Easy No Butter Cookie Dough – Yummy Recipe Even Without Butter!

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Making a no butter cookie dough may seem next to impossible, but honestly, there are several ways you can make it happen. With just a few substitutes and considerations, you could be one step closer to making edible cookie dough without butter. If you’re ready to learn what those substitutes are, stay tuned. In this post, I’ll uncover some of the best ways to substitute butter in cookie dough. So, without further ado, let’s get started.

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Easy No Butter Cookie Dough – Yummy Recipe Even Without Butter!

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Easy No Butter Cookie Dough – Yummy Recipe Even Without Butter!

Edible Coconut Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Balls (No Butter!)


  • Author: Anna

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In the following recipe, I’ve opted to use coconut oil to get the job done. Though high in saturated fat, coconut oil offers a buttery flavor that works perfectly for a chocolate chip cookie or homemade edible cookie dough. 


Ingredients

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  • 3 Cups Almond Flour
  • 1 cup chocolate chips
  • 1/2 cup shredded coconut, unsweetened (optional)
  • 6 tablespoons coconut oil, softened
  • 6 tablespoons coconut milk (can substitute for almond milk for less coconut flavor)
  • 3 tablespoons brown sugar
  • 3 tablespoons granulated sugar
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 2 tablespoons pure vanilla extract

Instructions

  1. Using a mixing bowl, combine your coconut oil with your brown sugar and granulated sugar.
  2. Once combined, mix in your almond flour along with the salt.
  3. To this, add your pure vanilla extract and stir until well incorporated.
  4. Add your coconut milk one tablespoon at a time until your cookie dough reaches the desired consistency. You may or may not need to use the entire 6 tablespoons. If your dough remains too thick after adding 6 tablespoons, consider adding 1-2 tablespoons more.
  5. Once your cookie dough comes together, add your chocolate chips along with your shredded coconut, if using.
  6. Using a cookie scoop (or a cookie scoop substitute), carefully scoop your cookie dough into balls and place on a lined baking sheet.
  7. Chill the dough at least 30 minutes or until firm before eating.
  8. Alternatively, you can chill the chocolate chip cookie dough without portioning it and use an ice cream scoop to serve it up in bowls once chilled.
  9. Enjoy!

Notes

  • This cookie dough is edible and is not intended for baking.
  • While this edible cookie dough recipe utilizes almond flour, you may run across several recipes that use all purpose flour instead. While using all purpose flour helps you to achieve a very realistic cookie dough texture, it can prove dangerous if you don’t heat treat the flour first.
  • Category: dessert

Keywords: no butter cookie dough

Easy Butter Substitutes

If you are making a traditional butter cookie recipe, it is important that you don’t substitute things like vegetable oil for butter. Doing so can yield a greasy mess and may affect the texture of both your cookie dough and baked cookies.

If you wish to substitute the butter in a butter cookie recipe, your best bet is almost always to use a plant-based butter.

 Plant-based butters are typically dairy free and have better health benefits than traditional butter. The best part is that many of the vegan butters out there have very similar tastes and textures to real butter, making it the perfect substitute for butter in a normal cookie recipe.

Still, if you would rather use oil instead of vegan butter, know that you’ve got options. Unlike other types of oil, melted coconut oil yields a surprising butter taste which makes it a great substitute when attempting no butter cookies. And while coconut oil is often regarded as a healthier butter flavor option than actual butter, you should also note that it also packs a fair share of saturated fat. Thus, coconut oil isn’t always healthier in terms of fat intake as most people assume.

In addition to coconut oil, try any of the following butter substitutes in cookie dough, knowing that some subs may work better than other depending on the recipe:

  • Vegan butter
  • Sunflower oil
  • Neutral flavored vegetable oil
  • Olive oil
  • Rice bran oil

When replacing butter with oil in cookie dough, it is possible that you’ll end up with a mess on your hands. However, with the right ratio of ingredients, you can easily use virtually any type of oil and end up with deliciously stellar results.

In the following recipe, I’ve opted to use coconut oil to get the job done. Though high in saturated fat, coconut oil offers a buttery flavor that works perfectly for a chocolate chip cookie or homemade edible cookie dough. So, without further delay, let’s get into the process of how to make edible cookie dough with coconut oil.

Note: This cookie dough is edible and is not intended for baking. Still, it is totally possible to make bakeable cookies with oil; you just have to do so carefully to avoid a greasy mess!

Ingredients

  • 3 Cups Almond Flour
  • 1 cup chocolate chips
  • 1/2 cup shredded coconut, unsweetened (optional)
  • 6 tablespoons coconut oil, softened
  • 6 tablespoons coconut milk (can substitute for almond milk for less coconut flavor)
  • 3 tablespoons brown sugar
  • 3 tablespoons granulated sugar
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 2 tablespoons pure vanilla extract

Instructions

  1. Using a mixing bowl, combine your coconut oil with your brown sugar and granulated sugar.
  2. Once combined, mix in your almond flour along with the salt.
  3. To this, add your pure vanilla extract and stir until well incorporated.
  4. Add your coconut milk one tablespoon at a time until your cookie dough reaches the desired consistency. You may or may not need to use the entire 6 tablespoons. If your dough remains too thick after adding 6 tablespoons, consider adding 1-2 tablespoons more.
  5. Once your cookie dough comes together, add your chocolate chips along with your shredded coconut, if using.
  6. Using a cookie scoop (or a cookie scoop substitute), carefully scoop your cookie dough into balls and place on a lined baking sheet.
  7. Chill the dough at least 30 minutes or until firm before eating.
  8. Alternatively, you can chill the chocolate chip cookie dough without portioning it and use an ice cream scoop to serve it up in bowls once chilled.
  9. Enjoy!

Important Notes

While this edible cookie dough recipe utilizes almond flour, you may run across several recipes that use all purpose flour instead. While using all purpose flour helps you to achieve a very realistic cookie dough texture, it can prove dangerous if you don’t heat treat the flour first.

Understand that certain flours, such as almond flour, don’t require heat treating. Using all purpose flour, however, does. To heat treat flour, you’ll need to bring the temperature of the flour up to 165 degrees Fahrenheit. This can be done in the oven or microwave.

Also, be sure to avoid eating any cookie dough recipe that calls for egg or egg yolk.

Let’s figure out what role butter plays in cookie dough in the first place.

Butter adds fat to cookie dough which is essential for a variety of reasons. When making a typical bakeable cookie dough recipe, fat is essential for the proper texture of the cookie. It supplies the moisture and fluffiness needed to make the cookies or cookie dough enjoyable. Moreover, butter provides a rich buttery flavor that cookies without butter may lack if you opt to skip it.

Outside of texture and flavor, butter helps with the consistency of the cookie dough itself. The consistency of cookie dough that is eaten as is (without baking) is very important. Butter is often needed to make cookie dough actually taste, look, and feel like cookie dough. This means that if you try substituting butter in a recipe with something like vegetable oil, you may not get the results you desire.

But never fear! In this post, I’ll reveal a recipe that utilizes oil in a way that won’t ruin your edible cookie dough.

Now that you know the importance of fat in a cookie dough recipe, you likely know that it isn’t a good idea to leave fat out of cookie dough balls. Your cookie dough will become grainy, dry, and likely won’t pull together. This is because fat in the form of butter and/or oil works as a liquid to help everything meld and become the consistency you need.

And while it is possible to make chocolate chip cookies without butter, you’ll need to use a specific ratio of dry ingredients to liquid and fat in order to get the consistency you want. Despite the fact that both butter and oil are both classified as fat, exchanging one for the other isn’t always feasible, especially when subbing oil for butter in cookie dough.

While it is totally possible to make cookies without butter, you’ll need to be careful when substituting oil for cookie dough in a traditional recipe. Instead, you should always look for a recipe, like the one embedded in my post, that already utilizes oil instead of butter. This will ensure that the dry to wet ingredients are the right ratio in order to avoid a greasy mess.

I hope you try my edible cookie dough recipe with no butter. Be sure to come back and let me know what you think!

FAQs

What happens if you don’t use butter in cookies?

Skipping butter completely in a cookie recipe means you won’t have anything to hold your cookie dough together. Replacing the butter with oil can make the dough oily if you aren’t careful. The best thing to do if you are trying to avoid butter is to use vegan butter. Otherwise, you should search for a recipe that specifically utilizes oil in order to achieve optimal results.

Can you use oil instead of butter in cookies?

In general, I do not recommend swapping oil for butter in cookies unless the recipe specifically states you can do so. Instead, use plant-based butter or opt for a recipe that is specifically tailored for using oil instead of butter.

What can I use instead of butter in cookies?

Use plant-based butter in cookies that call for oil or look for a cookie recipe that uses coconut oil as a replacement for butter to ensure a soft texture and great flavor.

Can coconut oil be substituted for butter at a 1:1 ratio?

In some cases, yes, but note that whether or not the coconut oil is melted or softened will make a huge difference. For pie crust and other baked goods requiring softened or cold butter, you’ll need to use coconut oil in solid form. However, if a recipe calls for melted butter, then be sure to melt your coconut oil before substituting.

Is plant-based butter healthy?

Plant-based butter is often considered healthier than your average butter, but the saturated fat content may be virtually the same. Look at the ingredients and nutrition facts closely to see if plant based butter is actually better for your dietary needs before making the switch.

By Anna

Hey, I’m Anna; writer, editor and amateur cook extraordinaire! Food has been my life and my passion for the most of my life – it’s crazy to think I didn’t pursue a career in cooking. I’m obsessed! However, keeping cooking as an obsessive hobby has worked for me – my passion grows as the years pass by – maybe I wouldn’t say the same if it was also my day job! I hope you find cooking inspiration, entertainment and “stop and think interesting tid-bits” throughout my writing – and I’d love to hear from you if you’ve got anything you want to share. Food feeds the soul – so get eating! Author Pinterest Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube Tumblr Reddit Quora

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