Raw Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough (vegan)
This raw vegan peanut butter cookie dough only has 4 ingredients and it so quick, easy and delicious! It’s also grain-free, gluten-free, and dairy-free.
I’ve been trying to get pictures of this raw peanut butter chocolate chip cookie dough since August. That means I’ve consumed about 7 pounds of peanut butter in dough form and more importantly – I’ve had some time to perfect the recipe!
My initial problem was that my cookie dough was too greasy. The vanilla weirdly enough seemed to be the issue! I used homemade vanilla and really have no idea why this resulted in greasiness.
So I left it out this final time, and it worked. I also used a vanilla bean, but I really didn’t taste any difference between pre- and post-vanilla bean. So save your vanilla beans for something else!
For the flour, I had to use something a little less neutral-tasting than whole wheat flour. Almond flour worked wonderfully, and you can’t taste it at all. So if you don’t like almonds, you can still make and enjoy these!
I have to admit that I wasn’t exactly sure about the yield. Because every time I make this cookie dough, I roll a ball, eat a chunk of dough. Eat another piece of dough, roll a ball. Eat half of the ball and then repeat.
So I just made 1/6 of the recipe and got 2 nice-sized balls. That makes these the perfect solution for people with self-control issues. All you do is mix together the four ingredients and roll the dough into balls. So it’s not like you’re putting in a lot of time and effort for such a small yield. Woohoo!
If you store them in the refrigerator, these peanut butter cookie dough balls harden and get crumbly when you bite into them. So I left mine at room temperature and ate them up really quickly. I had no problem with this. :)
If you’re dealing with peanut allergies, stick around. I have some ideas for a few other nut butter cookie dough variations.
Raw Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough (vegan)
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup (192 grams) natural peanut butter
- 2 tablespoons (40 grams) honey (agave for vegan)
- 70 grams almond flour
- 6 tablespoons mini semi-sweet chocolate chips if dairy-free, use Enjoy Life Chocolate Chips
- pinch salt if your peanut butter is unsalted
Instructions
- Mix everything together and roll into 12 1.5″ balls.
- If it seems crumbly, let it sit for 10 minutes. If it doesn’t seem doughy enough, add a teaspoon of water at a time until you like the consistency.
- Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to one week.
Notes
- I haven’t tried these with commercial peanut butter (Skippy, Jif, etc.) but I’m assuming that they would not work.
- I used honey in these but agave would also work for a vegan version. Maple syrup also might work, but I’m thinking you might have to add a little extra almond flour.
- 70 grams almond flour is about 2/3 cup but it’s really better to weigh almond flour as most brands are different.
- The nutrition information provided is calculated as a courtesy and is only an estimate. I am not a licensed nutritionist or dietitian. For the most accurate nutritional data, consult a professional or use your preferred calculator.
I love super easy recipes like this! I would def do the same thing as roll, eat some dough, roll, eat some dough, roll… :)
Yeah, unless there’s someone there to stop me, there’s no stopping the roll and eat, eat and roll thing I have going on. :)
This is a spectacular recipe. I love it and need to use it soon.
I hope you do! It’s so easy. :)
YES! Any reason to eat cookie dough! I love this!
Haha. YES! I think you have a reason here. You can be my cookie dough quality assurance girl. So now you *have* to make it. :D
These are perfect when I’m craving peanut butter (always) and cookie dough (even more). ;) And the fact that they only have 4 ingredients is blowing my mind!
Haha. Agreed! The only annoying part is that there’s almond flour and not everyone has almond flour. I bet it’d work with white flour but I haven’t tried. :)
These look wonderful! Such beautiful photos.
I plan on making them, minus the chocolate chips, since it’s not SCD legal. Btw, thank you so much for converting the grams. I always used to Google it but you just made my life so much easier. :-)
No problem, Sara! I think it’s a little weird how most people don’t add metric units to their recipes. It’s what most of the world uses! Anyway, I hope you enjoy the cookie dough and thanks for the photo comment. :) Let me know how the dough comes out!
These cookie dough balls sound amazing! I can’t wait to give them a try!
I hope you do give them a try, Holly! :)
Oh my gosh – I would eat a ton of these! They look so tasty!!! Love a simple recipe that packs a ton of flavor like this recipe.
Eating a ton of these is what I do. It’s my thing. I’m happy I’m not alone. ;)
I would definitely have self control issues with these!
But you can make a fraction of the recipe so it’s all good. ;)
These would not last long at all in my house. They look amazing. Pinned!
Thanks for pinning, Jennie! :)
Love that these use almond flour – they sound dangerously addictive!
They are, for sure! ;)
Just whipped these up. My batch made about 11, so I’d round up and said it yields a dozen. Everyone loves a dozen!
I also discovered that they might LOOK like they are bite-sized, but they are not. I put an entire dough ball in my mouth and found it was way too much for my mouth… but it was quite delicious even so!
Next time I’d mix in more salt, I think it would help bring out more of the flavors of the chocolate and peanut butter.
I loved how easy and fast this was, and I love almond flour. Yay! Thanks!
Yay! So happy that you liked them! Thanks a bunch for leaving feedback and for the rating, too. :) And haha, yeah… I guess I should have mentioned that these are bigger than they appear. And thanks for the correct yield size! ;)
I have to admit that I’m usually a little intimidated by raw recipes. These, however, look super easy (and not to mention delicious!).
By the way, I just discovered your blog recently and I really appreciate all your healthy and delicious recipes. I’m excited to try them out!
Yeah, this isn’t your typical raw recipe at all! Super easy and it doesn’t taste healthy. :) And I’m so happy you found my blog. Welcome and I hope you enjoy the recipes! Let me know how they come out. :)
I absolutely love that you made these without nuts!! I can’t wait to try them – they look completely irresistible!
Well, there’s the peanut butter. Or you just don’t like chunks of nuts? I love peanut butter but don’t like nuts in my baked goods.
Oh my goodness! This sounds way awesome. I made some regular edible cookie dough balls once; they were all right, not spectacular, but these look really amazing! And I haven’t had anything peanut butter in months!
In months? How are you functioning?! ;)
These are way better than all right. And you do it in your college environment. Go go go! :D
Well I definitely have self-control issues – this is right up my dough-loving alley! :D
They look delish!
Woohoo! Self-control issue havers unite. Over cookie dough. I like it. ;)
only 4 ingredients?? Dangerous!!! I need them ASAP!
Haha. Dangerous indeed! Hope you can try them out. :)
I love peanut butter, I definitely need this dough in my life!
Yeah, you do! Hope you try them. :)
What a great little cookie dough treat just for me!:)I would have had no problem with making this over and over to get the right clicks;)
The right clicks? I think I might be a little slow here. Anyway, happy you like the cookie dough! :)
Mmmm I love almond flour! These look great, Erin. You can’t beat a snack/treat that is prepared and ready to eat in 5 minutes!
Thanks, Rose! And agreed. Quicker = better. In general, anyway. :D
Wow, these sure look good. Love the ingredient list, nice and short :-) I find that almond flour and peanut butter are a great combo. My kids would love to have this cookie dough as a snack!
I think so, too! I made some peanut butter chocolate chip almond flour cookies last week and ate them all before I could even take pictures. I need a re-do, I guess!