Pregnancy food guidance
Cookie dough
Depends—Ingredients matter
Avoid ordinary raw dough or batter. Products labeled edible or made with heat-treated flour and pasteurized eggs are safer.
What changes the answer for Cookie dough
- Ordinary raw flour or raw egg batter: avoid.
- Heat-treated flour plus pasteurized eggs: safer.
- Commercial product labeled edible or safe to eat raw: follow the label.
Why it matters for Cookie dough
Raw flour and raw eggs can both carry harmful germs.
Practical takeaway
Wait until it is baked or choose a product specifically labeled safe to eat raw.
Sources and review details
- Review status
- Source reviewed
- Last reviewed
- Guidance region
- United States