I just sent this email out to everyone in my address book and would like some answers here also on the xchange. Thanks.

Hi..this is not one of those emails that has been going around forever (fw: fw: fw: fw:re: whatever). I am trying to prove something to someone and would like an answer from everyone if possible.

No...you won't get a little dancing dog that pops up if you answer, you won't get a $100 gift certificate to Hooters, or whereever. I'm just asking for your opinion. So please..ask friends/family/neighbors/strangers, etc...and get back to me...now here it is. Thanks..Jana

DO YOU, OR HOW MANY PEOPLE DO YOU KNOW OF THAT JUST LOVE TO EAT RAW CHOC. CHIP COOKIE DOUGH? By raw..I mean, just the dogh, not baked.

Thank you again one and all! :)

I used to eat raw cookie dough everytime I made cookies, until I realized one day that meant I was eating raw eggs - which is not a good thing.

It;s better thann the actual cookies!!!!!! lol There's a reason chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream is so popular. :)

I used to buy those chocolate chip cookie dough packages and just eat it.

Who cares about this raw egg stuff. IT'S chocolate chip cookie dough ;)

No, I do not eat it nor do I know anyone that eats it anymore. I use to eat it a long time ago then hearing about salmonella I won't go near it :no: I do bake plenty of chocolate chip cookies though :biglick:.

Who cares about this raw egg stuff. IT'S chocolate chip cookie dough ;)

Because that's how alot of people get salmonella poisoning http://www.girlzclan.com/forums/images/smilies/action_puke.gif

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Because that's how alot of people get salmonella poisoning http://www.girlzclan.com/forums/images/smilies/action_puke.gif

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I think my stomach is used to it. :lol:

I have a weakened immune system as bad as it is and I won't do anything to worsen it by eating raw eggs...

I have a weakened immune system as bad as it is and I won't do anything to worsen it by eating raw eggs...


I do too.

It's not like I eat it all the time. But when I do.... yummmmmmm

I won't do it with any other cookie dough though. ;)

YUM - so much better than the actual cookies!!! :drool:

Well, somebody smarter than me looked into the cookie dough/salmonella link and here is the results:

ASK DR. BAUGHAN December 15, 2000

THE COOKIE DOUGH CONUNDRUM

Some of the simplest questions are the hardest to answer, such as the person who wrote in to ask, “Is it safe for my children to eat raw cookie dough?”

The easy, conservative answer is, “No. It is known that eggs can be contaminated with the salmonella bacteria that causes food poisoning (vomiting and diarrhea), so never, never let your children eat cookie dough.” One of my goals, though, is putting medical risks in realistic perspective. So I decided to search the Internet since the medical literature seems to be woefully deficient in cookie dough research. I hoped to find out whether there were any reported cases of food poisoning attributed to cookie dough, or whether anyone had ever studied whether the other ingredients in cookie dough retarded the growth or killed the bacteria or simply diluted the amount of bacteria enough to make the risk negligible. Since most families with children likely to want to eat cookie cough are doing fifteen things at once around the holidays, it may well occur that little fingers might sneak into the cookie bowl with or without parental permission, and if this happens, how much of a medical crisis is it?

I posed these questions to the Centers for Disease Control, the US Food and Drug Administration, Nabisco.com, Willamette Egg Farms, and Rob Edwards, PhD, a microbiologist at the University of Tennessee, Memphis who helps co-sponsor Salmonella.com, a clearinghouse for information about salmonella research.

The common theme from all the respondents was, “Yes, it is possible to contract salmonella from eating cookie dough, but no one knows the precise risk.” Several facts emerged that led to recommendations for minimizing the risk. In some areas, about 50% of flocks (or factories) of chickens might harbor salmonella. Not all the insides of eggs will be contaminated, though, because the membrane and shell offer pretty good protection. If there is salmonella on the outside of the shell, and if the egg sits around at room temperature for a while, small cracks may develop in the shell and membrane, allowing the salmonella in. It may survive in the white of the egg, but cannot multiply much because the white lacks certain nutrients it needs. If it is then mixed with other ingredients, such as mayonnaise for potato salad, and left in a warm place, it can begin to multiply. Cooking at 140 degrees for 5 minutes will kill the bacteria. So the reason soft-boiled eggs or runny-yolk fried eggs are discouraged is not that the runny yolk is bad, but the whites must not have been cooked for five minutes if the yolk is still runny.

To minimize the risk to cookie dough thiefs, keep the eggs refrigerated and use them fresh. Rinse them before breaking the shells. Be ready to cook them promptly after preparing the cookie dough. If something comes up and the cookies cannot be baked right away, put the dough in the refrigerator. Don’t leave the dough on a kitchen counter. Wash your hands well before mixing the dough. If you are using a store-bought cookie dough, check the label to determine if the eggs in the mix are pasteurized. If so, there is less risk of contamination.


So, while it seems POSSIBLE, it also seems very, VERY unlikely. ANd, I am assuming store bought, pre mixed dough is even safer.

Buying the tubes of premade dough is okay to eat because I would assume they use a preservative to keep the ingredients for spoiling on the shelf. As Jasper just proved up there! ^ :lol:

I eat raw dough all the time...brownie batter, cake batter, cookie dough...Im still alive...;)

I do too.

It's not like I eat it all the time. But when I do.... yummmmmmm

I won't do it with any other cookie dough though. ;)

I'm with ya sis! Although, the Chocolate Chocolate Chip cookie dough is good also!

I eat raw dough all the time...brownie batter, cake batter,......Im still alive...;)

Baby Batter?

Sorry, seemed too easy to pass up.

Anyhow, Jana, where is my hooters gift certificate?

oh no, don't like that. Just give me a peanut butter cookie...

Screw the dough! Just give me the bag of Chocolate chips!!!

Yes I do! :D

Not lately, but I love it! :p

I eat cookie dough. I usually do like PaperGirl and eat the store-bought kind.

I too have been known from time to time to "sneak" a bite or two. ;)

Screw the dough! Just give me the bag of Chocolate chips!!!


Now we're talking :yesnod:

Hey..no fluff n stuff....doesn't matter in this case about if it's good for you or not.or if you found out what's in it...to tell you the truth..I LOVE IT and wanting some answers to prove something.....I'm just asking if you EAT IT NOW, IF YOU EVER DID EAT IT, DO YOU LIKE THE TASTE, that sort of thing..:) ok dokie? :lol:

Ok, let's try this again...


EAT IT NOW - No

IF YOU EVER DID EAT IT, DO YOU LIKE THE TASTE - Yes, but my tastes have since changed...

Hey...then you are a YES! :lol: (Looking around for Milani's "WOOT" thingy!! :lol:)

I eat raw cookie dough as well from the packages you buy from the store.

I did once and it made me real sick.. i couldn't stop puking :(
Now I know why.
I never allow my kdis to eat cookie dow but they do like to like the spoon after I mix up a cake.. but I will have to stop that to.

DO YOU, OR HOW MANY PEOPLE DO YOU KNOW OF THAT JUST LOVE TO EAT RAW CHOC. CHIP COOKIE DOUGH? By raw..I mean, just the dogh, not baked.

Thank you again one and all! :)

I used to love eating raw cookie dough. I didn't stop cause of salmonella; I stopped because I live alone and would turn into a blimp if I made and inevitably eat a bunch of cookies.

I remember a Calvin and Hobbes comic where Calvin was talking poetically while eating cookie dough and his mom told him not to eat cookie dough because of salmonella. It was a classic strip from a classic comic.

I love cookie dough :biglick:

I always eat a few spoonfuls of cookie dough when I make cookies. :biglick:

So far looks like the results are heading towards my direction!! I have emailed some people and only 1 out of 17 people have said yuk to it. I got 5 yeses from one household... and one person even said, "Duh...I love it so much, I've eaten it during church before!" LOL!!! Thanks alll...I'll let you know the tally and the reason soon enough. Keep on asking and posting :)