This Vegan Cookie Dough for One is healthy, naturally sweetened, egg-free, and dairy-free, but still tastes and feels just like the real thing! This is the best vegan cookie dough recipe and has been made and loved over half a million times. You'll also love this single serving cookie dough for satisfying your sweet tooth without all the work.
Edible cookie dough is the ultimate treat for me.
It has the same texture and flavor as real cookie dough, but is 100% safe to eat.
Sometimes you just want a treat without having to mix up a whole batch of cookies. Sometimes you're pregnant (I'm not) and you really just shouldn't be eating raw eggs or flour.
This is the healthiest, easiest cookie dough you'll ever throw together in a moment of need. With only six ingredients, you might already have everything you need on hand.
Ingredients
- Coconut oil
- Maple syrup
- Vanilla extract
- Flour
- Salt
- Chocolate chips
How to make vegan cookie dough
- Mix the melted coconut oil with the maple syrup and vanilla extract
- Stir in flour and salt
- Add chocolate chips
Top tips
Measure carefully
When making a recipe this small, accurate quantities are even more important. Be sure to measure your ingredients carefully to get the best texture.
Use real maple syrup
Sugary pancake syrup won't cut it here. Make sure you're using 100% pure maple syrup.
How to make cookie dough safe to eat
To make cookie dough safe to eat, you'll need to skip the eggs and heat your flour to remove any bacteria. This recipe was developed without the use of eggs, and you can check the notes section of the recipe card below or the FAQ section to learn how to heat treat flour.
How to store edible cookie dough
You can store this edible cookie dough in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days or in the freezer for up to 3 months. You'll get the best texture by letting it sit at room temperature for about 10 minutes before enjoying.
Tips for customizing edible cookie dough
People have already shared tons of adaptations in the comments, but here are a few of the highlights:
- If you want vegan peanut butter single serving cookie dough try this version
- For a baked version, try this cookie mug cake, vegan chocolate chip cookie for one or these vegan oatmeal chocolate chip cookies
- Microwave the dough for 15 seconds for gooey melted chocolate cookie dough
- Swap the coconut oil for vegetable oil or melted butter (not vegan)
- Swap the maple syrup for equal amounts of brown sugar, or slightly less honey (again, not vegan) or agave
- Swap the all purpose flour for a mix of gluten free oat flour and coconut flour to make it gluten free
FAQ
Coconut oil (affiliate link) is magic. It melts in your mouth and doesn't taste too terribly coconut-y. The temperature of the oil makes a big difference on the consistency here.
My house is pretty cold in this polar vortex, so after some good ol' stirring it was perfect for me. If it comes out too runny for you just pop it in the fridge for a few minutes and it'll firm right up.
Coconut oil and maple syrup are strong flavors, but I find they cancel each other out in this recipe. If you measure carefully it shouldn't taste too much like coconut or maple, although you might still taste it a tiny bit.
Recently there have been concerns about eating raw flour. It is generally considered unsafe to eat raw flour.
To make your flour safe to eat, toast the flour on a parchment lined baking sheet in a 350ºF oven for 5 minutes and allow to cool before using.
No. While this tastes delicious as raw dough, it lacks some of the necessary ingredients to turn it into an actual cookie. See the customization options above for baked options.
More edible cookie dough recipes
- Peanut Butter Cookie Dough for One
- Double Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough
- Vegan Cookie Dough Bars
- Pretzel Cookie Dough Truffles
- Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Ice Cream
- Vegan Cookie Dough Dip for Two
- Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Cookies
More single serving dessert recipes
- Single Serve Vegan Cookie
- Single Serve Vegan Brownie
- Healthy Banana Mug Cake
- Vegan Chocolate Mug Cake
- Edible Brownie Batter
- Vegan Mug Brownie
- Lemon Mug Cake
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Recipe
Vegan Cookie Dough for One
Ingredients
- 1 Tablespoon coconut oil, melted
- 1 Tablespoon real maple syrup
- ¼ teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 3 Tablespoons all-purpose flour, heat treated, see note
- Pinch of salt
- 1 teaspoon semisweet mini chocolate chips, I like Enjoy Life brand, which are vegan
Instructions
- In a small bowl, combine coconut oil, maple syrup, and vanilla with a fork. Add flour and salt and mix until well blended. Mix in chocolate chips. Enjoy immediately, or refrigerate to thicken and stiffen the dough a bit.
Kimberly says
Okay, I admit it ... I'm skeptical.
But I am totally going to try this recipe because yes, I often make cookies just for the cookie dough!
Thanks for a safe alternative! Can't wait to give it a try!
Lindsay Moe says
Be sure to let me know what you think!
kris says
I made this immediately after finding this and it was so good! Based on the brand of ingredients I used, my nutritional info for 1 person was:
14.8 grams of fat, 212 calories, 11.9 saturated fat, .9 monosaturated fat, 1.8 mg sodium, 1.4 mg potassium, 20.5g carbs, .2 grams fiber, 14.4 grams sugar, .9 grams protein, 1.9% calcium, 3.8% iron.
Thank you for the recipe. 🙂
Lindsay Moe says
I'm glad you enjoyed it! Thank you for sharing the nutritional info.
Jessica says
I just tried subbing pumpkin for the coconut oil and it was great. You know I'm the biggest fan of this recipe. 🙂
Kelly says
Just made this for two and my husband LOVED it! This is the perfect little sweet fix and we will be making it again.
Lindsay Moe says
I'm so glad you liked it!
Karla says
Unfortunately, this is really good, and equally as unfortunate, I doubled the recipe. 🙂 2T coconut oil, 2T coconut sugar, 6T rice flour, pinch of salt, some cold coffee to bind everything together and add a punch of flavor, chopped dark chocolate with cacao nibs. Divine!
Lindsay Moe says
Haha, I double it too sometimes! Thanks for sharing your substitutions!
Ellie says
This looks great, will definitely be trying it!
I love your little bowl, where did you get it?
Lindsay Moe says
Pier One!
Lindsey Beers says
What about this recipe is not pure perfection? Vegan! One serving! All ingredients on hand! YUM.
Ally says
This is definitely the best vegan cookie dough recipe out there! I love how the ingredients list is so short. It was very tasty and came out perfect the first try. Saving this recipe forever! Thanks for making this!
Lindsay Moe says
Thanks Ally, I'm glad you enjoyed it! It's one of my favorite recipes too!
kimberly says
Just a quick THANK YOU from this pregnant recently converted vegan who was desperately craving some cookie dough. 🙂
Lindsay Moe says
Haha, you are welcome! I know very well how important cookie dough is in pregnancy!
Michele says
Can I substitute coconut flour instead of the all purpose flour?
Lindsay Moe says
I haven't personally tried this, but would definitely say give it a try! It might taste more coconut-y and I would recommend adding it a little at a time in case more or less flour is needed than all-purpose.
Samantha says
Holy cow! This was easy and delicious. I wanted something to satisfy my sweet tooth that wasn't terribly unhealthy & this was perfect. Swapped out the maple syrup for coconut palm sugar and instead of coconut oil I used Nutiva's vegan buttery spread. Will definitely be making this again!
Monica says
This is such a great snack to satisfy my sweet tooth! Although I am not a vegan, this treat is perfect for an after school snack. Thank you!! (:
Marit says
Can you use sunflower oil for this recipe??
Lindsay Moe says
I haven't tried it. It might affect the taste slightly but the texture should be the same.
Marit says
Thank you so much!! I tried it with butter and omg this is the best thing ever!!!! THANKS
Sonja says
AH! I just made these with a few of my own adaptions - and GAHHH so goooood!!
I quadrupled the recipe (after eating too much of the dough myself) and then split the dough in half. For the first half, I separated the mixture into 10 balls and rolled each into desiccated coconut, and for the second half (the better half!): I added a large teaspoon of smooth peanut butter to the mixture. Again, I rolled the mix into 10 small balls and then rolled these ones in cacao powder.
They were SO decadent and divine! Perfect for cookie-dough truffles (if you can imagine). Highly recommended!!!
Thanks for the recipe 🙂
Lindsay Moe says
Those sound amazing! Thanks for sharing your adaptations!
emma says
i subbed brown rice flour & brown sugar...
tasted delicious but was grainy. i'm new to gf baking, so not sure if it was just the flour or what. the brown sugar melted into the coconut oil, but they didn't blend. it sunk underneath the oil.
i'm definitely going to try again though!
Lindsay Moe says
I haven't worked with brown rice flour much, so I can't speak for that, but brown sugar could definitely make it grainy. I recommend sticking with a liquid sweetener for this recipe such as honey or maple syrup.