Is it REALLY unsafe to consume cookie dough before baking? As in the premade cookies you just put on the tray?

Question

I thought this was a right of passage as a kid but I happened to glance at the package and saw "do not consume prior to baking". What could the harm be? The eggs?

Answer 1

Eating raw eggs can cause salmanilla (sp)
eating raw cookie dough CAN make you sick BUT...........Ive been eating it for YEARS (and Im old i tell ya) and i have NEVER gotten sick from it. Im a sucker for cookie dough, i could eat it for lunch LOL

Answer 2

The reason that most cookie doughs are considered "unsafe" to eat before baking is because they usually contain raw eggs which could be contaminated with salmonella. I generally don't worry about it - so long as they were properly refrigerated. If you really want to eat them, I would put it in the freezer first, so that it kills any bacteria then eat them (they taste great frozen too).

Answer 3

I've never gotten sick from eating raw cookie dough but the chance is of getting salmonella from the eggs is there. Alton Brown, the host of Good Eats on Food Network, buys pasteurized eggs for his cookie recipes. Apparently, these eggs are heated then cooled very carefully to kill any germs. Alton said on NPR that the egg white looks smoky but is fine.

Answer 4

People are so freaked out about this kind of stuff. And yes--it's the eggs in the dough.

I've been eating raw cookie dough/brownie batter/cake batter (all with eggs) practically since birth. In my 31 years on this planet, I've yet to get sick... :)

Answer 5

I've lived for 46 years eating raw cookie dough (raw eggs and all). If you use eggs that are fresh and undamaged, the odds of getting salmonella are extremely low. Let's face it, it's possible to get food poisoning from anything you eat, if it's contaminated.

Answer 6

who the bleep told you it was unsafe? i love cookie dough, when i used to work at dairy queen id make myself a cookie dough blizzard all the time man cookie dough is awesome. now if for some reason there is uncooked meat in the cookie dough then yeh that would be unsafe but if someone put meat in cookies then they have probs haha, ok go eat yourself some cookie dough and save some for me :):):)

Answer 7

If you are making from scratch and the eggs are fresh, then no, you are in no harm. I would even think that the eggs used in the ready-bake variety had been chemically pasturized to keep a longer shelf life. I say go for it!

Answer 8

i've been wanting to get a box of egg beaters or whatever because i'm pretty sure it is pasteurized.

i thought that might be a way to be able to safely taste the dough next time i prepare a batch

XD

Answer 9

u r right the eggs r the problem it is not like they can kill u if u eat raw eggs once and in that small amount but over time if u continuisly eat it it could possibly do damage to ur health but thats only like if u eat it 3 or more time a week most of the year so dont be alarmed wat is the health issue is the risk of samanila but u will live if u eat it so take it easy

Answer 10

If the dough has raw eggs in it then yes.