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Gluten-free Edible Cookie Dough

Modified: Aug 15, 2025 by Meeta Arora · 8 Comments

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Edible Cookie Dough in a bowl

Nothing says childhood comfort food more than licking the spoon of cookie dough while baking. Look no further because I've you covered with the ultimate no-bake treat with this gluten-free edible cookie dough!

Gluten-free edible cookie dough in a bowl surrounded by more chocolate chips and a glass of cold milk.

Who loves cookie dough? My husband is completely obsessed with cookie dough that whenever we make cookies, he is always the one to lay claim to being able to lick the beater clean. Granted, our oldest is usually there right behind him, trying to steal it away, too, lol. So what is it about this simple little dough that tastes so good anyway? Well, I mean, hello, the dough does lead to delicious cookies once baked, but somehow the uncooked dough always has a place all by itself.

That's why I decided there needed to be just a gluten-free edible cookie dough around our house for my little cookie dough monsters to enjoy without me worrying about them possibly getting sick. On the plus side, it also left me more dough to make gluten-free cookies out of, haha.

Watch How to Make Gluten-free Edible Cookie Dough

Is cookie dough safe to eat?

People often associate getting sick from cookie dough with the raw eggs in the batter. There is no worry about that in this edible cookie dough because there are no eggs.

Over the recent years, there have been warnings about getting sick from consuming raw flour to help with this; we are doing super simple toasting of the flours to make sure that it is safe to eat. Because we don't want to get sick from the delicious gluten-free edible cookie dough, trust me, you'll want to eat it all.

Ingredients to make gluten-free edible cookie dough

  • Butter or Palm Shortening Oil to make this a gluten-free, dairy-free edible cookie dough.
  • Brown Sugar
  • Gluten-free All-Purpose Flour - I use King Author 1:1 flour.
  • Vanilla
  • Salt
  • Milk - You can use dairy-free milk like coconut milk.
  • Chocolate Chips - Check and make sure you are using gluten-free chocolate chips.
Edible cookie dough ingredients laid out including butter, brown sugar, gluten-free flour, salt, vanilla and chocolate chips.

How to make gluten-free edible cookie dough

  1. Toast the flours.
  2. Cream the butter, and sugar.
  3. Add the flour and salt to the sugar mixture.
  4. Mix the vanilla and milk.
  5. Fold in the chocolate chips.
Steps for making edible cookie dough starting with toasting the flours. Then creaming the butter and sugar together. Next adding in the flour and salt. Then folding in the vanilla and milk. Finally folding in the chocolate chips.

Edible Cookie Dough Faq

How long does edible cookie dough last?

Edible cookie dough is best if stored in a container in the fridge. It will last about a week in the refrigerator.

Can edible cookie dough be frozen?

Yes, this edible cookie dough can be frozen for up to two months. I suggest making small balls and popping them into a container in the freezer so it's easier to eat when you want it.

Can you make dairy-free edible cookie dough?

Make this edible cookie dough dairy-free, swap out the butter for either palm shortening or a dairy-free butter alternative. I also like to use Enjoy Life Chocolate chips, which are dairy-free.

Can you bake edible cookie dough?

While you could, I don't recommend it. This cookie dough lacks leavening ingredients, and it will not yield a soft and chewy cookie.

Do NOT SKIP toasting the flours.

This will help to cook out any potential bacteria issues that may be present in the flours. Skipping this step could cause the person eating it to get sick from the possible bacteria.

Edible cookie dough being eaten by the spoonful.

How do you toast flour in the oven?

  1. Preheat your oven to 325 degrees.
  2. Spread your flour onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper and bake it for 5-8 minutes.
  3. Allow it to cool for about 5 minutes before adding it to your cookie dough.

How to eat gluten-free edible cookie dough?

  • Add it to cakes like a frosting.
  • Dip your favorite gluten-free graham crackers or fruit into
  • Roll them into balls and dip them into chocolate for an easy gluten-free cookie dough truffle.
  • Add them to some Homemade Vanilla Ice Cream, or if you're dairy-free, some Dairy-free Vanilla Ice Cream for an easy gluten-free cookie dough ice cream.
  • Simply putting it in a bowl and eating it with a spoon is a totally acceptable answer too.

No matter what you do with it, it's totally delicious!

More gluten-free desserts to love.

  • Gluten-free Chewy Fudge Brownies
  • Homemade Fudgesicles
  • Gluten-free Double Chocolate Cookies
  • Gluten-free Chocolate Chip Cookies
  • Gluten-free Sugar Cookies
  • Gluten-free Crumbl Copycat Frosted Sugar Cookies
  • Gluten-free Angel Food Cake

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Edible cookie dough on a spoon.

Gluten-free Edible Cookie Dough

Meeta Arora
Nothing says comfort food more than licking a spoon of cookie dough. Look no further for the ultimate no-bake gluten-free edible cookie dough!
4.91 from 10 votes
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Prep Time 10 minutes mins
Cook Time 5 minutes mins
Total Time 15 minutes mins
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 15
Calories 173 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • ½ Cup Butter Or palm shortening for dairy-free.
  • 1 Cup Brown Sugar
  • 1 Cup All Purpose Gluten-free Flour
  • 2-3 Tablespoons Milk of Choice
  • ½ Teaspoon Salt
  • 1 Teaspoon Vanilla
  • ½ Cup Chocolate Chips

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
  • Measure out the flour and place it onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
    1 Cup All Purpose Gluten-free Flour
  • Bake the flour for about 5-8 minutes and then allow it to cool.
  • Cream the butter and sugar.
    ½ Cup Butter, 1 Cup Brown Sugar
  • Add the salt to the flour and add them to the butter mixture until combined.
    ½ Teaspoon Salt
  • Add the vanilla and milk until you get the consitency that you want.
    1 Teaspoon Vanilla, 2-3 Tablespoons Milk of Choice
  • Finally fold in the chocolate chips.
    ½ Cup Chocolate Chips
  • Enjoy how you want!

Notes

Storing: Edible cookie dough is best if stored in a container in the fridge. It will last about a week in the refrigerator.
Freezing: Edible cookie dough can be frozen for up to two months. I suggest making small balls and popping them into a container in the freezer so it's easier to eat when you want it.
How to Toast Flour? This will help to cook out any potential bacteria issues that may be present in the flours. 
  1. Preheat your oven to 325 degrees.
  2. Spread your flours onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper and bake it for 5-8 minutes. 
  3. Allow it to cool for about 5 minutes before adding it to your cookie dough. 
 

Nutrition

Calories: 173kcalCarbohydrates: 23gProtein: 1gFat: 9gSaturated Fat: 5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.4gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0.3gCholesterol: 17mgSodium: 132mgPotassium: 59mgFiber: 1gSugar: 17gVitamin A: 195IUCalcium: 26mgIron: 1mg
Keyword edible cookie dough, gluten free chocolate chip, gluten free cookie dough
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Comments

  1. Trudy Drake says

    September 30, 2024 at 6:42 am

    4 stars
    Very tasty…just overly sweet. I plan to make again with 2/3 cup brown sugar.

    Reply
  2. Brianna May says

    February 07, 2022 at 10:27 am

    5 stars
    This sounds so good!

    Reply
  3. jan says

    February 06, 2022 at 4:07 pm

    5 stars
    I've been addicted to this dough. yum!

    Reply
  4. Donna says

    February 06, 2022 at 12:18 am

    5 stars
    Went down a treat!

    Reply
  5. Amy says

    February 05, 2022 at 6:16 am

    5 stars
    Love cookie dough!

    Reply
  6. Addie says

    February 04, 2022 at 10:41 pm

    5 stars
    My favorite! Yum!

    Reply
  7. Oscar says

    February 04, 2022 at 5:30 pm

    5 stars
    This recipe looks amazing, can't wait to try it this weekend.

    Reply
  8. Ramona says

    February 04, 2022 at 4:20 pm

    5 stars
    Great cookie dough recipe and the fact that’s gluten free it’s a real bonus 😋

    Reply
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