Everyone loves cookie dough, and few can resist sneakily licking the beater when making homemade cookies. Unfortunately, most cookie doughs aren't considered safe to eat raw thanks to raw egg and raw flour. This edible cookie dough recipe is specifically formulated for eating raw, with all of the same great flavors and textures of cookie dough without the risk. Uncooked eggs are not the only possible culprit for foodborne illness when it comes to raw cookie doughuncooked flour can also carry bacteria like e. Coli. This recipe for edible cookie dough is prepared without eggs and uses heat-treated flour for the batter, making it perfectly safe to eat. Simply toasting the flour before use in this recipe will not only kill any lingering bacteria, it will also add a delicious nutty flavor to the cookie dough from the toasting process. Since this recipe doesn't require any cooking beyond toasting the flour, it's a great baking project for kids. If you make cookies just to lick the bowl, then this is the perfect recipe for you. It's easy to customize the flavors in this recipe, which includes classic chocolate chip and birthday cake versions. Stash some edible cookie dough in the fridge or freezer to nibble on whenever the craving strikes.