This Healthy Cookie Dough is a real treat. Just a few ingredients like oats, peanut butter, maple syrup and about 15 minutes is all this edible cookie dough takes to make.
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I absolutely love cookie dough, as a kid I would just eat bites of the cookie dough that was being made for cookies. Now that I'm an adult not only would I like it to be healthier but also safe to eat. (White flour should not be eaten raw it needs to be heat treated like I do for my edible cookie dough recipe, and raw eggs? no thanks not for me) That's why I am so obsessed with this Healthy Cookie Dough because not only is it easy to make but safe for you (or the kids) to taste test while making it. We use oat flour to make this oat flour cookie dough so there's no need to heat treat the flour. I know you will love how easy this healthy edible cookie dough is.
Why you will love this recipe
- Easy: You only need 6 simple ingredients that you probably already have on have to make this Healthy Cookie Dough. Plus some optional sea salt.
- No Fuss: There's no fuss, you don't need to heat treat the oats or oat flour whichever you're using. Most commercially produced oats have already been heat treated to kill bacteria and anything unsafe.
- Healthy: This Healthy Cookie Dough is actually healthy, there's no refined sugars. I used pure maple syrup for the sweetener to keep it natural.
For more no bake vegan treats I know you will love these:
- Vegan Edible Cookie Dough
- Cookie Dough Protein Balls
- Almond Butter Protein Balls (no protein powders)
- Peanut Butter Energy Balls
- Cookie Dough Yogurt
- Chocolate and Peanut Butter Protein Balls (no protein powders)
Ingredients
Be sure to take a look at the recipe card below for a full list of ingredients and quantities this Healthy Cookie Dough.
- Oat Flour or Oats: I used rolls oats and processed them into a flour. This gives a nice hearty texture.
- Pure Maple Syrup: I like to keep it refined sugar free so this Healthy Cookie Dough is sweetened with pure maple syrup.
- Nut Butter: I like to use cashew butter for the best "cookie dough" flavor but I also love peanut butter and almond butter as well. You can also use sunflower seed butter for a nut free version of this Healthy Cookie Dough.
- Oat Milk: This is listed as ¼-1/2 cup. This will really depend on personal preference, how thick or thin you like your vegan oat flour cookie dough. Personally I used the ½ cup but it's really up to you. You can substitute any milk.
- Vegan Chocolate Chips: I used vegan chocolate chips, feel free to use any chocolate chips you like. My favorite brands are Enjoy Life for regular sugar option, Hu Chocolate for refined sugar free option using coconut sugar and Just Date for a date sweetened option.
- Vanilla Extract: Do not skip this, this gives you a true cookie dough flavor.
- Sea Salt: This is optional but highly recommended, it's just a nice flavor in all cookies and cookie dough in my opinion.
Variations
- Protein: You can swap out some of the oat flour for vanilla protein powder if you want, 1:1 ratio but I would not exceed ⅓ cup it will change the flavor too much. Or you can check out my Cookie Dough Protein Balls recipe.
- Nuts: If you love a crunch in your Healthy Cookie Dough feel free to chop some up and toss them in. A few good suggestions would be almonds, macadamia nuts or pecans would taste great in this oat flour cookie dough.
- White Chocolate: I used vegan chocolate chips (I like Enjoy Life, Hu Chocolate and Just Date brands) but if you want you can absolutely substitute or add white chocolate chips to this Healthy Cookie Dough.
- Cinnamon: Adding a dash of cinnamon would also be a great addition.
How to make Healthy Cookie Dough
Step 1: Place the oats in a blender and blend until smooth.
Step 2: Add oat flour to a bowl with the rest of the ingredients (not the chocolate chips), maple syrup, nut butter, oat milk, vanilla and salt. Mix well.
Step 3: Fold in the chocolate chips. Enjoy immediately or roll into balls and place in the fridge in a container for up to 4-5 days.
Expert Tips
- Storing: I store mine in a sealed container in the fridge up to 1 week.
- Freezing: You can make these into balls and store them in a freezer safe container or freezer zip lock bag for up to 3 months. Roll them into balls and place them on a parchment paper lined baking sheet and freeze them solid first, then store in a container or bag. I like to roll them into smaller balls so they are bite sized and I don't have to thaw them, I can just pop one in my mouth right from the freezer, so good!
Recipe FAQs
Yes, edible cookie dough is safe to eat. If it's not labeled edible I do not recommend it though, raw eggs and raw flour is not safe.
No, edible cookie dough is usually void of essential things a cookie needs for baking such as learners baking powder or soda, eggs or egg replacers like yogurt.
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Healthy Cookie Dough
Ingredients
- 2 cups rolled oats (processed into flour or about 1 ¾ cups oat flour store bought)
- ⅓ cup pure maple syrup
- ½ cup nut butter (peanut butter, cashew butter, almond butter or sunflower seed butter)
- ½ cup oat milk (use ¼-1/2 cup depending on your desired consistency, I used the full ½ cup)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 pinch sea salt (plus flakey sea salt to sprinkle on top)
- ⅓ cup vegan chocolate chips (I like Enjoy Life, Hu Chocolate and Just Date brands)
Instructions
- Place the oats in a blender and blend until smooth.
- Add oat flour to a bowl with the rest of the ingredients (not the chocolate chips), maple syrup, nut butter, oat milk, vanilla and salt. Mix well.
- Fold in the chocolate chips.
- Enjoy immediately or roll into balls and place in the fridge in a container for up to 4-5 days.
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