Healthy Edible Cookie Dough (Without Almond Flour)

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This recipe for Healthy Edible Cookie Dough is high-protein with no sugar, no flour, no almond flour, and no butter. Finally, you can have your cookie dough and eat it too–without any junk. Could it get any better than this?

The Best Healthy Edible Cookie Dough Recipe

Cookie dough has been a lifelong attraction to me. I have flirted with the health risks associated with raw eggs and raw flour for years–all for the sake of a delicious mouthful of cookie dough.

Little did I know that I didn’t have to take those risks. I also didn’t have to eat empty carbs.

This Healthy Edible Cookie Dough Recipe served to teach me that I could have my treat with a great amount of nutritional value thrown in.

Easy Edible Cookie Dough Recipe

To make healthy edible cookie dough, it isn’t necessary to make it super complicated. In fact, I think this recipe is rather easy. There’s no baking, no heat-treating flour, no special equipment required.

Instead, we make some simple swaps to highlight high-protein ingredients.

Edible Cookie Dough Without Flour

The first ingredient you will notice missing from this healthy edible cookie dough recipe is flour.

White flour is considered a refined carbohydrate. According to HealthLine,

Refined carbs have been stripped of almost all fiber, vitamins and minerals. For this reason, they can be considered as “empty” calories.

They are also digested quickly, and have a high glycemic index. This means that they lead to rapid spikes in blood sugar and insulin levels after meals.

If you want to pack as much nutrition into your edible protein cookie dough as possible, then subbing the flour with some other grain is an obvious good choice.

Healthy Edible Cookie Dough Without Almond Flour

Why not almond flour?

This recipe will work just fine with almond flour. However, I realize that some homes might not have almond flour on hand.

In addition, almond flour has a particular grainy texture. In contrast, the graininess of oat flour adds to the overall flavor profile of this delicious edible cookie dough–at least in my opinion.

Sugar-Free Edible Cookie Dough

Another easy swap to make edible cookie dough better for your body is to take out the refined sugar.

To do this, we use a natural sweetener: maple syrup. Honey is another natural sweetener that would work just fine in this recipe.

But, just like with the almond flour vs. oat flour situation, maple syrup adds a depth of flavor that we love to this cookie dough.

Edible Cookie Dough Recipe Without Butter

And the final ingredient we omit (although this one isn’t necessarily “bad”) is butter. In its stead, peanut butter shines in adding flavor.

Edible Protein Cookie Dough

Many of these swaps for more natural, healthy ingredients naturally lead to better protein levels. Here are the other high-protein ingredients used in this recipe:

• protein powder
• peanut butter
• organic whole milk

FAQs about Healthy Edible Cookie Dough

Is it safe to eat edible cookie dough?

While normal cookie dough is unsafe to consume raw (because of potential exposure to salmonella bacteria and E. coli bacteria), edible cookie dough is specially treated to eliminate harmful bacterial exposure. Some versions of edible cookie dough accomplish this by heat-treating all-purpose flour, whereas others simply eliminate the flour entirely in favor of almond flour, coconut flour, oat flour, or whole oats. In addition, edible cookie dough does not use raw eggs. Recipes make up for the lack of eggs in various ways–usually by using a nut butter and/or some type of milk or dairy. (Some types of edible cookie dough even call for cottage cheese!)

What is edible cookie dough made of?

Recipes for edible cookie dough vary, but typically follow this format:

• a nut butter
• some type of heat-treated flour or edible flour (almond, coconut, oat, etc.)
• an egg replacement (milk, butter, oil, etc.)
• flavoring (vanilla extract, cocoa powder, cinnamon, chocolate chunks, etc.)

How long will edible cookie dough last?

Homemade edible cookie dough is best kept in the refrigerator. In this state, it can last safely about 2 days. If you want to preserve your edible cookie dough longer, place it in a freezer-safe container or bag and freeze for up to 3 months.

How to tell if edible cookie dough is bad?

Just as you would check any other type of food to see if it has gone bad, you should check edible cookie dough with a sight and smell test before consuming if it has been a day or two since you made it. Sight: Look for mold, discoloration, extra liquid (especially cloudy white liquid), or hardened edges. Smell: Smell to see if the dough retains the original scent or if it has taken on a sour or fermented flavor.

Ingredients for Healthy Edible Cookie Dough

• 1 cup organic quick oats
• 1/4 cup unsweetened, unflavored protein powder (our favorite is Mt. Capra Grass-Fed Goat Whey Protein Powder)
• 2 Tbsp. dark chocolate cocoa powder (100% cacao)
• 1 tsp. pure vanilla extract
• 1/4 cup maple syrup
• 1/4 cup chocolate chips
• 1/4 cup natural peanut butter
• 1/4 cup organic whole milk
• Pinch of Himalayan pink salt

How to Make Healthy Edible Cookie Dough

First – In a food processor, blend together the quick oats, protein powder, and cocoa powder until the oats have formed a fine oat flour. It should look like this:

Second – In a small, microwave-safe dish or bowl, soften the peanut butter in the microwave. (This should only take a few seconds on HIGH.)

Third – Mix all the other ingredients (including the softened peanut butter) into the flour mixture until everything is fully incorporated. (You can do this in the food processor bowl or in a separate mixing bowl.)

Fourth – Chow down…and share with a friend.

How to Store Homemade Edible Cookie Dough

This recipe makes enough cookie dough to enjoy now and to save for later (or to share with a friend). (I personally cannot eat it all in one sitting!)

To keep your cookie dough safe for later consumption, you must store it in an airtight glass container in the refrigerator. It will safely keep there for a day or two. Always use your eyes and sight to “test” the dough before consuming it after it has been stored.

This dough also performs well in the freezer! Keep it there in a freezer-safe container for up to 3 months.

Variations and Additions to this Edible Chocolate Cookie Dough Recipe

After you have the basic recipe down, why not experiment by adding one (or several) of these ingredients?

• organic desiccated coconut
• chopped walnuts or pecans
• subbing the peanut butter with another nut butter (this may require additional sweetener, as peanut butter tends to be a naturally more appealing flavor and texture to many eaters)
• adding in dried fruit (dried cherries or cranberries would be especially amazing!)

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