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?
Do you think it will still work if I don’t use the vanilla extract, when also substituting the vanilla stevia for xylitol? I cant find vanilla extract without sugar and the only liquid stevia I can find is £7! I have all the other ingredients 🙂 thank you x
Yes, that should work – enjoy!
Thank you! I’m going to give these a go when I get home from work tonight 🙂 yey!
I so hope you like them! Working on a new version that I hope to share soon!
Well since I just made my fourth batch of these 10 minutes ago in two weeks time, looking forward to your next version. These are freakin awesome!!
So fun – thanks for sharing. You made me happy telling me this :). New version of these coming too……I think you’ll like them https://wholenewmom.com/recipes/homemade-coconut-chips-like-dang-brand/ (similar flavor to the cookie dough balls)
I love all the balls on the AIP/Paleo angel website but extremely expensive hoping to find a lemon cream copycat version and came across yours, it looks so good!
I hope you enjoy them. I’ll see if I can come up with a copycat for you! I love lemon and coconut.
Interesting because when I make homemade almond butter, it’s not nearly as oily or liquidy as the jarred natural stuff…not sure if it’s because I use roasted almonds and nothing else…in any case, as long as I use nutmilk for these, they’ve been fine…one time I used heavy cream and wow did I have a hard time rolling them…they kept crumbling and I really had to squish the balls together….My hands also looked like the exxon valdez oil slick after 🙂 Did you say you were coming out with an updated version of the snickerdoodle balls or was it the coconut chips you were updating?
My almond butter consistency varies. Depends on the almonds and/or how long I’ve dried them. Update will be on the coconut chips. I have a great recipe—not sure if I want to change it a bit but perhaps I’ll post as is…..thanks for the reminder!
You could make the vanilla yourself too – here’s a no sugar option: https://wholenewmom.com/recipes/alcohol-free-vanilla-extract/
I don’t have any coconut butter or ingredients to make my own. Can you skip it or should I replace it with something else. Would love to try these.
You could try subbing in another nut or seed butter. Hope you like them!
I thought it said almond butter AND coconut butter. If. Would have read it correctly I wouldn’t have had to bother you! FYI- these were so easy and oh so good!
GREAT!!! So happy to hear it! No problem!
I have to say, I tried this recipe for the first time last week and have now remade them three times to have a “supply” both at home and for my boyfriends house. We are both on low carb with great success and this recipe gives us that little sweet treat we need every once and a while. I never leave comments but this one deserves it. Well done!
I am so glad to hear it. You should comment more – you really brightened my day :). I’m working on another version now…….stay tuned :).
Thank you for posting these delicious little gems! I used powdered erythritol and peanut butter in mine. What a hit! I’m going to play around with this recipe for holiday treats.
So glad you enjoyed them. Working on another recipe for a similar item now!
These are so good! And addictive. I’m about to make them for the second time and thought I’d leave a comment. To me they taste like cinnamon donut holes. …healthy-style. 😀
Thanks for taking the time! I hope to have a new one coming out soon!
How many carbs? (I must have missed that information somewhere.)
Hi there. I don’t add in nutritional information as it would be very confusing with the different alternatives that I give, plus I don’t know that they are accurate. Please do input the ingredients you wish to use in an online calculator that you trust. Thanks for reading!
I never leave comments or reviews, but I just had to say, these are DELICIOUS!!! I’m a recently diagnosed Type 2 and have been looking for something to satisfy my sweet tooth. Whipped these up tonight and I am a very happy bunny! Nom nom nom ???
YAY! We love them too. Thanks for taking the time to comment and so hope to see you around again!
These are so good! I love that they are so quick and easy. I can see me making these a lot for the holidays. Thanks for the great recipe!!
I’m so glad you liked them!! I should make more myself :).
These are delicious!!! And so quick and easy!!!
Thanks! So glad you liked them!
What do you mean by AIP?
It’s Autoimmune Protocol. I just update the post with that info – thanks for asking!