The best low calorie edible cookie dough recipe

Who doesn’t love a big spoonful of cookie dough??? If you’re the type of person who loves to dig into the bowl of cookie dough before baking, this recipe is perfect for you! This low calorie edible cookie dough is made with heat treated flour and doesn’t contain any eggs! It is completely safe to eat so you can scoop away to your hearts content, all for just 200 calories!!

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This low calorie edible cookie dough is definitely one of the best low calorie desserts I have made yet. It is seriously incredible! It tastes exactly like regular full fat, high calorie cookie dough its scary! And the best part? It has far fewer calories for a bigger portion.

If you’re anything like me and devour half the cookie dough before the cookies are even on the baking tray yet – this recipe is your new best friend. Made with just 5 ingredients in under 15 minutes, you’ll feel satisfied without the side of stomachache.

Low calorie edible cookie dough

This low calorie edible cookie dough was inspired by my 80 calorie chocolate chip cookie recipe. It is just as sweet and delicious, but it can be eaten raw!

Why you’ll love this recipe:

• Super quick, easy and simple!
• You need just 5 ingredients and under 15 minutes to prepare!
• This recipe is dairy-free, egg-free, sugar-free and completely vegan!
• 3 delicious flavors to choose from!
• Comes together in one bowl with no mess.
• This cookie dough is sweet, soft and delicious for under 250 calories!
• This recipe is single serve.
• The BEST low calorie cookie dough ever!

Ingredients

Exact ingredient quantities can be found at the bottom of this page.

To make this low calorie edible cookie dough you will need:

All-purpose / plain flour – This recipe calls for plain/all-purpose flour. To make this recipe gluten-free, opt for gluten-free flour or oat flour.

Unsweetened applesauce – Applesauce is a great alternative to eggs and butter. It adds moisture and holds the cookie dough together for barely any calories! Make sure you used unsweetened applesauce to keep the calories low and avoid over sweetening this cookie dough.

0 calorie brown sugar – You can use any 0 calorie granulated sweetener for this recipe but brown sugar alternative has the perfect texture for this cookie dough.

Vanilla extract – No cookie dough recipe is complete without a hint of vanilla!

Dark chocolate chips / chunks – I used regular dark chocolate chips for this recipe. Feel free to use any variation of chocolate you would like for this recipe! For a completely sugar-free cookie dough, opt for sugar-free chocolate chips or chunks!

Unsweetened Cocoa powder – If you’re a chocolate lover, you’ll need good quality unsweetened cocoa powder to make the chocolate fudge version of this recipe.

Sugar-free sprinkles – For the birthday cake cookie dough flavor.

How to make low calorie edible cookie dough

This cookie dough is super easy to make in juts a few simple steps! You can choose from regular cookie dough, double chocolate fudge and birthday cake!

How to heat treat flour

1. Pre-heat oven to 180°C (356°F).
2. Pour the flour onto a prepared baking tray and spread until there is a thin layer across.
3. Bake for 5-7 minutes, or until an instant read thermometer reads 74°C (165°F).

Alternatively, you can speed this process up by using a microwave. In a microwave safe dish, microwave the flour on high in 30 second spurts. After 30 seconds, mix the flour and microwave again for 30 seconds until the flour registers at 74°C (165°F).

Classic cookie dough

1. In a medium bowl, mix together the dry ingredients.
2. Mix in the wet ingredients until well combined.
3. Fold in the chocolate chunks/chips, serve and enjoy!

Double chocolate fudge cookie dough

1. In a medium bowl, mix together the dry ingredients.
2. Mix in the wet ingredients until well combined.
3. Fold in the chocolate chunks/chips, serve and enjoy!

Birthday cake cookie dough

1. In a medium bowl, mix together the dry ingredients.
2. Mix in the wet ingredients until well combined.
3. Fold in the chocolate chunks/chips and the sprinkles.
4. Serve and enjoy!

Tips & storage

Do not bake this cookie dough – This cookie dough is not made to be baked. The lack of fat and leavening agent will produce a flat and dense cookie. If you want a baked cookie, this low calorie chocolate chip cookie recipe is the one for you.

Microwave the flour – To make this cookie dough in just 5 minutes, microwave the flour until it registers 74°C (165°F). This should take about 3 minutes in a 700W microwave!

Use powdered sweetener – If you don’t mind the grittiness of the sugar in cookie dough, then granulated sweetener is fine to use. If you want a smoother texture, I would recommend powdered sweetener.

Storage

This recipe is single serve so you likely won’t have any leftovers but if you do, or you want to make ahead, this cookie dough will keep in the fridge for up to 3 days.

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