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Edible Cookie Dough (with variations)

Makes 3½ cups

Edible Cookie Dough (with variations)

Makes 3½ cups

Eat that dough guilt free (well, egg free!)with one of our edible cookie dough recipes. There are gluten-free options,as well as a kid-favorite snickerdoodle. Eat by the scoop, or even crumbleinto vanilla ice cream; there areso many possibilities.

Nutritional information per ½-cup serving:Calories 55 (41% from fat)
carb. 8g
pro. 0g
fat 3g
sat. fat 2g
chol. 4mg
sod. 22mg
calc. 2mg
fiber 0gNutritional information per serving(1 tablespoon, Snickerdoodle):Calories 42 (35% from fat)
carb. 6g
pro. 0g
fat 2g
sat. fat 1g
chol. 4mg
sod. 21mg
calc. 1mg
fiber 0gNutritional information per serving (1tablespoon, Oatmeal Cranberry):Calories 49 (32% from fat)
carb. 8g
pro. 0g
fat 2g
sat. fat 1g
chol. 4mg
sod. 22mg
calc. 1mg
fiber 0g

Ingredients

  • 8tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted
  • butter, cut into 4 pieces, room
  • temperature
  • ⅔cup packed light brown sugar
  • ⅓cup granulated sugar
  • 2tablespoons milk (any fat variety or
  • nondairy alternative)
  • 1tablespoon pure vanilla extract
  • 1⅓ cups unbleached, all-purpose flour
  • (you can substitute a gluten-free,
  • all-purpose flour blend)
  • ½teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1cup semisweet chocolate chips

Preparation

  1. 1. Put the butter and sugars into a large
  2. mixing bowl. Mix on Speeds 2 to 4 until
  3. very light and creamy, about 2 minutes.
  4. Stop to scrape down sides of bowl as
  5. needed.
  6. 2. While mixing on Speed 2, add the milk
  7. and vanilla extract. Add the flour and
  8. salt and mix on Speed 2 until completely
  9. combined. Add the chips and mix on
  10. Speed 2.
  11. 3. Scoop the dough into desired-size pieces.
  12. While the dough can be eaten right away,
  13. it is best eaten chilled.
  14. Variations:
  15. Snickerdoodle: Add ½ teaspoon ground
  16. cinnamon and do not add the chocolate
  17. chips. Scoop into tablespoon-size balls and
  18. roll in cinnamon sugar.
  19. Oatmeal Cranberry: Add ½ cup rolled oats
  20. and ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon with the
  21. flour. Substitute dried cranberries for the
  22. chocolate chips.