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Sometimes, you just need some cookie dough. FitSugar reader AllieNic knows how to satisfy those cravings. First, make a healthier cookie dough using almond meal and honey, then drop these balls into melted chocolate to make grain-free cookie dough truffles, which she posted in our Healthy Recipe group. It’s been about four million years since I made anything containing chocolate. This Read more
My latest batch of chewy chocolate chip cookies were just about perfect — yet it wasn't the cookies I couldn't stop sneaking, but rather the dough. I can't get enough of that soft, granular dough, flecked with bits of chocolate crunch from the not-yet-melted chips. What do you think: are chocolate chip cookies better before or after they go into the oven? Source: Flickr Users ginnerobot and Read more
Half a billion eggs have been recalled, but kids love licking the brownie batter more than they like eating the cooked treats. While stealing tastes of cookie dough and cake mix may be part of the baking ritual in some households, lots of moms are keeping their children's fingers away from the bowl because they are wary of the threat of salmonella posed by raw eggs. Salmonellosis is an illness Read more
We're very happy to introduce our first ever guest blogger, Kelsey Nixon. You may remember Kelsey from the Next Food Network Star or Kelsey & Spike Cook. Here, she finds the solution to one reader's quest for a great versatile cookie dough recipe. Having a go-to basic butter cookie dough for the holidays can be a huge time saver when your baking is in full swing (along with everything else!). Read more
One of the food industry's more massive headlines occurred at the end of June, when a deadly strain of E. coli bacteria was discovered in a batch of Nestlé Toll House refrigerated cookie dough. Two months later, Nestle is returning its dough batter to shelves — albeit with an important warning. At least 66 people in 28 states reported getting sick from the product. Nearly all of the victims Read more
Yesterday, Dunkin' Donuts temporarily pulled its Dunkaccino and hot chocolate drinks off store menus after discovering that one of its suppliers' facilities may have been contaminated with salmonella. The doughnut chain's supplier, Plainview Milk Products Cooperative, voluntarily recalled several of its products, although no illnesses have been traced back to the contamination. Dunkin' Donuts is Read more
Think twice before letting your kids eat raw prepackaged cookie dough or taking a nibble yourself. This morning, Nestle Toll House initiated a voluntary recall of all its refrigerated cookie products. The company was informed by the Food and Drug Administration that E. coli illnesses have been reported by people who ate the uncooked prepackaged products. Consumers can return the goods to their Read more
For many people, warm cookies dunked in milk evoke childhood memories. And, though you may be a mother on the move without as much time to set aside for baking as past generations of mamas did, here's a lil trick that will help you give your kids the same delicious treat. Spend some quality time with your tots making their favorite cookie dough. Then, using a small ice cream scoop, spoon Read more
A whopping 84 percent of lilsugar readers admitted that they let their lil ones taste cookie, brownie, or cake dough, raw eggs and all. So what's a mama who still has reservations about the threat of salmonella to do? Lickety split offered up a wonderful solution for parents who want to let their children indulge in the gooey goodness without worry. She said: I set some aside BEFORE I add the Read more
The holidays are just around the corner and we're happy to announce that YumSugar.com will be here just in time! Starting this Friday, YumSugar.com will be your go to place for delicious recipes, entertaining tips and festive cocktails. See below for a sneak peek: Since I never know when a cookie attack is going to happen, I like to keep a batch ready in the freezer at all times. They're perfect Read more
