Eat cookies, not cookie dough ATTN: Food, Health editors Rachel Premack (c) 2016, The Washington Post. Always cook your cookies. The Food and Drug Administration warned this week that Americans shouldn’t eat cookie dough or other raw batters, even if it’s egg-free, due to the risk of contracting E. coli . Many might think it’s the risk of salmonella and raw eggs that the FDA wants Americans to avoid.