These no-bake peanut butter cookie dough balls are made with 5 wholesome ingredients and are the perfect snack when you want a sweet treat! Mixed in one bowl and no food processor is needed. I love keeping a stash stored in the freezer so I can grab a bite-sized ball of raw cookie dough when my sweet tooth hits!
5 Ingredient Healthy Peanut Butter Cookie Dough Balls
Peanut butter fans will loooooove this treat. Think Reese’s flavors but with better-for-you ingredients. There is no baking needed, and they last a long time (if you don’t eat them all quickly!).
I love taking traditional sweet treats and making them better with more nourishing ingredients. Instead of all-purpose flour, we’re using homemade oat flour for more fiber.
In place of traditional peanut butter that’s loaded with lots of additives and added sugar, we’re using natural peanut butter (look for just peanuts and salt as the ingredients!).
You can still enjoy edible cookie dough, but make it better with better ingredients!
Simple ingredients you’ll need for edible peanut butter cookie dough
Scroll down to view the recipe card below for the full ingredients list, nutrition facts, and step-by-step instructions.
How to make peanut butter cookie dough bites
Step 1: To a large bowl add the peanut butter, maple syrup, oat flour, and vanilla extract. Mix until fully combined, and then add the chocolate chips and mix.
Step 2: Using a small cookie scoop, scoop the dough and roll it into rough small balls, then place it onto a parchment paper-lined cookie sheet.
Step 3: Place them in the freezer for 5-10 minutes, and then remove. The dough will be less sticky then, and you can roll them into smooth balls if you want uniform-looking delicious snacks.
Step 4: Add to an airtight container or wrap in plastic wrap to keep it airtight. Keep stored in the freezer or the fridge and enjoy chocolate chip cookie dough balls whenever you want the perfect treat! They pair perfectly with my green cookie dough smoothie!
Watch me make healthy cookie dough balls
The full how to video can be watched below, or on my YouTube channel!
How to store
Once your healthy snacks are ready to be enjoyed, add them to an airtight container to store in the fridge or the freezer. I love storing them in the freezer because they keep their shape best.
The next time you want to enjoy one, remove it from the freezer and let it sit at room temperature for a few minutes to soften a little bit. Your protein energy balls will have the best texture!
Recipe success tips
The dough will be sticky when handling, so after the initial scoop and freeze, it will be much easier to roll into smooth balls.
If your raw cookie dough batter is still too sticky (peanut butter can vary), add a little more oat flour to help.
Substitutions, optional variations & dietary adjustments
Below you’ll find a list of substitutions that will work well in this peanut butter balls recipe.
If you try something different out, please leave a comment below letting us all know how it turned out!
Peanut butter – Cashew butter, almond butter, or any nut/seed butter works well here!
Maple syrup – Honey is a good alternative to maple syrup.
Oat flour – You can make this with quick oats or old-fashioned oats, they’ll just have a bit more chew to them. Almond flour is a good grain-free alternative.
Dark chocolate chips – Try chopping up your favorite chocolate bar in place of chocolate chips. You can also make this chocolate-free by adding chopped peanuts, raisins, or sprinkles in its place.
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Peanut Butter Cookie Dough Balls Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 cup natural creamy peanut butter
- ⅙ cup pure maple syrup
- ¼ cup oat flour
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 1 cup dark chocolate chips
Instructions
- To a large bowl add the peanut butter, maple syrup, oat flour, and vanilla extract. Mix until fully combined, and then add the chocolate chips and mix.
- Using a small cookie scoop, scoop the dough and roll it into rough small balls, then place it onto a parchment paper-lined cookie sheet.
- Place them in the freezer for 5-10 minutes, and then remove. The dough will be less sticky then, and you can roll them into smooth balls if you want uniform-looking delicious snacks.
- Add to an airtight container or wrap in plastic wrap to keep it airtight. Keep stored in the freezer or the fridge and enjoy chocolate chip cookie dough balls whenever you want the perfect treat! They pair perfectly with my green cookie dough smoothie!
Nutrition
If you try this peanut butter dough balls recipe, I’d love it if you left a star rating and comment below letting me know how it turned out!
XO
Heather
Originally published December 2011. Updated February 2024.
37 comments
these look fantastic!!
Oh goodness dollface…these look amazing!! I swear I Come to your blog and drool first thing in the morning!!!
YUM!
xxoo
Haha, I do the same at yours!
Those look so good and luckily I have all of the ingredients at hand. Seems like I may have a backing project tonight 🙂
Yay, let me know how you like them Lindsay!
oh my heavens, heather, these look SO GOOD! peanut butter + chocolate combo is my all-time favorite, so these will definitely be making an appearance in my kitchen in the next week. thanks for the awesome recipe! 🙂
I loooove the combo too 🙂
You had me at chocolate and peanut butter!
Someone made something similar for my cookie exchange and they were a HUGE hit!
I can imagine!
Love it! Making these for sure 😀
Those sound so good! I made cookie dough balls very similar to this but might have to go and buy more chocolate to make these, after all peanut butter is my favorite 🙂
I think you just might have to!
You had me at peanut butter + Chocolate + Healthy:)
they look tasty!
Oh wow, these look incredible!!
Chocolate and peanut butter is the best combination!!!
Seriously, can any other combo beat it?! Don’t think so 🙂
these look awesome!!
Great, these would go so quickly if I made them 🙂
I want one! 🙂 I can’t handle peanut butter very well, so I won’t bake with it, but I really love the peanut butter/chocolate combo. I just have to make sure I keep it to one bite…
Happy Holidays!
I bet they would be tasty with almond butter or even sunflower seed butter if you can handle those. I may just have to experiment for ya 🙂
5 ingredients…i’m sold..totally making these!
You just can’t beat 5 ingredients.
Wow, I bet these are even better from the freezer too!
I bet so! Gotta try that!
these look amazing! i just made some peanut butter, raisins and hemo balls but yours look much nicer and i wished i would have read this post a bit earlier. thanks for sharing!
Those looks really yummy. My mouth waters while I’m looking to those cookies.
Thanks
Ana
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Lt’s try those, i normally make PB cups by melting coconut oil, mixing raw cacao in and a bit of maple or vanilla stevia, fill mini muffin cups with a little bit of the mixture, pop in freezer for 10 min, put some almon butter on top of each and cover in the rest o the chocolate, pop in the freezer again et voila.. Almond butter cups, keep very well in both freezer and fridge. But tomorrow i’ll try yours for a change, with almond flour in stead of oats!!
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This is amazing. I just found it off pintrest and it’s great! I can’t wait to make it 🙂 Thanks for sharing!!!!!