“It is not joy that makes us grateful; it is gratitude that makes us joyful.”
Good Morning! Happy Weekend!
I will be totally transparent here: this recipe was an ALMOST fail that turned into a BIG win! I had this brilliant idea of making these yummy raw cookie dough bars with a coffee filled crust, but somehow it just did. not. work. I made the “crust,” if you will, a few times, and truly loved it! Coffee, cocoa, almond butter, dates, oh my it was truly lovely! And then, once I layered the following cookie dough recipe on top of it, it just fell flat to me! So, as I sat eating this cookie dough, being totally bummed out, I realized that THIS was the recipe I had to share!! An egg-free (well actually vegan and raw…) nut butter cookie dough!
Is it good as a snack on its own? Yep. Is it ideal for a late-night dessert? Duh. IS IT A PERFECT SMOOTHIE TOPPER?!? Oh, hell yes. That’s when I knew that I had created something so beautiful and delicious: when I threw a bunch of these on top of my morning green smoothie and the flavors were so in sync—wow totally in a dream world with that thought…
I’m truly loving these nap time sweet treats! Even though Oliver can just about sit up on his own in his highchair, I don’t want to spend hours with him just sitting there watching me throw ingredients in a bowl and mutter to myself just yet! But, let me tell you, once this boy can eat and can understand what I’m doing in the kitchen, he will totally be plopped there while I not-so-gracefully run around trying to cook/bake something new (him trying everything, of course!). ANYWHO! The failed first recipe took me probably about an hour. And then, my sad-girl turned ecstatic-girl dough recipe only took half the amount of time! Boom. Another one. Do people still quote DJ Khalid? Is that so 2016?
Overall, we can say that I am pretty dang jazzed. I love putting granola on top of my smoothies but doesn’t everyone?! So, let’s really get wild here in 2020 and put COOKIE DOUGH on them things. Like, SAFE cookie dough. I eat as much eggy cookie dough as the next person, but I suppose I should be slightly more careful now with our little dude (even though he will totally get sneaky bites of it!). I would even argue that this cookie dough is relatively healthy! There ain’t much in these bites, and a nice chocolate chip in the morning on top of a beautifully greens filled smoothie is truly what we all need these days!
ingredients
Nut butter—9.5 oz, or 1 C
Coconut Sugar—8 oz, or 1 ½ C
Vanilla Extract—1 tsp
Milk—4 oz, or ½ C
Coconut Flour—8 oz, or 1 C
Salt—1 tsp
Maca Powder (optional)—2 tsp
Chocolate Chips—7 oz, or 1 C
process
In the bowl of your mixer, cream together the nut butter and sugar until smooth.
Add in the vanilla extract and milk, mix until combined.
In a separate bowl, sift together the flour, salt and maca powder.
Slowly pour this into the mixer, making sure to scrape down the sides.
Add in chocolate chips.
Spread cookie dough out evenly onto a baking sheet or a dish so that it is easier to cut into chunks once it has firmed in the fridge.
Allow to sit in the fridge for at least 30 minutes.
Once the dough has firmed up, cut it into small chunks/cubes.
Store in a sealed container in the refrigerator.
This is great as a healthy treat, to top on your smoothies, ice cream, etc.!
Bon Appétit!