Homemade Edible Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough with Protein
This Easy Edible Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Recipe is smooth, sweet, and completely egg-free! With just six ingredients and no baking time required, it’s a single-serving treat that comes together in minutes and is the perfect way to satisfy your chocolate chip cookie dough craving!
Looking for more cookie dough recipes? Try our protein pumpkin cookie dough and high protein cookie dough bark, too!
Listen, we love our homemade chocolate chip cookies. But we don’t always have the time or patience to make a batch from scratch. That’s when we turn to this homemade edible cookie dough instead.
Made without leavening agents, raw flour, or raw eggs, it’s free from harmful bacteria and is completely safe to eat. So, naturally, we dig in with nothing but a spoon. Honestly, we probably make a batch once a week. Just don’t tell our kids!
Ingredients You’ll Need
Below is an overview of the ingredients and instructions for this recipe. Please be sure to scroll down to the recipe card below for the complete details!
- Protein Powder – We use vanilla vegan Orgain protein powder, but any protein powder you like best will work. We recommend a fairly neutral flavor to imitate classic chocolate chip cookies!
- Coconut Flour – This combines with the protein powder, creating a thick, dough-like texture. Plus, it doesn’t need to be heat-treated like white all-purpose flour. As a result, you don’t get a raw flour taste and it’s totally safe to eat.
- Unsweetened Applesauce – This adds moisture to the mixture and a touch of natural sweetness without the need for brown sugar.
- Butter Extract – This is technically optional, we love to include a splash for a rich, cookie taste that imitates the unsalted butter in a baked recipe.
- Chocolate Chips – We prefer to use sugar-free mini chocolate chips so we get little pockets of chocolate in every bite. However, feel free to use any shape or variety you like best.
How to Make Edible Cookie Dough in Minutes
- Combine all the ingredients together in a small bowl. We just use a spoon – no need to dirty up an electric mixer.
2. Set the mixture aside to rest, allowing the coconut flour to absorb the liquid.
3. Adjust the consistency as needed, adding more protein powder, coconut flour, or applesauce.
Optional Flavor Variations
- Make it Sweeter – If you prefer your cookie dough on the sweeter side, feel free to stir in a bit of maple syrup or honey. Add more protein powder and flour as needed if the batter becomes too runny.
- Swap the Chocolate – Not a fan of semi-sweet chocolate? Use milk chocolate, dark chocolate, or white chocolate chips instead!
- Add Mix-Ins – Upgrade your classic edible chocolate chip cookie dough recipe with mix-ins like chopped nuts, coconut flakes, sprinkles, salted dark chocolate granola, french toast granola, candy pieces, or pretzels!
- Double Chocolate – Make your easy edible cookie dough recipe even more indulgent by stirring cocoa powder into the batter.
Fun Ways to Serve
Of course, you can enjoy this edible chocolate chip cookie dough recipe with a spoon. Or, you can have a little fun and get creative!
- Crumbled over your favorite ice cream
- Mixed into milkshakes
- Layered in a cake
- On top of healthy brownies and ice cream for a sundae
- Between two cookies for the ultimate cookie sandwich
How to Store
Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to one week. Or, freeze your cookie dough for up to one month.
Thaw it in the fridge overnight, and enjoy cold!
Common Questions
It’s not recommended to eat raw cookie dough of any kind due to the risk of cross-contamination and salmonella from the raw ingredients.
This recipe is made with natural, nutritious ingredients that do not need to be heated to be safe to consume.
No, unlike white flour, coconut flour does not need to be heat treated and is safe to consume raw.
Nothing good! Because there are no stabilizers or rising agents in this recipe, the cookie dough will become liquid and likely burn if baked.
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Homemade Edible Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough with Protein Recipe
Equipment
- 1 spoon
Ingredients
- 5 Tablespoons (4 ounce container) unsweetened applesauce
- 4 Tablespoons vanilla vegan protein powder
- 2 Tablespoons coconut flour
- 1/8 – 1/4 teaspoon butter extract (optional but recommended)
- 1 Tablespoon sugar free mini chocolate chips
Instructions
- Mix all the ingredients together in a small bowl. Let the dough sit for a few minutes to allow the coconut flour to absorb the liquid.5 Tablespoons (4 ounce container) unsweetened applesauce, 4 Tablespoons vanilla vegan protein powder, 2 Tablespoons coconut flour, 1/8 – 1/4 teaspoon butter extract, 1 Tablespoon sugar free mini chocolate chips
- If the dough is too wet, add more protein powder or coconut flour. If the dough is too dry, add more applesauce.
- Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
I make a batch of this to have in the fridge to nibble on! It’s so easy to make and always soooo delish.
Can I make it without butter extract?
Absolutely, Maureen! The butter extract makes it taste a little more like a “baked good”, in my opinion. But I have made it many times without it! Enjoy. 🙂
Hello! I tried making this recipe. I can see the merit in it. I think it was just a bit too much apple sauce to give it a cookie dough consistency and flavour. I doubled the dry and kept the apple sauce at 5 tbsp and it was much, much better. So either half the apple sauce or double everything else!
Overall, a great low calorie, high protein dessert!
Hi Ashley! Thanks so much for trying this recipe and sharing what worked best for you. I love it when you make a recipe your own by adjusting quantities or using substitutions! Happy snacking. 🙂
I really wanted to love this, but all I can taste is the applesauce and chocolate chips. Any suggestions?
Oh shoot, that doesn’t sound tasty. Bleh! Shawna, I really appreciate your honesty. My guess is the type of protein powder used did not lend well to the recipe. Perhaps adding more vanilla and almond extract will help. Or try a vanilla protein powder and eliminate the extracts all together. This recipe can be tricky because we all have different protein powders that taste completely different. Maybe the consistency was off too? Let me know if I can help further because this snack/dessert can be so yummy!
hello, can i use a non-flavored protein powder?
Hi! Absolutely! The protein powder I typically use is unflavored, that is why I add vanilla and almond extract. I hope you enjoy it. Happy snacking!