I have been eating raw cookie dough since I was a kid, and I can’t remember ever getting sick from it; however, a friend recently told me that doing this can make you ill. Please tell me I don’t have to stop eating raw cookie dough; it is my favorite part of making cookies.
Unfortunately, I have bad news for you. There is some risk of food bourne pathogens (basically bad bacteria) from eating raw cookie dough, just like eating some other raw food. It is the flour and eggs that can carry these bacteria, such as E Coli. The cookie dough ice creams that you see in the freezer are pasteurized, so they are protected from these bugs, but the raw cookie dough is not, so it does put you at some risk.
Expert: News Canada
To learn more about the dangers of eating raw cookie dough, watch this video from VideoMD.com.
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