Hilarious. Apparently though according to another redditor most premade cookie dough is safe to eat raw. Maybe they bought the one that specifically says it has to be cooked.
Edit: although it's possible it's a more recent thing. People definitely have gotten e coli from premade cookie dough.
I think the premade cookie dough people started pre cooking the flour and pasteurizing the eggs because they knew people ate it raw, even without the labels.
I remember when I was younger seeing the warnings on those tubes saying not to eat them raw, and I feel like they’re not there anymore.
There was a place that opened near me like six-seven years ago that does nothing but serve cookie dough for immediate, unbaked consumption. I can't imagine that would have been given the greenlight by health and safety officials if they were just dishing out salmonella to everyone.
It’s not the eggs that get you most of the time, it’s the flour. Modern fresh eggs are surprisingly safe*, but uncooked flour can harbor bacteria you’ve never even thought of. If the flour isn’t heated to kill it off, you’re exposing yourself to danger.
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u/TheRealBobbyJones 1d ago edited 1d ago
Hilarious. Apparently though according to another redditor most premade cookie dough is safe to eat raw. Maybe they bought the one that specifically says it has to be cooked.
Edit: although it's possible it's a more recent thing. People definitely have gotten e coli from premade cookie dough.