Cookie Dough Balls From The Savvy Cook

Today’s post features the recipe for Cookie Dough Balls from The Savvy Cook. These no-bake cookie bites  are about has healthy as you can get while still tasting like indulgent cookie dough.

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One of the last things I did before heading out on my week long road trip last Sunday was whip up a batch of these healthy cookie dough balls for easily snacking in the car. I’ve made these cookie dough bites 3 or 4 times now since they can be made in less than 5 minutes and involve ingredients I usually have on hand.

This healthy edible cookie dough balls recipe comes from Izy Hossack’s The Savvy Cook, which came out last month. If we are being honest, a ton of vegetarian cookbooks came out this spring (including mine!) so I was surprised to make such a connection with this one. Izy’s cooking style is super similar to mine in that it is very veg heavy, she uses miso often as a flavor boosters, and her recipes are easily to prepare.

I’ve made several recipes from her book already, but the two I keep coming back to are this recipe and her cauliflower mac and cheese, which has you pureeing blanched cauliflower into the cheese sauce for a healthy twist on the comfort classic. Besides the recipes being approachable and delicious, the photography is stunning and I find myself flipping through the pages for inspiration on the daily. All in all, if you are a vegetarian and feeling a little stuck in your weeknight meals, pick up this book!

In other news, I’m back to the routine today after the road trip and it’s going to be a busy week. I put off a lot of things because I knew I was going to be away last week, so I have 7 interviews for Vegetarian Heartland this week on top of catching up on everything. The one this afternoon is for Heritage Radio, which I am extra stoked about — I’ll make sure to post a link at a later date if it turns out well!

What’s Needed for Cookie Dough Balls?

You can make these chocolate chip cookie dough balls with just a handful of ingredients. Here’s what goes into these healthy cookie dough balls:

• Nut butter of choice
• Dried dates
• Brown sugar
• Vanilla extract
• Rolled oats
• Whole wheat flour
• Dark chocolate chips

How to Make Cookie Dough Balls

The original recipe calls for making a date paste ahead of time and then just throwing it all into a bowl and mixing together, but I prefer to throw all the ingredients (except the chocolate) into a food processor and let that do all the work. The results are a much finer oat, which I think gives these bites even more of a dough like texture.

How to Store Cookie Dough Balls

You should store these healthy cookie dough bites in an airtight container in the fridge. They should keep for 3 to 5 days.

Tips for Making Cookie Dough Balls

I made these as chocolate chip cookie dough balls, but I bet you could add finely chopped dried fruit, toasted nuts, shredded coconut, or other cookie mix-ins to this recipe if desired. Just don’t add too many mix-ins, otherwise your cookie dough balls won’t stick together well.

You’re welcome to use any nut butter you’d like in this recipe. I prefer using natural nut butters (i.e. just nuts, no added sugars), but use what you’ve got on hand.

I like to flatten these healthy cookie dough balls out like small cookies, but keeping them in ball form is also an option.

Want More Healthier Dessert Recipes?

• Fruit Salad with Tahini Granola and Creamy Yogurt
• Roasted Plums and Blueberries with Cardamom and Vanilla
• Pink Salt and Peppercorn White Chocolate-Covered Strawberries
• Fruit & Yogurt Granola Tarts
• Apple Walnut Yogurt Coffee Cake
• All of my dessert recipes!