Here's What Makes Cottage Cheese Cookie Dough Edible

Cookie dough may be delicious, but eating it raw isn't a good move. To make your own edible cookie dough that's safe to eat, all you need is cottage cheese and almond flour.

One factor that makes eating raw cookie dough unsafe is raw wheat flour, which carries a high risk of food poisoning. Almond flour is treated to kill any harmful bacteria.

The other reason cookie dough is unsafe to eat is due to raw eggs, which can carry salmonella. Many edible cookie dough recipes swap the cottage cheese for the eggs.

Cottage cheese provides a creamy mouthfeel and helps bind the dough together for a familiar cookie dough texture. Plus, it provides protein and requires no cooking or heating.