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Healthy Cookie Dough Balls

★★★★★ 60 Reviews Recipe Print
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By: Erin1/14/19

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healthy cookie dough balls

These Healthy Cookie Dough Balls are a healthy snack and take minutes to make. They are filled with nut butter, sweetened with honey, and only five ingredients total.

cookie dough on plate

If there’s one thing I know about myself, it’s that I need a snack in between lunch and dinner or else I will become hangry, and no one likes hangry Erin.

That’s where these healthy cookie dough balls step in and not only satisfy my mid afternoon hunger craving, but also my hankering for something sweet and when I want something not chocolate, I make my Healthy Cake Batter Balls instead!

How to make healthy cookie dough balls video

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cookie dough balls in scoop

I always wonder how people can make it from when they eat lunch at around noon until when they eat dinner at around six without any snacks in between, and I mean I typically am eating a filling lunch with carbs, protein, and fat, and while that keeps me full till about 3 or 3:30, I always start to hear my stomach rumble in the afternoon.

When I worked in corporate America (I say that as if it was years ago..) I was the queen of afternoon snacking. I remember my colleagues always making fun of me because I would always have some form or homemade protein ball or granola bar in the afternoon, and then would pair it with an orange or a peach.

Snacks are life. And so are these balls.

bite into cookie dough ball

They are filling. They fuel me through the remainder of the day. They taste good alone or paired with something else.

So many pre-packaged grab and go options are filled with gross ingredients and packed with sugar, so that’s why I always prefer homemade.

I want to be able to control what goes in them and while that isn’t always the case and there are tons of brands of snack bars and bites that I absolutely love (RxBars, Emmys Cookies, Larabar), I really prefer to make everything homemade. 

Plus they are super simple to make and you can make them ahead of time to have for the entire week. It’s a win-win.

This recipe for healthy cookie dough balls only calls for five basic ingredients.

If you don’t have oat flour (which you can buy at any grocery store and it is wicked cheap), you can make your own by pulsing rolled oats in a food processor or Vitamix until completely fine and flour-like consistency.

For the nut butter, I prefer using peanut butter because I am obsessed with all things peanut butter flavored, but you can easily use any other type of nut butter. Cashew butter works great, almond butter will work great, even sunflower butter will work too!

All you need is one bowl, about five minutes, and some refrigeration time and you’ve got yourself the best little healthy cookie dough balls ever.

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★★★★★ 4.9 from 60 reviews

Healthy Cookie Dough Balls

These Healthy Cookie Dough Balls are a healthy snack and take minutes to make. They are filled with nut butter, sweetened with honey, and only five ingredients total.

Prep: 5Total: 5 minutes
Yield 12 balls 1x
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Ingredients

  • 1 cup + 2 tbsp oat flour 
  • 1/2 cup nut butter, I prefer salted peanut butter or cashew butter.
  • 3 Tbsp honey
  • 1 Tbsp coconut oil melted (add more if needed)
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • Pinch of salt if none in nut butter
  • 1/2 cup chocolate chips (I used mini)

Instructions

  1. Mix together all ingredients in a bowl until well combined.
  2. If too wet to roll into balls, chill in fridge for 30 minutes.
  3. Roll into balls and store in fridge or freezer. If freezer, defrost for a few minutes before eating.
Author: Erin Lives WholeCategory: gluten-free, snack, dairy-free
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  1. Amanda says

    Posted on 3/8 at 10:07 am

    These are the best! I make them almost every week.

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Erin says

      Posted on 3/10 at 10:24 am

      Hi Amanda, so happy you love them so much!

      Reply
  2. Caitlyn says

    Posted on 3/3 at 3:22 pm

    Good every time! I like to make an eighth or quarter batch and leave it in a small bowl, then microwave it! It just tastes amazing.

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Erin says

      Posted on 3/5 at 1:15 pm

      Hi Caitlyn, so glad you love them!!

      Reply
  3. Liz says

    Posted on 3/2 at 11:20 am

    These turned out perfectly! I’ve been making similar for years, but for whatever reason, they were coming out dry each time, despite changing quantities. I think the oat flour in this recipe was key, along with the perfect ratio of wet ingredients. My daughter and I whipped these up this morning and each enjoyed one already.

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Erin says

      Posted on 3/5 at 1:04 pm

      Hi Liz, so glad you both loved them!!

      Reply
  4. Alexa says

    Posted on 2/26 at 11:25 am

    So yummy and perfect for my afternoon sweet tooth !

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Erin says

      Posted on 2/27 at 6:37 pm

      Hi Alexa, so glad you loved them!! 🙂

      Reply
  5. Elizabeth says

    Posted on 2/23 at 6:46 pm

    Yum! These are great! Easy and simple and tasty. Thank you for posting this amazing recipe.

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Erin says

      Posted on 2/27 at 6:28 pm

      Hi Elizabeth, so happy you loved them!!

      Reply
  6. Mc Walker says

    Posted on 1/29 at 5:05 pm

    Is there a substitute for coconut oil?
    Thanks!

    Reply
    • Erin says

      Posted on 2/2 at 8:15 am

      Hi, yes, any neutral oil will work. Let me know how yours come out!

      Reply
  7. Rachel says

    Posted on 1/21 at 2:15 pm

    These are SO good! They remind me of perfect bars. Making for the second time today 🙂

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Erin says

      Posted on 1/21 at 8:58 pm

      Hi Rachel, so glad you loved them so much! 🙂

      Reply
  8. Lauren says

    Posted on 11/8 at 7:15 pm

    I made these with Bob’s all purpose gf flour and I wish I used oat like you recommended ! All I could taste was flour 🙁

    Reply
    • Erin says

      Posted on 11/11 at 7:04 pm

      Hi Lauren, oh no! Hope you can try them again with oat!

      Reply
  9. Erin says

    Posted on 8/13 at 2:37 pm

    I am a chocoholic and found that a quarter cup chocolate chips was plenty. I subbed 1 cup almond flour (that’s what I had) and about a teaspoon coconut oil (all I had), and they are perfect. Delicious!

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Erin says

      Posted on 8/15 at 1:58 pm

      Hi Erin, so glad you enjoyed them and made them your own!!

      Reply
  10. Krissy Cranford says

    Posted on 6/6 at 8:18 pm

    Could I do coconut flour as sub for oat ?

    Reply
    • Erin says

      Posted on 6/10 at 8:23 pm

      Hi Krissy, yep! You will need need about half the amount. Let me know how they come out for you!! 🙂

      Reply
    • Brooke says

      Posted on 11/1 at 9:38 pm

      Delicious! Will be making them again. Perfect to have in the house for a sweet treat.

      ★★★★★

      Reply
      • Erin says

        Posted on 11/2 at 5:37 pm

        Hi Brooke, so glad you loved them! 🙂

  11. Roberta says

    Posted on 2/28 at 1:43 pm

    Very very good and easy to make. Love them ❤️

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Erin says

      Posted on 2/28 at 2:01 pm

      Hi Roberta, so happy you loved them!!

      Reply
  12. Erin S says

    Posted on 1/16 at 3:18 pm

    I want to make these but include vanilla protein powder. Could I just add the protein powder or sub it for some of the flour?

    Reply
    • Erin says

      Posted on 1/19 at 9:48 am

      Hi Erin, I would just add the powder to the recipe and maybe a little extra coconut oil so they aren’t too dry. Let me know how they come out!

      Reply
      • AJ says

        Posted on 5/14 at 4:24 pm

        Have you tried incorporating cacao powder in as well?

      • Erin says

        Posted on 5/19 at 4:12 pm

        Hi AJ, I haven’t but you definitely can add it!

      • Kristen says

        Posted on 12/29 at 6:15 pm

        I sub vanilla protein powder for the 2 TBSP oat flour and they taste great

        ★★★★★

      • Erin says

        Posted on 1/2 at 10:19 am

        Hi Kristen, sounds great and thanks for sharing! 🙂

  13. Logan Brodmann says

    Posted on 12/22 at 3:34 pm

    Yummy! The consistency and flavor are so good

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Erin says

      Posted on 12/23 at 12:00 pm

      Hi Logan, so happy you loved them!!

      Reply
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