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.
Oatmeal Cookie Dough Bites
These no bake cookie dough balls are gluten-free.
Ingredients
- 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
Instructions
- 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.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
8Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 119Total Fat: 6gSaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 12mgSodium: 70mgCarbohydrates: 16gFiber: 1gSugar: 12gProtein: 1g
Heather (Heather's Dish) says
Your cookie dough bites are always awesome - I make a little batch every week so that we have a little sweet bite after dinner!
Karly says
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?
lynn @ the actor's diet says
want. want. WANT.
Carla @ Carlas Confections says
LOVE these, and especially that they are gluten free! So awesome!!!
Erin @ The Spiffy Cookie says
I am obsessed with the chocolate chip cookie dough bites I made before so now I have to try these
Mandie @ Oh So Decadent says
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 :).
shelly (cookies and cups) says
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!
Jessica@AKitchenAddiction says
I could see myself getting seriously addicted to these!
Stephanie @ Girl Versus Dough says
These seriously have all the things I'm craving right this second. And every other second of my life, basically. YUM!
Stefanie@ Sarcastic Cooking says
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.