Skip the oven and grab a spoon for the ultimate recipe for Edible Cookie Dough that’s both flourless and eggless!
Can You Make Cookie Dough Without Flour and Eggs?
Yes, indeed you can! Cookies are a family favorite around our house, but when we’re craving something sweet and quick, I’d rather avoid the oven and get straight down to dessert.
Many edible cookie dough recipes are made with flour, which you have to heat in order to kill any harmful germs. If I don’t want to spend time preheating an oven, I’m definitely not cooking flour! So I’ve ditched the flour, and the eggs along with it, to create this recipe for edible cookie dough starring an alternate binding ingredient: oat flour.
How Do You Make Oat Flour?
No need to buy pre-made oat flour because we’re going to transform old-fashioned oats into oat flour with the simple press of a button. To make oat flour, pulse the oats until they are powder-like in consistency. Voila! Oat flour!
It’s a fiber-rich alternative to all-purpose flour, but it functions similarly in binding the cookie dough.
What Is the Texture of Edible Cookie Dough Made with Oat Flour?
This edible dough has a different texture than traditional cookie dough made with flour and eggs (and the type that you bake). Because it’s made with oat flour, it has a bit grittier texture, courtesy of all those wholesome oats.
The key is to grind the oats as fine as possible, but even in powder form, they’ll still lend a bit of chewy bite to each flourless, eggless scoop of dough.
Can You Freeze Edible Cookie Dough?
Absolutely! Perhaps my fave way to enjoy cookie dough is as an ice cream topping, and I like to freeze it for an extra-crunchy bite. Simply scoop out the dough and arrange it on a baking sheet. Wrap the baking sheet securely with plastic wrap and pop it in the freezer.
And just like that, you’ve got flourless, eggless cookie dough that freezes like a breeze!
Pro Tip: Do not try to bake this cookie dough! The lack of flour and eggs will leave you with a melted mess.
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Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups old fashioned (rolled) oats (See Kelly's Notes)
- 3/4 cup (1 ½ sticks) unsalted butter, at room temp
- 1/2 cup white sugar
- 1/4 cup packed light brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
Instructions
- Add the oats to a food processor and pulse until they are powdered and flour-like in consistency. Set the ground oats aside.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream together the butter, white sugar and brown sugar until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes, scraping down the sides as needed.
- Add the vanilla extract and mix until combined.
- Add the ground oats and salt and mix just until combined.
- Add the chocolate chips and mix just until combined.
- Serve immediately or refrigerate or freeze, covered securely with plastic wrap, until ready to serve.
Kelly's Notes:
- Unlike flour, old-fashioned (a.k.a. rolled) oats can be consumed raw. Oats are actually steamed and rolled (hence the name) prior to being packaged, so they actually aren't raw at all!
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A little chewy, but it was all the more yummy!
I’m so glad you enjoyed the recipe, Willow!
I love, love, LOVE this!! Me and my sister could down this in one sitting haha 4 stars because it does taste a little grainy but otherwise MWA PERFECT
I’m glad to hear that you and your sister enjoyed the recipe, Maddie!
The cookie dough is tasty however the amount of butter seems a bit much. They are very buttery and it is a dominating flavor. I also cut the sugar down by cutting the white sugar down to 1/4 cup and they were still very sweet with all the chocalatey goodness. Good base recipe that we will continue to adjust to what suits us. But, cookie dough, YUM!
Thanks!
Very good,. Gone in 3 days :)
I’m so happy you enjoyed the recipe, Patty!
Hello,
Are the nutrition facts associated with this recipe per serving? Or for the whole batch?… Calories: 416kcal, Carbohydrates: 41g…
Hi Nya! The estimated nutritional info is for one serving.
Is old fashion (rolled) oats the same as steel rolled oats or instant quaker oats?
Hi Stacey! They’re all different. Old-fashioned oats are flat and flakey, steel-cut oats are chopped into tiny pieces and have a tough texture before they are cooked, and instant oats are a thinner, more finely chopped version of rolled oats and have a soft texture. However, any of them can be turned into oat flour. Since steel-cut oats are more dense, they require more blending time and yield twice as much flour per cup. :)
It was delicious! Even though I accidentally added the oat flour first with the butter and sugars it tasted great!
I’m so glad you enjoyed the recipe, Cleo!
This recipe was delicious and very fun! I would definitely make it again!
I’m so glad you enjoyed the recipe, Riley!
I have oat flour can u use it and if so how much should I use?
Hi Erika! You’ll need about 3/4 cup oat flour for this recipe.
Love love love loveeee this recipe. Made it for my friends, we wiped it out within 15 mins! Do not leave in the sun or else it makes a melty mess lol! :) best recipe EVER
WOWZA! I’m so thrilled you and your friends enjoyed the cookie dough, Grace!
How many cookie dough balls does this make?
Depends on the size you scoop!
Hello!
This looks so yummy! Around how large is a serving?
Thank you!
Hi Sophia! Depends on how large you scoop them!
My whole family loved it and literally couldn’t tell the difference between the oat flour and the real flour when we make actual cookies! So thank you for this recipe! Also I was wondering if I ever have to much of it and don know what to do with it, do you think I would be able to put a portion of it in the microwave or oven to made a cookie whenever I want???
I’m so glad you enjoyed the recipe, Sloan! Do not try to bake (or microwave) this cookie dough. The lack of flour and eggs will leave you with a melted mess!
Just made this recipe! Turned out perfect! Thank you! However, I only had quick oats on hand…
I’m so thrilled you enjoyed the recipe, Kimberly!
While it is very Tasty not having a stand mixer makes it very difficult to mix as told in the directions. It ended up coming out runny for me. I’m really hoping that with it sitting in the fridge it firms up to a doughy consistency. Also adding in a little coconut is really yummy too.
Love the addition of coconut, Jacqui!
Amazing!!! so tasty!! if you don’t have chocolate chips just use cocoa powder works just as well! thanks for the recepie.
Woohoo! I’m thrilled you enjoyed the recipe, Sonya!
Hi, is it possible to make oat flour using quick oats? :)
Absolutely! Just pulse the oats until they are powder-like in consistency.
I’m so going to make this today it looks AMAZING and I love cookie dough ill tell you how I liked it when I try it:)
I hope you enjoy the recipe, Reagan!
I made these for myself and shared them with my 35 year old daughter…she loved them and said this is going to be her “go to” from now on. I’m making another batch now! Yum!!
Yay! I’m so thrilled you and your daughter enjoyed the recipe, Debbie!
sooo yummy! i can’t stop eating it. the picture looked gross at first but it is soo good. highly recommend.
I’m so glad you enjoyed the recipe, Madi!
The cookie dough was great I loved it. You could really taste the ground oats.
I’m so thrilled you enjoyed the recipe, Zoe!
This recipe is amazing!
I’m so thrilled you enjoyed it, Elise!
How long do the cookies keep in the freezer?
Hi Megan! The cookie dough will last about a month in the freezer.
It’s just the me & myself. Tossed in raisins and 1c finely shredded carrots, lots of cinnamon. We wipe them out in 2 days. Nice batch I made this morning and now lives in the freezer Fabulous recipe, really great to grab one or Two and go. Up next sugar free chocolate chips and crushed, roasted walnuts.
I’m thrilled you’re enjoying the recipe, Laura!
This seems so easy. Will try it. Thanks
Enjoy!
Thank you so much for sharing this recipe. I had seen a similar recipe that used graham cracker crumbs but using oats is a more budget-friendly alternative. I had a bag of crushed Butterfinger candy left from Christmas baking so used 3/4 c. of that thrown into my mini food processor just briefly instead of chocolate chips. So good. Next time, I am using mini cinnamon chips and maybe just a pinch of cinnamon in the dough. Then I am going to use crushed baking toffee bits. Lots of variation ideas swimming in my head. This recipe could keep me busy for a while. I also have to admit there is not a kid in sight.
I love all the different variations you are dreaming up! I’m thrilled you enjoyed the recipe. :)
This sounds fantastic!!!
The calories on the nutritional information is for the whole batch?
Thanks!
Hi there! The estimated nutritional info is for one serving.