Healthy Snickerdoodle Cookie Dough Bites
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Looking for a healthy easy treat that everyone will love? These low-carb edible snickerdoodle cookie dough bites are the perfect solution.
They take only 5 Minutes to make, are gluten free, allergy friendly, and taste AMAZING!
Even your pickiest eater is going to love this recipe.
I'm always on the hunt for easy healthy snacks for my family. My boys eat a LOT and are always looking for something to munch on. Some of our favorites are Crispy Green Bean Chips, Kale Chips, No-Bake Protein Bars, and No-Bake Almond Joy Bars, but I'm telling you, these Snickerdoodle Cookie Dough Balls are a HUGE hit.
Let me tell you how I know I have a winner recipe……
Sometimes, when I make healthy treats, at least one person in the family thinks they aren't a “treat.”
In other words, this person, who shall remain unidentified, won't eat them.
What puzzles me is that if another mom makes a similar thing, he'll gobble it down.
Or if there's a similarly “wholesome, not that incredibly tasty snack” in a wrapper from a health food store, he'll gobble that down too, but since it's from our kitchen and doesn't have a wrapper, he'll say it's not that great.
He's clearly the most finicky one in the family when it comes to food.
HOWEVER..
He. Loves. These.
Ingredients
- almond butter
- cinnamon
- coconut flour
- coconut milk (or alternative dairy-free milk)
- low carb sweetener
- vanilla liquid stevia
- vanilla extract
- salt
Directions
- Combine dry ingredients for dough. Add wet ingredients.
- Form into balls.
- Combine ingredients for topping.
- Roll balls in topping.
What's so great about these dough bites?
It's a great treat to have around to keep you out of unhealthy treats, plus more:
Special Diet Friendly
These Snickerdoodle Cookie Dough Bites are easily adaptable for allergies. If you can't have almond butter, sub in another nut or seed butter. Can't have nuts or seeds due to allergies or being on the AIP diet (Autoimmune Protocol or Autoimmune Paleo)? Try coconut butter!
These snickerdoodle cookie dough bites are also grain free, egg free, dairy free, and low carb. So many of the cookie dough bites on the internet have oatmeal in them–not these. They're totally free of grain.
Easy to Make
These snickerdoodle cookie dough bites take only 5 minutes to make.
AND they use only 6 ingredients (if you use only one of the sweeteners and don't count the salt.)
I love having an easy recipe like this that I can whip up in a flash to satisfy the two boys.who.never.get.enough.food. Seriously. I joke with them all the time that they are bottomless pits and that I have no idea how to keep the kitchen stocked so they are satisfied.
They're COOKIE DOUGH!
Seriously. If you're like me, you just LOVED sneaking raw cookie dough whenever you made cookies when you were a kid. Um….we're not going to mention all the adulthood cookie dough sneaking that went on, now are we?
Well, now, just like with this Edible Chocolate Chips Cookie Dough recipe, now you can have your cookie dough and EAT IT ALL to your heart's content.
My whole family loves my Pumpkin Snickerdoodles (I do too), but this way you can have the same great taste without needing to turn your oven on. And since I don't have an oven right now (Yikes! Thanksgiving is right around the corner!!), this recipe is particularly helpful.
Seriously, these Snickerdoodle Cookie Dough Balls are great.
I just made another batch while adding this recipe to the blog and my boys dove into them. My oldest said, “YUM!” when he found out that I was making them.
Between the 3 of us who are home right now, they're almost gone.
I'll make a bigger batch next time :).
I look forward to hearing what you all think of this recipe and I have another cookie dough ball recipe or two to share in the hopefully not too distant future.
I've got my eye on recipes like these chocolate chip cookie dough balls, but I'm needing to nail down a low-carb, grain-free version that meets my high standards…..back to the test kitchen!
Recipe Notes and Special Diet Substitutions
- Additional Coconut Flour: If needed, add more coconut flour, 1/2 tablespoon at a time, to make the dough workable to roll into balls.
- Low Carb / Keto: For those of you on a restricted low-carb diet, you might wish to use organic erythritol rather than xylitol as it has fewer net carbs. You might find that you need to add about 1/3 more erythritol or increase the stevia extract to taste.
- AIP: Use organic coconut sugar instead of xylitol and stevia. You could also try honey or maple syrup, but I haven't tried these options. Also add a splash of vanilla since you are subbing for vanilla liquid stevia. Sub in coconut butter for the almond butter. You can make your own coconut butter by following these instructions.
- Homemade Coconut Milk: If you would like to make your own coconut milk, here is my Easiest Coconut Milk. You could also use another dairy-free milk.
- Sweetener Alternatives: If you'd like to use another sweetener instead of the low-carb sweetener and liquid stevia, use the equivalent of 5 tablespoons of sugar.
Snickerdoodle Cookie Dough Bites – gluten-free, vegan, keto
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup almond butter (use coconut butter for AIP – see above notes)
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 3 tablespoons coconut flour
- 3 tablespoons coconut milk (or alternative dairy-free milk)
- 3 tablespoons low carb sweetener
- 15 drops vanilla liquid stevia (see Homemade Liquid Stevia; see Recipe Notes for substitutes; if desired, sub 2 tablespoons low carb sweetener instead)
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon salt (optional but really adds a lot!)
Topping
- 3 tablespoons low carb sweetener
- 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
Instructions
- Put all ingredients, except the topping ingredients, into a bowl.
- Mix well until combined thoroughly.
- Roll into balls and roll to coat in the topping.
- Store in refrigerator.
Notes
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- Additional Coconut Flour: If needed, add more coconut flour, 1/2 tablespoon at a time, to make the dough workable to roll into balls.
- Low Carb / Keto: For those of you on a restricted low-carb diet, you might wish to use organic erythritol rather than xylitol as it has fewer net carbs. You might find that you need to add about 1/3 more erythritol or increase the stevia extract to taste.
- AIP: Use organic coconut sugar instead of xylitol and stevia. You could also try honey or maple syrup, but I haven't tried these options. Also add a splash of vanilla since you are subbing for vanilla liquid stevia. Sub in coconut butter for the almond butter. You can also make your own coconut butter,
- Homemade Coconut Milk: If you would like to make your own coconut milk, here is my Easiest Coconut Milk. You could also use another dairy-free milk.
- Sweetener Alternatives: If you'd like to use another sweetener instead of the low-carb sweetener and liquid stevia, use the equivalent of 5 tablespoons of sugar.
Nutrition
Nutritional information is provided as a courtesy and is an estimate only. It may vary depending on ingredient brands, substitutions, and preparation methods. Optional ingredients are not included. Net carbs are typically calculated by subtracting fiber and sugar alcohols (such as erythritol) from total carbohydrates. This information should not be relied upon for medical or nutritional purposes.
I'm sure you will agree that these yummy bites are a great addition to your healthy snack collection.
What's your favorite easy healthy snack?
Adrienne, again I thank you for your emails concerning the homemade chocolate chips. I did make them, in the blender, and it worked quite fine.
I clicked on your “coconut flour” link which took me right to Amazon.com (which I love!) but they say they are out of stock & don’t know when it will be re-stocked). Is there something else one can substitute for coconut flour in your no-bake Snickerdoodle dough balls recipe?
Also, I notice you use xylitol as a sweetner. How would Erythritol work? I noticed when I used it for the no-bake coconut-almond bars, it had a “bite” to the taste, I didn’t particularly didn’t like, but ate it anyway. Does it need to be lessened a little to avoid that “bite” or is that a side affect from the product? And if lessen, how much?
I am a beginner-novice w/this new way but am trying to cut down on sugar for, like you, I have a definite “sweet tooth”.
Hello there. You are so welcome! We put in a different link now so see if that works.
Another flour could be substituted but coconut absorbs a lot of liquid so that has to be taken into account. If you use erythritol, you need about 1/3 more. That “bite” is probably the coolness factor. I would try to blend stevia, erythritol and xylitol. I should do a blend like that. You can buy it that way or make it yourself. Hope that works!!!
Thank you, Adrienne, for such a speedy reply!
I’d decided to try coconut flour so purchased a lb. and, also, a lb. of almond flour from Amazon.com. They’ll be delivered to my door in 2 days. THEN I will try the Snickerdoodle Coconut Dough Balls!! I plan to price the 2 flours at my grocery store, too.
I priced the Stevia In The Raw from the grocery vs. Amazon, the exact same product, bag color, & weight & it was much more less expensive then the Amazon price (outrageous!) which surprised me. So that’s why I’m pricing the two above flours. The bag seemed to last a long time, much to my surprise, as during the summer there are a lot of berries and becuz some are a bit sour from early picking/shipping, I always sprinkle the “sugar” over them to “help”. Trying to get the weight of (after fighting it for 50+ yrs.), I’ve been eating a lot more fruit to help my sweet tooth. I don’t seem to have the candadia(sp?) but then don’t over-indulge either. So that’s why I’m new at all this at age 76.
Thanks again for all your help & time you put into all this.
You are so welcome. You could do it w/ just nut butter, but they just will be a lot softer. I so hope you like them!! I wish I had access to loads of berries :). Glad you don’t seem to have candida. It’s a mess.
Thank you for giving AIP options on your recipes! You are a blessing.
You are so welcome, Rachel! Trying to do that more and more because of all the autoimmune disease out there. Hope you enjoy them! 🙂
Bravo! This was delicious and just what I needed to satisfy my sweet tooth tonight. I’m definitely saving this recipe. Thank you for creating and sharing it!
You are so welcome! So glad to hear it!
Do you have any experience with almond flour. I am thinking I could use almond instead of coconut at a 3:1 ratio. thoughts?
They behave very differently. Coconut soaks up a lot of water so it wouldn’t work well. Sorry!
I’m having trouble with the recipe and not sure where things went wrong. I used coconut butter, unsweetened almond milk, a blend of stevia and erythritol/xylitol sweetners, and the rest of the ingredients as directed, but my dough balls came out very dry and crumbly. I was still able to squeeze them into balls (couldn’t roll them or they’d crumble apart) and roll them in sweetner/cinnamon, but even after sitting for a day in the fridge, they are still dry and crumbly. Any ideas where I went wrong? The flavor was great, but I’m wondering if by subbing almond milk, I needed to add more? Thanks!
I’m sorry but the almond milk shouldn’t have affected things. I am guessing something else is going on like too much coconut flour got added by mistake. But adding some almond milk now should help. Hope that helps!
Turned out so yummy!!! Do you think by adding an egg one could bake them into cookies?
Maybe :). I’ve seen very simple cookie recipes like that.
Hi! Would cocoa butter work in place of coconut butter?
Thanks!
I don’t think it would work well – cocoa butter is a very lightly flavored fat and coconut butter has an inherent sweetness. Coconut butter is more of a sub for nut or seed butter and cocoa butter is more of a sub for coconut oil.
Oh dang, I see, thank you!
Sure!! You are welcome!
Do you think peanut butter (now sugar, organic) would make these taste too peanut-y?
No* sugar
I think they would taste great. Peanut Buttery maybe but I think they would be great!
Yay, thank you!
Those ???? Should be hearts…they came out wrong. Love these!
:).
You are a genious! ???? these (and I didnt like peanut butter) I am converted ….
Thank you!! I made some 2 days ago and they are gone :)!
Made these with a mix of stevia and coconut sugar, almond milk instead of coconut and it turned out fantastic.
Yea – sounds perfect!!