But fret not: There is a better way. We rounded up the Internet’s best products and recipes for clean (OK, clean-ish), risk-free cookie dough you can shovel down with a spoon. You’re welcome. Paleo Cookie Dough This Paleo-friendly dough from blogger Clean Eating with a Dirty Mind features the luscious combo of grass-fed butter and nut butter, with a little sweetness from raw honey. Because cave people ate cookie dough, right? 1 Minute Cookie Dough Greek Yogurt Vanilla extract is one of those magical ingredients that can make almost anything taste like a baked good. Add it to plain Greek yogurt (with a little stevia, peanut flour, and sprinkle of chocolate chips) for a cookie-esque creation you could even eat for breakfast. Check out the recipe from blogger Dashing Dish right here. MORE: 6 Huge Mistake You’re Making When You Eat Chocolate Edible Cookie Dough (For Two) A big batch of clean cookie dough is all well and good—until you eat the entire bowl. By yourself. In one sitting. Sometimes the best way to eat clean is just to eat less. That’s why we love this perfectly portioned cookie dough recipe from Family Fresh Meals. Quick Five Minute Healthy Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Dip We give serious props to the blogging duo at Purely Twins for developing this ingenious vegan, Paleo, gluten-free cookie dough dip: It’s got a creamy base of soaked cashews and coconut butter and a plain old banana for sweetness. MORE: No-Bake Dessert: Chocolate, Almond Butter,and Banana Bites Healthy Cookie Dough Dip Chocolate Covered Katie is the blogosphere’s undisputed queen of healthy desserts. This cookie dough dip recipe—made from a base of high-fiber, high-protein chickpeas—is just another one of her triumphs. Hampton Creek Sometimes, a cookie dough craving can’t wait for you to whip up a DIY recipe. That’s when tub of Hampton Creek’s Just Cookie Dough is your savior. The ingredients aren’t totally stellar (number one is refined wheat flour), but it’s egg-free and available at grocery stores nationwide. $5–$6, hamptoncreek.com MORE: Dairy-Free Double Chocolate Chip Ice Cream Edoughble This online business has taken ready-to-eat cookie dough to new heights. Its list of flavors is exhaustive (Cookies N’ Dream, S’More Please, Lady in Red Velvet Chip, Strawberry Jammin, Chocolate Chip Off the Ol’ Block, and so many more) and its ingredient lists are short and sweet. $8–$10; edoughble.com (And for serious addicts: They’ve even got a subscription service.)
