Easy Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Bites | A No-Bake Treat

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Easy chocolate chip cookie dough bites are a delicious no-bake treat made with an almond flour base filled with chocolate chips and naturally sweetened with honey. These little healthy cookie dough bites will become your favorite go-to snack when you’re craving something sweet.

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cookie dough balls on a serving plate with a bowl of chocolate chips

Our family has some avid cookie dough fans, often sneaking a bite or two of the dough when making chocolate chip cookies. Eating cookie dough is traditionally considered a no-no due to the raw eggs and raw flour as they contain a risk for germs and harmful bacteria.

While it’s easy to leave the eggs out of the cookie dough, often it’s challenging to find a way to not eat raw flour. There are two possible solutions. First, you can use heat-treated flour, which is flour that is spread on a pan and baked at a high temperature to kill any harmful bacteria. The second option, and the approach that I took, is to substitute the flour with grain-free flour.

The best part of this quick sweet treat recipe is that it uses with whole ingredients and is naturally lower in carbs. It’s not completely carb-free, but it does offer a healthier treat option for those wanting to reduce their carb intake and still have a treat every once in a while.

Why You’ll Love Edible Cookie Dough Bites

Easy – Learning how to make edible cookie dough bites couldn’t be easier. With a list of simple ingredients and no fancy equipment, this edible chocolate chip cookie dough comes together in minutes to satisfy your cookie dough cravings.
Safe – Enjoy the flavor of cookie dough without the safety concerns of eating raw cookie dough. Regular cookie dough balls contain raw eggs and raw flour, which are generally recommended to not eat raw.
Delicious – This tasty treat has all of the cookie dough flavor that we all love!
Gluten-free – This is a great gluten-free treat option with an almond flour base.
Versatile – Mini chocolate chips are my typical go-to chocolate to use and I think they yield the best results for little dough bites. However, use whatever type of chip you enjoy.

chocolate chip cookie dough bites balls on a black slate plate.

Edible Cookie Dough Balls Ingredients

No bake cookie dough bites have a short ingredients list with just 6 pantry ingredients. Just like my healthy date snickers bars, this edible cookie dough recipe is simple to make and

Almond flour – In this cookie dough recipe I’m using blanched almond flour. You can use unblanched almond flour and it will give you the same results with the exception of being a bit darker.
Honey – Honey adds the right amount of sweetness
Chocolate chips – While you can use any type of chocolate chips, I find that mini chips work best.
Vanilla extract – Gives the chocolate chip cookie dough bites a classic cookie dough flavor.
Butter – Unsalted butter helps the dough bite hold its shape.
Sea salt – A sprinkle of salt on the tops of the little bites brings balance to the sweetness of the bites. My favorite brand is Maldon Sea Salt Flakes.

How To Make Cookie Dough Bites

This cookie dough bites recipe couldn’t be easier to make.

Melt 34 g ( ⅓ cup) unsalted butter, 1 tsp vanilla extract, and 113 g (⅓ cup) honey in a large bowl, and stir to combine.

Fold 200g (2 cups) almond flour into the wet ingredients, combining thoroughly.

Fold in 90 g ( ½ cup) chocolate chips.

mixing the wet ingredients for edible cookie dough bites

stirring the almond flour into the wet ingredients in a glass bowl

Using a small cookie scoop, scoop and roll the cookie dough into balls and place them on a parchment lined baking sheet.

Sprinkle flaky sea salt over the tops and refrigerate for 10-15 minutes or until they’re firm.

chocolate chip cookie dough bites on a parchment paper lined baking pan

Store

Place cookie dough in an airtight container and store in the refrigerator. If you’re not going to enjoy them within 5 days, place the little cookie dough bites into a freezer-safe bag and freeze for up to 1 month.

Other Ways To Enjoy Cookie Dough

Create homemade cookie dough ice cream by crumbling cookie dough in a bowl of ice cream and top with a drizzle of hot fudge syrup for the ultimate dessert.
Adding a crunchy element to smoothie bowls provides a nice contrast to the silky smooth texture found in most smoothie bowls. Crumbling cookie dough over the top is a fun option that gives that texture and tastes delicious!
Stuff inside of dates as shown in my Cookie Dough Stuffed Dates.
Store in the freezer for frozen cookie dough bites to enjoy on a hot, summer day.

Variations

Swap the almond flour for another nut/seed flour such as sunflower seed flour or cashew flour.
I find that regular chocolate chips are too large. If you want to use a type of chocolate chip that isn’t sold in a mini size, such as white chocolate chips or peanut butter chips, give them a rough chop before stirring them in. Another option is to leave the chocolate chips out for a sugar cookie dough bite.
Create chocolate covered cookie dough bites by dipping the cookie dough bites in melted chocolate.

FAQs

Are cookie dough bites gluten-free?

These easy chocolate chip cookie dough bites have an almond flour base for a naturally gluten-free treat. Most chocolate chips are gluten-free too but it’s always good to double-check to verify.