Do you love cookie dough and just wish you could eat it raw all the time? Well don’t fret — it’s actually quite possible to devour safe, edible raw cookie dough on the regular, and even better, there is a TON of stuff you can do with it to allow it to live its best sweet, gooey life.

Because as much as we love a nice batch of chocolate chip cookies, everyone knows the dough is where it’s at.

1. Edible Cookie Dough 4 Ways

Yes, that’s right! When you make cookie dough without eggs, it is safe to eat raw, and you can guzzle it by the spoonful if you so please. Pro-tip: Feel free to use any of the three non-chocolate chip dough recipes in place of the regular stuff in the recipes below, if you are so inclined.

2. Cookie Dough Eggrolls

Mix up some eggless cookie dough, roll it up in a wonton wrapper, and toss it in some hot oil for a satisfying fried treat that’s gooey on the inside and crispy on the outside and totally melts in your mouth.

3. Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Ice Cream Sandwiches

We love cookie ice cream sandwiches, but we have something EVEN BETTER, because everyone knows that baking the dough is just a formality anyway.

4. Cookie Dough Pops

Cake pop lovers: These chocolate-dipped treats are a more glamorous way to eat cookie dough by the scoopful. Exactly the excuse you’ve been looking for!

5. Cookies ‘n Creme Dessert Pizza

That’s right: two different kinds of cookie, all wrapped up in one giant cookie, topped with creamy spread and MORE COOKIES.

6. Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Pretzel Snickers Bars

Nothing to see here, just all of your favorite treats combined into one sweet/salty superstar candy bar …

7. Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Baklava

We love baklava, and we love cookie dough. Mix them together and you get buttery, flaky, gooey heaven that is so good you might be tempted to eat the whole pan.

8. Vegan Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Ice Cream

This sweet, salty and rich ice cream is pure perfection! Say what you will about vegan ice cream, but if you’ve never tasted how thick, creamy and luxurious it gets when you add in a bit of peanut butter, you are in for a serious treat.

9. Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Cupcakes

No, your eyes do not deceive you! That is indeed egg-free chocolate chip cookie dough frosting sitting atop cookie cupcakes, because when it comes to cookie dough, you just can’t have too much of a good thing.

10. Belgian Cookie Dough Waffles with Chocolate Whipped Cream

If you’re the type to crave cookie dough for breakfast, this crispy treat is for you! You’ll never be able to go back to regular waffles after this.

11. White Chocolate Cookie Dough Fudge

This one is second only to eating cookie dough straight out of the bowl — and it’s basically a more socially acceptable way to do that.

Featured Photo Credit: The Domestic Rebel

There is a new cafe opening in Greenwich Village, New York, on Jan. 25, 2017, and it’s calling our name. This cafe is serving up every flavor of cookie dough you can possibly imagine!

It’s called DO, and pronounced “dough,” and according to its website, it serves cookie dough that can be safely enjoyed in its raw form (everyone’s secret favorite), and there are even options for those with specific diets. These varieties include gluten-free, vegan and grain-free options. To top it off, the seasonal flavors sound way too good.

Cake Batter is a blend of actual cake batter (not like those cake-batter flavored desserts) with white and chocolate chips and sprinkles. Winter Wonderland is made up of sugar cookie dough, blue sprinkles and white chips, and Cinnamon & Brown Sugar Pop-Tart is comprised of snickerdoodle dough and cinnamon, brown sugar and Megpie tarts. If you’re not drooling just a little bit right now, you probably aren’t human.

There’s even a featured Valentine’s Day Pack with cute lids that have sayings on them kind of like our favorite heart-shaped Valentine candies. The pack comes with gift wrapping and spoons and you can get it in different sizes, from two packs to six. Count on getting the Red Velvet and Valentine’s Day Cake Batter flavors no matter which size pack you choose.

Grub Street reports that we’ll be able to order the dough in pretty much any form: by the scoop in cups or cones, flattened and frozen into cookie shapes, in “ice cream” sandwich form, baked into brownies and even folded into ice cream. All of this sounds like a dream come true, but it could definitely be bad news for our waistlines. Still, it’s just so worth it.

If you buy the dough to take home, you can store it in the refrigerator for up to three weeks (though I doubt it ever lasts that long), or freeze it for up to three months. And the best news? DO ships via FedEx, so we can order from out of state!

Since the shop will definitely be busy upon opening, I’d recommend having your favorites shipped as soon as possible. This isn’t something we can miss!

Sources: DO, Grub Street / Photo Credit: DO/Facebook, DO

Poor Blue Bell. Once again, the company must issue a recall based on potential contamination of Listeria monocytogenes.

It was about a year ago now that the company had problems with an outbreak involving the same contaminant. Now, according to a press release, they are issuing a voluntary recall to be on the safe side after learning that a third party, Aspen Hills, Inc., supplied a cookie dough ingredient that was potentially hazardous.

The recall is only for the cookie dough and Cookie Two Step flavors of Blue Bell ice cream that comes from the company’s Sylacauga, Alabama, location. This means that the following states might be affected: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia. Whew. That’s a long list.

Delish reports that the company has not received any reports of sickness, and that most healthy individuals probably won’t have noticeable symptoms. It is among the elderly, those with weakened immune systems, the very young and expectant mothers that there is the most cause for concern.

Ingesting the contaminant can cause Listeria, a condition in which short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea can occur. However, Listeria infection can cause miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women, and can even cause death in severe cases.

If you have a recalled item, please don’t eat it! Even if you are healthy it’s probably better not to take any chances. Instead, you can take it back to where you bought it and get a full refund. A refund is significantly better than headaches and gastrointestinal issues. Check the codes below to see if you have a contaminated item.

The bottom of your ice cream carton should have a code. If it matches any of those below, you’ll know it’s part of the recall:

Blue Bell Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough, half gallon: Code 082618226

Blue Bell Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough, pint: Codes 081518242, 082418242

Blue Bell Cookie Two Step, half gallon: Codes 080418222, 081818224

You can call Blue Bell with any questions if you feel unsure, too. The number is 979-836-7977, and they’re open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Central.

Sources: Delish, Blue Bell Press Release / Photo credit: Blue Bell/Instagram