Is it normal to eat raw cookie dough?
Mostly.Normal for most people
Yes, lots of people sneak a taste of raw cookie dough. It’s common, but dough made with raw flour or eggs can carry germs, so edible cookie dough is the safer choice.
Yes—sneaking a spoonful of cookie dough is a very common treat, and you’re hardly alone. The catch is that raw flour can carry E. coli, and raw eggs can carry Salmonella, so regular dough isn’t considered safe to eat uncooked.
If you want to eat it by the scoop, choose cookie dough made to be eaten raw, with heat-treated flour and no raw eggs. Baking the dough is the safest bet if you’re using a regular cookie recipe.