Healthy Edible Cookie Dough

This Edible Cookie Dough is made with nutrient-packed ingredients like oat flour, maple syrup and coconut oil. It’s the perfect sweet treat!

Ingredients and substitutions

• Coconut oil – try another neutral oil like avocado oil.
• Maple syrup – honey would make a good substitute but has a slightly different flavour.
• Vanilla – almond extract would also work here.
• Oat flour – use two cups of rolled oats to make your own oat flour.
• Dark chocolate chips – you can use regular chocolate chips but it will increase the calorie count.
• Salt – to taste.

How to make edible cookie dough

1. Mix together the coconut oil, maple syrup, vanilla and salt.
2. Make your oat flour.
3. Combine the oat flour with the wet ingredients.
4. Chill the dough for up to 20 minutes.
5. Add in the chocolate chips.
6. Grab a spoon and dig in!

Different filling ideas

Feel free to change up this recipe to your liking – here are some ideas below:

• Swap out semi-sweet chips for cinnamon or white chocolate ones.
• Add a couple of tablespoons of your favourite nut butter, such as peanut, almond or cashew.
• Use honey instead of maple syrup but watch out – it'll be sticky!
• Add orange zest (great with semi-sweet chocolate) or lemon zest (good with white chocolate).
• Chop up a few tablespoons of walnuts, pecans, pistachios, or cashews.

Frequently Asked Questions

Storing healthy cookie dough

Once you've formed the dough into balls, keep them in a covered container for up to three days. You don't need to refrigerate them, but I would recommend doing so if you want them to last longer (they'll last up to 30 days in the fridge).

However, if you do let them sit out on the counter, they'll stay a little softer at room temperature so they are easier to eat. In months where it's hotter and your kitchen gets warmer, I would recommend storing in the fridge to ensure the chocolate chips don't melt.

Freezing this recipe

You can freeze cookie dough of any kind. I'd recommend scooping the dough out into individual balls, putting them on a rimmed baking sheet lined with wax paper, and then freezing them.

Once they're frozen, transfer to a freezer-safe Ziploc bag and freeze for up to 3 months. Defrost in the refrigerator or at room temperature in the bag when you want to eat them.

TIP: If the dough seems a little dry or crumbly when it comes to room temperature, feel free to add a tablespoon of milk—any kind will do—to add a little moisture.

More healthy dessert recipes

• Chocolate Fat Bombs
• Easiest Almond Butter Cookies
• Avocado Chocolate Muffins
• Beaver Tails

Meal prep tools for this recipe

• Grab some glass meal prep bowls to store leftover cookie dough bites.
• You can also order oat flour online.