Oatmeal Cookie Dough Bites {gluten free}
Most of the time, I handle the recipe development for this site. I daydream at work, often with my hands in the dirt, about the sweet treats I’d like to scale down for you. But, sometimes, Mr. Dessert For Two has some pretty great ideas on his own. He spouted off his idea for oatmeal cookie dough bites, and I promptly made them the same day. Calm down—no raisins. I’m a raisin fan (am I the last one out there?), so I can’t wait to make a version with raisins instead of chocolate chips (maybe I’ll soak the raisins in rum like I did here).
This one is just for you: all chocolate and no gluten! Instead of flour in cookie dough, I used extra oats ground into oat flour. I take full credit for that idea, thank you much.
These cookie dough bites taste just like the center of a fresh-baked oatmeal cookie: chewy, spicy with cinnamon and allspice, and full of oats. If you have an extra 10 minutes, toast the oats before using them. I learned from Kim Boyce to hold a few oats on the counter next to the pan while toasting to monitor the color change. I love that little trick.
This recipe makes 8 cookie dough bites. I hope you enjoy them as much as we do.
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon milk
- ¼ teaspoon vanilla
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon ground allspice
- ¼ teaspoon cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon nutmeg
- ½ cup oats (divided use)
- ¼ cup mini chocolate chips
- In a small bowl, beat together the butter and sugars. Add the milk and vanilla and continue beating. Next, add the salt and spices.
- Next, finely grind ¼ cup of the oats in a (clean) coffee grinder or food processor. Add the ground oats to the butter mixture. Continue beating until a dough forms.
- Finally, stir in the remaining ¼ cup of oats and ¼ cup mini chocolate chips.
- Scoop into 8 balls, rolling them in your hands, and serve. The dough may seem a tad wet, but the oats will soak up the moisture. Will keep for 3 days in the fridge.
Delicious! No – you aren’t the only one who loves raisins (love!). But there are some of us who can’t stand chocolate chips……
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After using oat flour in my fruit crisp I am kind of obsessed… I might need these immediately. The Mr. is a smart man!
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Hello you little bites of cookie love! I am a huge fan of using ground oats. Also, you are definitely not that only one who dream up recipes at work. Thanks to your hubs for the idea and for you to bringing it to reality!
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These look like the perfect little snack when I;m craving something sweet!
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I love raisins too! So there are still a few of us out there. Oatmeal RAISIN cookies are one of my favorites, so I’ll be trying this with raisins instead of chocolate chips.
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I adore raisins too and snack on them a lot, I think I might actually prefer oatmeal raisin cookies to chocolate.
These look great!
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I want to pet them. Well, before they enter my belly vortex.
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These are HEAVENLY!!!!
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I love how you used more oats to bind these together. I’ve tried the dough balls with flour, but these are much healthier!
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These look fabulous! So easy!
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Your cookie dough bites are always awesome – I make a little batch every week so that we have a little sweet bite after dinner!
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Raisins in oatmeal cookies are traumatizing. I’m so glad you included chocolate chips in these. Also, oatmeal is health food so I’m making these for breakfast. Kay?
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want. want. WANT.
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LOVE these, and especially that they are gluten free! So awesome!!!
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I am obsessed with the chocolate chip cookie dough bites I made before so now I have to try these
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The best part of cookies is always the dough, so it’s perfect that you made the dough into a bite-sized smidgen! Definitely trying these soon
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These are so great.. and honestly I love that the recipe only makes 8, because I know I would have zero will power where these are involved!
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I could see myself getting seriously addicted to these!
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These seriously have all the things I’m craving right this second. And every other second of my life, basically. YUM!
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Clever idea. I think I might try the rum raisin version of this too!!! I think this might be a tricky way to get guys to eat oatmeal-ish cookies at a super bowl party.
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Ow wow…These are so darling. I dont like raisins so I love the chips.
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This is funny…wait till you read my post tomorrow. The recipe was Paul’s idea too. I love that!
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Yum yum yum! I loooooove oatmeal cookie dough – B is such a smarty pants for suggesting these
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Mr. DFT is a pretty smart guy for drumming up this idea! The dough bites look delicious – I love that there’s no gluten and love even more that you refrained from the oatmeal/raisin combo. Chocolate chips beat raisins all day long!
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I love raisins too and I could eat a boat load of these babies!
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looks so good. yummy!
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Wait – who doesnt like raisins?!?!
These look so tasty and simple – I might make some to take into work as I think they’ll be great for the oldies with fewer teeth
. AND nice work with the boozy raisins idea – a true girl after my own heart!
xx
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my boyfriend would love these! the gooey centre of the cookie is the best!
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These are so cute! Sadly I would probably eat all 8 dough bites, but that’s ok, isn’t it?
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Oh these look so good (and quite addictive)!
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Oh man… can’t your site be called salad for two for just a couple months?!? You are getting me in trouble–LOL!
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these are just about the cutes cookies ive ever seen! And I love that they are gluten free. Oat flour is amazing!
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for a non raisin lover, i am going to stick with this recipe
looks so good for snack, post/pre workout too. do you think using all-purpose flour would be ok instead of oat too?
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Christina Reply:
January 22nd, 2013 at 5:21 pm
Hi Dixya. I’m not sure, I didn’t try it with this recipe. My regular small batch of chocolate chip cookie dough has plain flour and it tastes just fine, though! Happy baking!
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I am a raisin fan too!! I love them in baked goods. These sounds great, and I like that all the ingredients are things that I always, always have on hand.
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I would LOVE to start nibbling on these asap!
So 8 of these is 1 serving right?!? ;-D
P.S. I like raisins. A lot. Boozy ones are even better!
P.S.S. Happy New Year to you and to yours! Hope you have a blessed year ahead!!
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Omg yum!
xo Jennifer
http://seekingstyleblog.wordpress.com
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These sound ideal to keep in the fridge or freezer for those times when you NEED something sweet and you NEED it now. (i.e. daily)
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These came out so good! I took the time to toast the oats, I used thick rolled oats for extra texture. The spice combo is so warm and — hmm, cozy? Well, I do kind of want to hug these dough bites so I suppose “cozy” is the appropriate word here
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Christina Reply:
January 13th, 2013 at 11:17 pm
Aww, Brit! Thanks for taking the time to write in
I’m SO glad you loved them!
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I can’t imagine anyone not loving raisins soaked in rum…love this idea!
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You just made a pregnant lady’s day! I’ve been dying for cookie dough but can’t eat it because of the eggs. SO making this!
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Christina Reply:
January 14th, 2013 at 10:02 am
I’m so glad, Steph! Congrats on the bebe!
Did you see I have regular chocolate chip cookie dough that’s egg-free, too? http://www.dessertfortwo.com/2012/04/cookie-dough-bites/
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I love raisins in my oatmeal cookies, too
I’ve never seen cookie dough bites that were oatmeal, but I LOVE the idea of these!!
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These look awesome and perfect for entertaining with gluten-free guest! I just shared this on my FB fan page since i have a few gluten free readers!
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Crap, one more recipe to add to my list this week. These look too good to pass on.
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these look & sound amazing. And oatmeal choco chip is my favorite cookie – I must try these asap!
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You are not the last raisin lover. I ADORE raisins! And soaked in rum? Yes, please. These look awesome. Thanks!
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So, this recipe makes 8…meaning I have to make two batches in order to have enough for myself
YUM!
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