Kay in Cal Posted September 7, 2008 Share Posted September 7, 2008 I've got a mouthful of dough with chocolate chips right now... and it got me thinking... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reservejagmom Posted September 7, 2008 Share Posted September 7, 2008 What is life without chocolate chip cookie dough?! :001_smile: Carol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kokotg Posted September 7, 2008 Share Posted September 7, 2008 it's fine if you use organic eggs! I can't remember why, but it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kris Posted September 7, 2008 Share Posted September 7, 2008 I've got a mouthful of dough with chocolate chips right now... and it got me thinking... Is this cookie night? I've been talking to a friend tonight who wanted to make Toll House cookies so much, she's been substituting right and left -- LOL! And I *did* ask her -- so what if you don't have enough eggs? You're just going to eat most of the dough anyway, right? :D If eating cookie dough has even made me ill, I was too full of the stuff to notice. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PameliaSue Posted September 7, 2008 Share Posted September 7, 2008 The salmonella is on the egg shell, not IN the egg. Just wash your eggs throughly before you crack 'em. If you eat or cook it the same day it's fine... if you can't then freeze it in balls in a freezer bag. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doran Posted September 7, 2008 Share Posted September 7, 2008 it's fine if you use organic eggs! I can't remember why, but it is. ...otherwise, I'd have to give up chocolate chip cookie dough, that's why!!!! :D It is divine, and for me, it's a toss up between which is best -- the dough, or the cookies still warm from the oven such that the chocolate oozes from the bitten chip and dribbles onto your chin! Oh, and btw, Kay -- thanks a lot. Now I'm ready to gnaw off my arm in the absence of said treat. :glare: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jojomojo Posted September 7, 2008 Share Posted September 7, 2008 Never makes it to the oven :D Literally, we just snack on the cookie dough here and there. We make it with ener-g egg or just leave out the egg all together (I can't eat eggs). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Peregrine Posted September 7, 2008 Share Posted September 7, 2008 I don't care for chocolate chip cookies, but I love the dough! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carol in Cal. Posted September 7, 2008 Share Posted September 7, 2008 Far better than baked cookie dough. Butter and sugar--the perfect cookie dough. Unsalted butter, and white sugar. A heart attack in a bowl. Die happy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anissarobert Posted September 7, 2008 Share Posted September 7, 2008 I put other because it is the best treat ever, but I make it with egg replacer, because we really don't eat eggs. No risk, other than to the waistline. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardening momma Posted September 7, 2008 Share Posted September 7, 2008 I voted Other. I don't care if it's safe or not (well, I do care if it's not safe), I prefer baked cookies (exclusively) over cookie dough. I slap my dh's hands away when he tries to take some dough. I very rarely let him have any. I do on occasion make him some for his birthday. Then I freeze it and he can take some when he wants it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragons in the flower bed Posted September 7, 2008 Share Posted September 7, 2008 I prefer raw brownie batter, myself. Sometimes, though, I mix up butter and brown sugar and eat spoonfuls of it before I add the rest of the ingredients to make chocolate chip cookies for the kids. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoughCollie Posted September 7, 2008 Share Posted September 7, 2008 Salmonella enteritidis enters an egg before its shell is formed. You can search the CDC website and get all the info you'd ever want on the subject. Here's another site that is easier to read, IMO: http://www.aeb.org/LearnMore/EggSafety.htm I have researched the CDC's site about this in the past, and only 1 in 20,000 eggs are contaminated with Salmonella. To me, that's an acceptable risk. Still, I would not take that risk with young children, elderly people, or those with compromised immune systems. Here's another link about egg safety that is easy to read. By this, I mean you don't have to wade through a bunch of technical data. This site has interesting information about eggs and it is not limited to bacterial contamination. http://www.eggsafety.org/f_a_q.htm RC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PameliaSue Posted September 7, 2008 Share Posted September 7, 2008 Salmonella enteritidis enters an egg before its shell is formed. I really had no idea.....:001_huh: I haven't followed your links but will. It is weird and bizarre to me that it enters before the egg is formed..... I just always thought it was an outside the egg thing... not even sure where I got that info... I'm sorry for the inaccurate info!!!:o Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue G in PA Posted September 7, 2008 Share Posted September 7, 2008 Love the dough, but not the chips. Crazy, huh? I'll eat around the chips when making cookies so we end up w/ cookies w/ LOTS of chips in each one b/c I eat half the dough! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mama Lynx Posted September 7, 2008 Share Posted September 7, 2008 I prefer raw brownie batter, myself. Sometimes, though, I mix up butter and brown sugar and eat spoonfuls of it before I add the rest of the ingredients to make chocolate chip cookies for the kids. You hush. The 8 year old me has not yet admitted to the adult me that we do this. :leaving: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoughCollie Posted September 7, 2008 Share Posted September 7, 2008 I had no idea either, until I researched it *after* I let the kids eat raw cookie dough. :001_smile: I really had no idea.....:001_huh: I haven't followed your links but will. It is weird and bizarre to me that it enters before the egg is formed..... I just always thought it was an outside the egg thing... not even sure where I got that info...I'm sorry for the inaccurate info!!!:o Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTMindy Posted September 7, 2008 Share Posted September 7, 2008 ...otherwise, I'd have to give up chocolate chip cookie dough, that's why!!!! :D It is divine, and for me, it's a toss up between which is best -- the dough, or the cookies still warm from the oven such that the chocolate oozes from the bitten chip and dribbles onto your chin! Oh, and btw, Kay -- thanks a lot. Now I'm ready to gnaw off my arm in the absence of said treat. :glare: Could I have the other one? I'm hungry too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brenda in FL Posted September 7, 2008 Share Posted September 7, 2008 I sample any and all batters that I make and always have. Never got sick (yet :tongue_smilie:). I would really like to know if any of you have ever gotten sick for "licking the bowl" or personally know someone who has? I have never heard of anyone I personally know getting salmonella poisoning this way. Was it as "dangerous" 30-40 years ago? Or has the risk remained the same. However, I can always use the risk as an excuse to keep the bowl to myself and not to share with the kiddos!! :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovedtodeath Posted September 7, 2008 Share Posted September 7, 2008 Anytime I make any brownies or cookies, at least half the dough is eaten. I usually make half of it without eggs because I know it is for eating. I voted "other" because of this option, and pasteurized prepackaged dough. I prefer my cookie dough to be whole grain barley flour. I crave it this way much more than the regular kind. Can't get that prepackaged. I prefer raw brownie batter, myself. Me too! We get a box of five brownie mixes at Sam's and eat one batch of brownies. All the rest is eaten as batter. Sometimes I can get rid of a migraine that way. I really had no idea.....:001_huh: I haven't followed your links but will. It is weird and bizarre to me that it enters before the egg is formed..... I just always thought it was an outside the egg thing... not even sure where I got that info...I'm sorry for the inaccurate info!!!:o I was told it was from the shell too! I sample any and all batters that I make and always have. Never got sick (yet :tongue_smilie:). I would really like to know if any of you have ever gotten sick for "licking the bowl" or personally know someone who has? I have never heard of anyone I personally know getting salmonella poisoning this way. Was it as "dangerous" 30-40 years ago? Or has the risk remained the same. However, I can always use the risk as an excuse to keep the bowl to myself and not to share with the kiddos!! :lol: I have never heard of anyone getting sick from raw eggs unless they were spoiled (home-made mayo). I used to use that excuse but both kiddos eat the dough with me now. Whew, I did a lot of rambling! :auto: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoughCollie Posted September 7, 2008 Share Posted September 7, 2008 From the CDC website: "During the 1980s, illness related to contaminated eggs occurred most frequently in the northeastern United States, but now illness caused by S. enteritidis is increasing in other parts of the country as well." "What is the risk? In affected parts of the United States, we estimate that one in 50 average consumers could be exposed to a contaminated egg each year. If that egg is thoroughly cooked, the Salmonella organisms will be destroyed and will not make the person sick. Many dishes made in restaurants or commercial or institutional kitchens, however, are made from pooled eggs. If 500 eggs are pooled, one batch in 20 will be contaminated and everyone who eats eggs from that batch is at risk. A healthy person's risk for infection by Salmonella enteritidis is low, even in the northeastern United States, if individually prepared eggs are properly cooked, or foods are made from pasteurized eggs. " http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dbmd/diseaseinfo/salment_g.htm RC Was it as "dangerous" 30-40 years ago? Or has the risk remained the same. However, I can always use the risk as an excuse to keep the bowl to myself and not to share with the kiddos!! :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenny in Florida Posted September 7, 2008 Share Posted September 7, 2008 I put other because it is the best treat ever, but I make it with egg replacer, because we really don't eat eggs. No risk, other than to the waistline. I said best thing ever, for pretty much the same reason. I make my cookie dough without eggs, so salmonella's not an issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ncmomo3 Posted September 7, 2008 Share Posted September 7, 2008 It breaks my heart to post here. Yes. Cookie dough is better than the cookies and that is why I used to eat it. That is how I got salmonella. Run... run far away. I have never been so sick in my life. It was just awful. I yearn to nibble on the cookie dough again, but the memory of the horrible experience is burned into my brain and I just won't risk it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lizzie in Ma Posted September 7, 2008 Share Posted September 7, 2008 In fact, the kids ask to make dough. :) I skip the eggs and add some milk to keep the moisture content right and it is still yummy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melinda in VT Posted September 7, 2008 Share Posted September 7, 2008 I voted other because I think cookie dough is the best treat ever, but the risk of salmonella keeps me from letting my kids eat dough. I, however, sample every batch. Hey, some people jump out of airplanes--I eat cookie dough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracy in Ky Posted September 7, 2008 Share Posted September 7, 2008 If it is made from store bought eggs, I think it is a major health hazzard. I would never taste is nor let my children taste it. However, when it is made from my own chicken eggs, I sometimes let the kids sample. My chickens are healthy and free range, so it really isn't an issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doran Posted September 7, 2008 Share Posted September 7, 2008 Could I have the other one? I'm hungry too! Here ya' go! Cookie dough is really great for the biceps! :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sleepy Posted September 7, 2008 Share Posted September 7, 2008 I like it in small amounts. My kiddos, however, must be chased from the kitchen lest they gobble it all up. :glare: We don't use eggs, so no worries. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovedtodeath Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 Just happened to think... if you are just going to eat the dough, try some low fat cream cheese to replace the majority of the butter, and leave 1/3 of the sugar out... it is still really yummy and not quite as fattening. It is also good spread on graham crackers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom2legomaniacs Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 I don't care for chocolate chip cookies, but I love the dough! Me too! I like the dough and not the cookies! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 Oh, I'm so glad to see I'm not the only one!!!! Gotta love the cookie dough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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