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Great cookiedough recipes. As someone who loves cookie dough and often eats it more that cookies, this book is great. Tried out some recipes which turned out great!

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The recipes are easy and it brings a lot of fun to prepare them. Especially if you have children, you can prepare a lot of nice parties within hours. And, after all, who haven't had a secret crush with cookie dough as a kid - at least?

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I have always loved eating cookie dough whether it was safe or not. But this is a game changer. I can now eat it safely without worry. There are so many recipes in this book I want to try immediately. Snickerdoodle is probably the first one I'm going to try.

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First off yum! I found several recipes in this book that my family will and has enjoyed. The recipes had ingredients that most kitchens have and the directions were very easy to follow. Really nice cookbook

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Thank you to NetGalley and Quarto Publishing Group – Harvard Common Press for The Edible Cookie Dough Cookbook by Olivia Hops. This is a book I never knew I needed, but now don’t know how I lived without it! Recipes for dough made just for eating!

The book starts with an introduction explaining why Olivia Hops started making edible cookie dough, is it safe to eat?, and some overall ideas and tips about this cookie dough. She also explains how to treat flour to prevent e coli and other possible bacteria…an important first step to all recipes. And then on to the recipes, each recipe starts with a story or memory about how the recipe came about which were fun to read. And each recipe contains a picture which I really like in a cookbook. The recipes are all relatively easy to make and all I tried were delicious.

Some of my favorites are: Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough (the classic, but now safe to actually eat as dough), Lemon Bar Cookie Dough, Brownie Batter Cookie Dough, Peanut Butter Cookie Dough, Pink Lemonade Cookie Dough, and Maple Bacon Cookie Dough. After the dough recipes, comes a chapter on how to use the doughs – as frosting, on brownies, on ice cream, etc.

I really enjoyed this cookbook and think it will be a unique addition to any cookbook collection. Cookies are old school, try some cookie dough instead.

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My friend and I love cookie dough and this has made me feel better about our nights watching movies while stuffing our faces. The recipes are fun and different without being too complicated. The pictures are also attractive which makes this a fun book to browse through.

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This was a very fun and accessible cookbook. The various options for what to put in your dough were creative, as were the recipes using the dough in another baked good. I’m not a great chef but I was able to successfully create my own edible chocolate chip dough, much to my daughter’s delight. Our teen librarian ordered this title based on my review.

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Clear instructions, easy and yummy recipes. What's not to love about this book? I'm really glad I got the chance to ready it.

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Who hasn't indulged in the guilty pleasure of raw cookie dough? Hops provides a wide range of recipes for various tastes and health needs.

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I really wish I could have read this book but I tried for months to open it on multiple devices and it will not open on phones, computers, laptops, tablets or kindle. Disappointing!!

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So. Tasty. After eating edible cookie dough in San Francisco out of a food truck, I have been rather obsessed.

These easy to follow recipes are fun and delicious! highly recommend for anyone who really only makes the cookies to eat the dough, as these are designed to be eaten as dough and avoid raw eggs etc.

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I really enjoyed this cookbook. The recipes were ones I would actually make and not hard to follow. I have several lined up to make now.

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I have to say that I fell in love with the idea of this book before I even read it!

By just reading the tittle, I was taken back years ago to my silly childhood when I would lick the spoon my mom used to mix the cookie dough. Or run my finger over a bowl almost empty with the hope of grabbing just a tiny bit more of that delicious raw cookie dough.

When I grew up and was able to make cookies by myself, I always took a spoonful of raw cookie dough before baking the cookies. It was a real treat for me.

Later in life, I was told that eating cookie dough raw has a dangerous potential.
I didn't stop my habit that quickly, but gradually I stopped eating raw cookie dough.

Until I found this little gem, that not only has 75 magnificent recipes. But also a set of instructions to make your cookie dough safe to be eaten raw!
That list of steps, is so valuable for me, because after years of avoiding eating any more raw cookie dough, I can finally get back to my delicious treat that reminds me of a happy childhood without the fears that accompany it.

Although I haven't tried all 75 recipes, I spied over every recipe to have a taste of what is included in this book.
And each recipe seams more fun to try than the one before. So much potential!

Although I think that nothing can beat a traditional sugar cookie, or chocolate chip cookie, I'm also very exited to try more and more of the recipes in this book.

Not only I want to eat raw, as the book was intended, but I'm also very curious as how each dough will taste like when baked. After all they are cookie recipes.

I would recommend this book to anyone that wants to safely eat raw cookie dough.

All the recipes are easy to follow, you get plenty of ideas, and overall a big variety!
It will probable take me years to try every single one, as cookies is not something I would make on a daily basis. But this just means there is a lot of fun to look forward to.

I also consider this book to be a fun gift. I know my sister would appreciate in enormously, also missing the old days of raw cookie dough fiesta. And in the same manner I'm sure you also know someone that would be delighted with this book.

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I received an Arc of this from the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

I LOVED cookie dough as a child. I remember waiting patiently as my grandmother would make peanut butter cookies and I'd swipe a handful of dough knowing there was a 50/50 chance I might get sick later but, it was worth it.

This book brought back many happy memories. Other than eggs, I was also fascinated to learn that flour could be a cause for getting sick too and the author tells you how to heat your flour to prevent it. There are some delicious recipes and the pictures of the recipes look soooooo yummy. I can't wait to try out some to them! There are also instructions on how to store the dough and some creative ideas on how to serve it. I think I might try to convince people that they are eating ice cream before they actually dig into the dough!

Highly recommend!

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I love this so so much, I’m glad I ran across this. I’ve always had the paradox of liking to eat cookie dough, but knowing at any time I could catch a crippling case of food poisoning. This book allows me to enjoy cookie dough but do it safely, it also showed me a myriad of ways I could prepare cookie dough more creatively than just chocolate chip. I’m a fan for life!

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I tried several recipes with my kids and we've all enjoyed them a lot. They're all very easy and fun to make. I have already recommended this cookbook to my family and friends. My only criticism is that most of the cookie doughs in this book can not be baked into cookies. But I guess the point is for these cookie doughs to be eaten without cooking so that's OK.

"*Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for sending me a copy in return for an honest review**

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Nice resource to have... love cookie dough. :)
The book has lots of great information in it. Would totally recommend to others.

Loved all the fun recipes for cookie dough and how to use it. This book is great.

My daughter loves that she can now have cookie dough safely. And I'm happy that I can let her do that now. Will be great for upcoming events we have - birthdays, graduations, etc....

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I loved trying out the recipes in this cookbook! Lots of choices and everything turned out great. Perfect for the holidays coming up. I can’t wait to try out some of these yummy recipes at my family gatherings and work pitch ins, Many thanks to the author Olivia Hops, her publisher and NetGalley for a great treat.

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I have always loved cookie dough. So, when I heard about this book, I had to get it. And I have learned some wonderful information through it.

Author and owner of Unbaked: A Cookie Dough Bar in Los Angeles, Olivia Hops, starts off, THE EDIBLE COOKIE DOUGH COOKBOOK with a cookie dough primer. An everything-you-need-to-know-about-cookie-dough tutorial. It’s very information. And taught me a lot that I didn’t know.
In Chapter one you’ll find the cookie dough recipe. Such as, a regular Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough and a Gluten Free version, Matcha Green Tea Cookie Dough, Apple Pie Cookie Dough (for the sake of saving time and space, I’ll leave the word cookie dough out of the next recipes. Just know, they are all dough), Pumpkin Pie, Lemon Bar, Coconut, Oreo, Monster, Banana Pudding, Caramel Macchiato, Eggnog, Maple Bacon, Not Just For Doggies, and more.

Chapter two you’ll find recipes of things you can make with cookie dough. Things like, Peanut Butter Cookie Dough Brownies, Edible Cookie Dough Truffles, Cookie Dough Ice Cream Sandwiches, Cookie Dough Pretzel Bites, Cookie Dough-Stuffed Cupcakes, are just a few.

There are full page, color photos of all the sweet goodness between this books covers. You’ll be on a sugar high for sure just looking at them. Some of them so pretty they should be framed.

Okay, I have a major sweet tooth. I had a doughnut before writing this review. With that being said, I could never eat cookie in the portions suggested in this book. I’d be sick for a week. However, I did come away with some amazing new cookie recipes that I can’t wait to try out!

Of you’re a fan of cookie dough or cookie, you’ll certainly want a copy of, THE EDIBLE COOKIE DOUGH COOKBOOK.

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When I saw The Edible Cookie Dough Cookbook pop up on Netgalley I knew I just had to give it a shot. Who doesn't like eating cookie dough? One of the reasons I usually bake vegan is because I don't want to have to remotely worry about salmonella when eating that stuff off my hands. Here, Hops has managed to compile a whopping 75 different totally edible cookie dough recipes, even coming with instructions on how to heat treat flour for safety (although I can't say I bothered with it.)

This book comes with 3 major sections:

The obligatory introductory basic how to stuff was about as interesting as it ever is. I did enjoy the author's writing style and personal notes about how she fell into the cookie dough business, but as usual my focus was on the glorious tasty treats themselves.

Cookie dough recipes: There were SO many awesome sounding recipes in here, from your classic double choc to a lemon cardamom dough that looked amazing. Every recipe started pretty much the same way, beating a ton of butter and sugar into the fluffy goodness we all know and love. One thing I will say about these recipes is that they seem to rely on premade flavourings, such as cake or brownie mix. And while that does make for a short ingredient list, I think that it would have been nice to get some less artificial flavouring going.

Recipes using the cookie dough: these were pretty cool, including cookie dough layer cake, cookie dough stuffed cupcakes, and cookie dough party dip. Am I going to make any of these? Probably not. But there are certainly plenty of ideas that I think would be great for kids birthday parties, or barbecues and picnics.

The recipes are all formatted well, and easily understandable. Most people with basic baking experience should be able to make them once they work out how to cream butter and sugar. The problem, for me anyway, is that this book recommends a paddle beater, which I do not have, and resulted in some pretty sugar-grainy dough. Not every recipe in this book has a photo, which I personally like, because you can never be misled by how something looks, only how it sounds, but if you're a photo fiend, this probably isn't for you. There isn't anything incredibly exciting about the photography that is there, nor is there anything particularly exciting about the formatting, so if you're looking for an average kind of cookbook with inventive recipes, go for it.

I made two recipes with this book to varying degrees of success. The birthday cake cookie dough tasted fine, but I did not beat the butter and sugar nearly long enough and it was a dry, crumbly mess. Thankfully I forgot to take pictures of that monstrosity. The taste was only ok, maybe because I used cheap cake mix, or maybe because the flavour was supposed to come entirely from cake mix.

The second recipe I tried was the White Chocolate Chai Cookie Dough, minus the white chocolate, because I was too lazy to go to the shops. This turned out much better but the taste was again kind of bland, and tasted basically just like chai tea powder, the basis of its flavouring. It just left me feeling like there was something missing (maybe the white chocolate.) The texture was better, getting to a cookie dough consistency, and not being too dry, but I could still feel the individual sugar granules. Overall I gave this a 3.5/5 stars, because there was a huge variety of recipes, they just could have been better.

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