Who doesn't love to eat cookie dough? Especially when it's oatmeal raisin, eggless, and safe to eat! Made with naturally sweet raisins, this Oatmeal Raisin Edible Cookie Dough is quick, easy to make, and requires no oven! It can be eaten as a topping on ice cream or yogurt, as a fruit dip, on its own as a snack or dessert with a glass of milk, or added to the school lunch bag.
This edible oatmeal cookie dough can even be made into fun shapes for little ones to eat. Bigger kids can even make it themselves (my teenage daughter makes her own edible cookie dough).
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"This was so good! Tastes exactly like oatmeal cookie dough. The ratio of butter to sugar to flour and oats was right on!!!" ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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💭Difference between edible cookie dough and raw cookie dough
Whenever I ate cookie dough as a kid, I knew I was pretty much taking my life into my own hands. Unfortunately, this safe edible cookie dough recipe didn't exist back then. It's comforting to know that I can safely eat cookie dough now, and my kids can enjoy it too! So, you may wonder, what's the difference between raw and edible cookie dough?
🥘Ingredients
Although most ingredients found in edible cookie dough and traditional cookie dough are the same, there are a few differences. First, there are no eggs in edible cookie dough because raw eggs present a danger of Salmonella infection. Second uncooked flour is not safe to eat either, as it can contain harmful bacteria that can make you very sick. Therefore, it's necessary to heat-sterilize the flour by cooking it. You can either bake the flour for a short time or simply microwave it, as I have outlined in the recipe instructions (in the recipe card).
Go ahead... play with your food!
This eggless cookie dough is not only safe, but it's also delicious and FUN! Kids can play around with it, cut it into shapes, and even build things, like snowmen. It’s like edible Play-Doh you can eat, but obviously so much tastier! What they make is only limited by their imaginations...
And for the tweens and teens, the fun is in not only eating the cookie dough, but in the making it! It's easy to make and there is no oven required.
📖 Variations & Substitutions
But the fun doesn’t doesn’t stop there! Not only can you play with this cookie dough, but you can also use it as a topping on ice cream or yogurt (with a cherry on top!) Everything's better with a cherry on top.
- Raisins: You can use any type of raisin- California raisins, Sunalta (also known as golden raisins) Thompson, or black raisins
- Instant oats: Do NOT substitute instant oats for quick oats, as they are much finer in texture, and therefore behave more like flour instead of oatmeal in baking.
- Old-fashioned oats: if you want to make quick oats from old-fashioned oats, you can use a food processor to make ground oats - find directions HERE
- Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough: simply replace the raisins with chocolate chips - you can use dark chocolate chips, semi-sweet or milk chocolate chips
- Dairy-free - my daughter is lactose intolerant so she makes this with vegan margarine (Becel), but you can make it with homemade vegan butter instead
And if you want to get your kids to eat more fruit, I recommend serving this edible oatmeal cookie dough as a dip with fruit. Try it with apple slices- it's a match made in heaven!
Seriously.... they won't be able to get enough apples!~
Oatmeal Raisin Cookies are the best, but oatmeal raisin cookie dough is even better! So, if you’re looking for a safe, fun, easy, and most importantly, delicious snack or dessert for kids and adults of all ages, this recipe is for you.
👪 Serving size
This Edible Oatmeal Cookie Dough makes 12 servings (about 3 tablespoons each). However, you can half, double, or triple the recipe by clicking on the serving number and selecting the number of servings you'd like. The ingredient quantities will automatically adjust.
🍽Equipment
You will need an electric mixer, large mixing bowls, a spatula, and a large spoon. You will also need a microwave or oven. A cookie scoop is optional. *See the recipe card for recommended equipment links and photos
🌡️Storage
Store leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for 4-5 days. You can freeze it in a freezer-safe Ziploc bag for up to 4 months.
This Oatmeal Raisin Edible Cookie Dough is sure to become a family favorite! However, if you're really in the mood for baking, then give my Easy Oatmeal Raisin Cookie Recipe a try!
So, if you are having a cookie dough craving, you'll love this edible raw cookie dough!
📋 Oatmeal Raisin Edible Cookie Dough Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 cup quick rolled oats
- ½ cup unsalted butter softened (at room temperature)
- ⅔ cup brown sugar packed
- 5 teaspoon milk I use 1 % milk - add more or less to get the texture you prefer. It will depend on how dry it is where you live and/or how creamy you like the dough
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ⅔ cup raisins
Instructions
- Mix flour and oats together and microwave for 1 minute and 15 seconds, taking the mixture out and stirring at 15 second intervals. Cool. (See NOTES for oven method)
- Add cinnamon to oat and flour mixture.
- In a separate bowl, beat butter and sugar together with vanilla until creamy.
- Mix dry ingredients into butter/sugar mixture and beat together for 30 seconds, scraping the sides. Next, add milk by the teaspoon until you get a cookie dough texture. Remember, the amount of milk you add will depend on where you live/how dry it is and your texture preference.
- Fold in raisins.
- If too crumbly, add a little more milk until you get the texture you prefer.
- *Leftover cookie dough should be refrigerated in a covered container.
Kristen
Who doesn't love a good edible cookie dough. My husband will love this as Oatmeal raising cookies are his absolute favorite!
Terri Gilson
That's great, Kristen! enjoy 🙂
NANCY
these looks so sinful! Need it right now
Terri Gilson
Eating it is only 10 minutes away!
Vanessa
Fantastic idea...and much safer than eating raw cookie dough (which I really need to stop doing - Yikes!).
Shelby
So simple, minimal ingredients and a killer way to curb a craving!