilla extract This will add extra depth of flavor.
  • Heavy cream- This is used in place of the egg.
  • Heat-treated flour – Regular flour or All purpose flour works great for this.
  • Salt- To balance out the sweetness.
  • Reese’s peanut butter cups
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Why Imperial Sugar?

I found that imperial sugar has some of the best sugar for edible cookie dough. The brown sugar is soft and moist while the granulated sugar is fine and mixes in perfectly.

Optional mix-in ideas

  • chocolate chips
  • peanut butter chips
  • Candied nuts
  • mini white chocolate chips
  • mini marshmallows

How to make eggless peanut butter cookie dough?

This is how you can make this pb cookie dough. Make sure to scroll down to the recipe card for the full detailed instructions!

  1. Cream the butter, peanut butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar together until smooth.
  2. Mix in the vanilla extract and heavy cream until combined.
  3. Fold in the heat-treated flour and salt
  4. Mix in chopped-up Reese’s PB cups, scoop with an ice cream scoop and
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Frequently asked questions – FAQ

How to heat treat flour?

  • Bake the flour at 350F for 5 minutes before letting it cool then using it in your edible cookie dough recipe is a must. This technique will eliminate any harmful bacteria that could be in the flour.
  • Microwave the AP flour in a microwave-safe bowl in 30-second intervals until it reaches 165F. About 1 minute and 15-30 seconds. Stir in between every time.

Is this a small batch recipe?

Yes! This eggless cookie dough recipe makes a smaller amount of cookie dough but definitely more than just a single serving.

It is perfect if you enjoy baking or throwing together smaller portions to get to try more recipes more regularly.

How to store it for later?

Store in an air-tight container in the fridge for up to 1 week.

Can you freeze edible cookie dough?

Yes! Freeze in an air-tight container for up to 2 months.

Thank in the fridge overnight once you’re ready to enjoy it or let it thaw on the countertop for an hour or so.

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Edible peanut butter cookie dough recipe with Reese’s

This edible peanut butter cookie dough recipe is the perfect no bake sweet treat packed with all the peanut butter cups your heart desires.

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Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Servings 4 servings

Calories 278 Calories

Ingredients

Instructions

  • In a medium or small bowl, cream the peanut butter, butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar together until combined.

  • Add in the vanilla extract, and heavy cream and mix to combine. Fold in the flour and salt, then the chopped Reese's peanut butter cup candies. Enjoy or store in the fridge.

Nutrition

Calories: 278CaloriesCarbohydrates: 29gProtein: 5gFat: 16gSaturated Fat: 7gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 6gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 21mgSodium: 391mgPotassium: 124mgFiber: 2gSugar: 14gVitamin A: 258IUVitamin C: 0.04mgCalcium: 62mgIron: 1mg

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  1. Wendy

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    I added In mini Reese’s pieces I found with in the ice cream topping isle and then used as a filling for a brownie roll. My husband is in heaven!

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    • Chahinez

      OMG Genius! Enjoy!

      Reply

  2. Laura

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    Love this recipe! Easy ingredients, already on-hand, no special trip to the grocery store. Beautiful photos – I can tell it took time to style and put this together to make nice pictures.

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    • Chahinez

      It sure did but it’s always worth it! Thank you so much Laura!

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FAQs

What is the difference between cookie dough and edible cookie dough? ›

Cookie dough is an uncooked blend of cookie ingredients. While cookie dough is normally intended to be baked into individual cookies before eating, edible cookie dough is made to be eaten as is, and usually is made without eggs to make it safer for human consumption.

Why can't you bake edible cookie dough? ›

We do not recommend baking our Bite-Sized Edible Cookie Dough [flavor/products]. It does not contain eggs or leavening agents, which are key ingredients in developing texture and lift in baked cookies. (If needed) Exposure to high oven temperatures will cause the product to liquefy and possibly burn.

Why is my peanut butter cookie dough falling apart? ›

Dry – “Dry” or “Crumbly” dough is a product of over-mixing or using too much of any ingredient during the mixing process. This can be reversed by adding one to two tablespoons of liquid (water, milk or softened butter) to your mix.

What are the ingredients in Reese's peanut butter cookie dough? ›

Ingredients. Enriched Flour Bleached (wheat flour, niacin, iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), Sugar, Reese's Peanut Butter (peanuts, sugar, monoglycerides, peanut oil, salt, molasses, corn starch), Water, Palm Oil, Canola Oil, Molasses. Contains 2% or less of: Eggs, Salt, Baking Soda, Artificial Flavor ...

Why is my edible cookie dough chewy? ›

Milk: In place of eggs, milk helps to make the cookie dough "chewy."

Can you get sick from eating too much edible cookie dough? ›

It's not easy to resist the temptation to taste that raw cookie dough. But that's not a safe thing to do. Raw cookie dough contains uncooked flour and eggs. These have the potential to cause food poisoning and bacterial infections like salmonella.

What happens if you don t heat treat flour for edible cookie dough? ›

What many people don't know, however, is that raw eggs are not the only threat in raw cookie dough. Raw flour can contain bacteria like E.coli, which is not something to mess around with! Heat treating the flour beforehand kills off any bacteria without hurting any of the flavor, and it only takes a few minutes to do.

Is it safe to eat raw flour in edible cookie dough? ›

Eating raw flour or batter made with raw flour is not a safe practice, as this raw flour has not been processed to eliminate pathogens, such as salmonella, e. coli and other pathogens.

What happens if you don't chill peanut butter cookie dough? ›

Why You Need to Chill Your Cookie Dough. For starters, chilling prevents cookies from spreading out too quickly once they're in the oven. If you use a higher fat butter (like Kerrygold), chilling your dough is absolutely essential. Popping your dough in the fridge allows the fats to cool.

Why are peanut butter cookies so dry? ›

Why are my cookies dry and crumbly? This is most likely a classic case of using too much flour. It's crucial to properly measure the flour in this recipe, as even 1 extra tablespoon of flour can completely change the structure of the cookies. You also might have over baked them!

Why is my peanut butter cookie dough oily? ›

If you've had this happen to you, odds are you made one of two mistakes: either you didn't allow the ingredients to thoroughly mix during the creaming process or you didn't allow the dough to rest enough before baking. Watch the video below to see how both these mistakes happen and how to fix them.

Why are there lines on peanut butter cookies? ›

Why Do You Put Fork Lines in Peanut Butter Cookies? Our Test Kitchen experts say the fork lines are there to help peanut butter cookies cook more evenly.

Why is my peanut butter cookie dough runny? ›

Why is My Dough Runny? Kind of like how crumbly dough is usually because there's too much of the dry ingredients, runny cookie dough comes from having too much of the liquid ingredients.

Can you add peanut butter to premade sugar cookie dough? ›

Sugar cookie dough mix provides many dessert options. You can enjoy your sugar cookies plain, frost them or mix in an ingredient such as peanut butter, nuts or chocolate chips to change the flavor and texture.

Is store bought cookie dough edible? ›

Not all cookie dough is safe to eat before baking it. Both the flour and the egg ingredients should be cooked for food safety reasons. What makes Pillsbury's refrigerated cookie and brownie doughs ready to eat raw? We use heat treated flour and pasteurized eggs so you can now safely enjoy our cookie dough baked or raw.

Why do people eat edible cookie dough? ›

Less Guilt Than Cookies

Unlike commercial cookies, where it is not uncommon for one convenience store cookie to contain over 400 calories!! Edible cookie dough lets you indulge in the sweet cookie taste with less guilt than grabbing for those cookies. Less guilt is also had by the non-bakers among us.

Can you eat flour in edible cookie dough? ›

Heat-treating is a simple step to ensure that your flour is completely safe to consume in recipes that do not require any further cooking or baking. All you need to do is bake the flour in a 350℉ oven for about 5 minutes to kill any bacteria that may be present in the raw flour.

Is Nestle Toll House cookie dough safe to eat raw? ›

Nestlé Toll House has rolled out a line of edible cookie dough made without raw eggs so it's safe to eat straight from the pint. A representative for Nestlé told INSIDER that the brand's new "Edible Cookie Dough" is available in two flavors: "Chocolate Chip" and "Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Monster."

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