What makes it unhealthy to eat raw cookie dough&do the number of calories change once the dough is bake?

Cookie dough that you make at home contains raw eggs. Raw eggs are a means of transmitting salmonella, since it is found in chickens intestines. Eggs are usually covered in poo- and although they get washed, well- you can't see the bacteria, but they may still be there. If you got an egg with salmonella on the shell, and used it in your cookie dough- and if you then ate some, you could concievably get salmonella food poisoning. It's really more of a danger to small children, the elderly, and those already ill than the average healthy adult. But, the egg folks don't want to be sued, and the insurance people don't want to pay out the claim. So to cover all bases they say don't eat it. Cookie dough produced to include in things like ice cream are either made with sterilized eggs or dehydrated eggs, so salmonella is no longer a factor. That goes for the dough you buy in the dairy case to bake at home as well.

I think it's really hard to say how much of the said salmonella contaminated dough you'd have to eat for there to be a problem. It would sort of depend on how much bacteria were present. And of course, since your hands cracked the egg, and are then used to mix it all up- you could as well get a clean raw egg into the dough and contaminate yourself licking your fingers.

Salmonella is also present in the guts of humans, in the lower portion. It's present actually in most animals. The trouble is when it gets out of the lower gut and into the upper part of you. One reason sanitation in the kitchen and the prep is so critical. A salmonella caused food poisoning is usually fairly mild in most healthy folks, and resolves itself in about a week, without need of treatment. The only danger is if you get dehydrated, or develop other problems. And of course, those in the risk groups are more likely to have them.

The caloric content of food doesn't really change enough in cooking for that to be a major concern when counting calories. The ingredients are all still there, after all- the chemical compisition hasn't changed at all, they have only undergone a chemical change of form. You can still detect the egg, flour, milk, sugar, etc. Nothing much is lost in the actual cooking process, unless you count the part that might get left behind stuck to the cookie sheet. Sorry, but if you have to count the calories that closely, that the minor change might be so important, it might be better to just forego the cookie entirely.

It is bad to eat raw cookie dough because the dough contains raw eggs and other products that need to be cooked. In the cookie dough ice cream they don't use eggs, and they use a lot of other preservatives as well to keep the ice cream fresh and make it last longer. If you tried to pick out the cookie dough in the ice cream and bake it, you would really have a mess on your hands because it contains not eggs or flour. It depends on your stomach's stability to determine how sick it will make you if you eat raw cookie dough. Me, personally I would have to consume a couple of batches. I would figure that a couple of the side effects would be nausea, vomitting, diarrhea, and or constipation. Yes the calories do change after the cookie dough is baked. I really don't know how much though. After it is baked the calories are higher than the raw cookie dough. Do you know when you put the cookie dough by the tablespoon fulls on the cookie sheet? Well you can eat six of those raw, but only two baked. My goodness you are really making me want some raw cookie dough. Gotta Go!!

The only reason I know of that you're not supposed to eat raw cookie dough is because it is made with eggs. Raw egg contains bacteria which can make you sick, but it is neutralized when cooked. The number of calories probably doesn't change.

I highly doubt the cookie dough used for ice cream has egg in it.

I eat raw cookie dough all the time. I have never gotten sick. The most I've ever had at once was probably half of a slice and bake roll. (!)

Many cookie recipes contain eggs. If you eat raw dough, you are also taking part of the raw egg, which can cause salmonella. That makes you very sick. As far as ice cream, they don't really use real cookie dough, it's just looks and taste like it does. As far as calories go, it varies. Not all cookies contain the same amt's of calories. If you are worried about to much calories, then do this, chocolate chip would have a lot, plus the fat content in chocolate. Peanut butter contains fat, butter cookies have fat. Besides the fat, it's calories. We can't get away from all fat and all calories. We would be emaciated

Cookie dough can contain raw eggs, which are a source of salmonella and can give you salmonellosis. (sickness, diarrhea, flu like symptoms etc and can make you very sick)

I am not 100% sure, but I think the stuff you can buy from the shops (powder that you just add water to) would contain egg powder instead, so that would be ok. But if you make fresh cookie dough with eggs then you are best not to eat it until it is cooked!

edit: Check out these pages...

dough;

http://www.thecaloriecounter.com/Foods/1800/18163/...

cookie;

http://www.thecaloriecounter.com/Foods/1800/18164/...

Cookies are slightly higher in calories, but I don't think it's too significant an amount.