These no-bake chocolate chip cookie dough balls are utterly irresistible.
Homemade cookie dough balls
Make a batch of these secretly healthy cookie dough balls whenever you crave soft, gooey chocolate chip cookie dough. The recipe takes about five minutes from start to finish, and there’s no flour or eggs required.
Also try these Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookies
Healthy chocolate chip cookie dough balls
These cookie dough balls are perfect as a portable, healthy snack—grab a few for the road, tuck them into a lunchbox, or keep them on hand for a quick treat. They travel well and are satisfying on car trips.
They can be made flourless, dairy-free, egg-free, vegan, gluten-free, sugar-free, soy-free, and high in protein depending on the ingredients you choose.
The best part is how fast they are to make since you never need to use the oven. You can also stir these into homemade frozen yogurt or coconut milk ice cream for an eggless cookie dough ice cream.
Cookie dough ball ingredients
This simple recipe calls for five main ingredients: chocolate chips (dark or semi-sweet), a sweetener of your choice, a pinch of salt, nut or seed butter, and oat flour or protein powder.
Use cashew, macadamia, peanut, or almond butter. For a nut-free option, pumpkin seed or sunflower butter work well. Any all-purpose sweetener is fine—granulated sugar, unrefined sugar, honey, maple syrup, or erythritol if you want sugar-free balls.
If you use a liquid sweetener, add extra oat flour until the mixture reaches a cookie-dough consistency. You can swap oat flour for your favorite plain or flavored protein powder; if that protein powder is sweetened, reduce the added sweetener accordingly.
Try standard or mini chocolate chips, or experiment with mix-ins like raisins, candy pieces, cacao nibs, white chocolate chips, or vegan peanut butter chips.
How to make the cookie dough bites
Bring your nut or seed butter to room temperature so it’s easy to stir; warm gently if needed. Combine all ingredients in a medium bowl and mix until you have a soft cookie-dough texture.
Break the dough into portions and roll into balls with your hands or use a small cookie scoop. Enjoy immediately as no-bake treats, or bake them if you prefer a firmer bite.
To bake, preheat the oven to 325°F (163°C), place dough balls on a lined or greased baking sheet, and bake for about 8 minutes.
If you prefer a legume-based option, try cookie dough truffles made with chickpeas.
Step by step video
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Recipe storage tips
These chocolate chip snack balls disappear fast, but if you have leftovers, store them in an airtight container at room temperature for up to two days or refrigerated for up to three weeks.
For easy grab-and-go portions, place cookie dough balls in a lidded container and separate layers with parchment paper so they don’t stick. Freeze for up to four months and remove a ball straight from the freezer when you want a treat.
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Cookie Dough Balls
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup nut butter of choice
- 1/2 cup oat flour or protein powder
- 2 tbsp sweetener of choice
- 1/8 tsp salt
- 1/4 cup chocolate chips
Instructions
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Stir all ingredients until the mixture reaches a soft cookie-dough consistency. Break into pieces and roll into balls. Enjoy the no-bake cookie dough balls, or bake them at 325°F for 8 minutes if you prefer.
If using a liquid sweetener, add more oat flour until the texture is right. You can use plain or flavored protein powder instead of oat flour—reduce added sweetener if the protein powder is already sweetened.
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Notes
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