No-Bake Cookie Dough Bites

Our edible No-bake cookie dough bites are a delicious cookie dough recipe that can be eaten raw. Oatmeal cookie dough bites are made with just 6 ingredients you likely have in your pantry. These are a kid favorite! Gluten-free.

Our edible oatmeal cookie dough bites are the perfect treat to serve at birthdays, potlucks, slumber parties or any other occasion. These bite-size cookies are loved by kids (and adults) of all ages!

For more kid-approved gluten-free desserts, check out Dairy Free Sugar Cookies Recipe, Gluten Free Apple Cobbler, Gluten Free Peanut Butter Balls and Gluten Free Oatmeal Cranberry Cookies.

Risks of Raw Flour

Raw cookie dough seems to be all the rage right now, but did you know that it’s not safe to eat raw flour?

Flour can harbor bacteria such as e. Coli. It’s typically not a problem because flour is typically used in baking, which kills the bacteria. But in raw cookie dough that could be a problem.

In recent years there have been 2 outbreaks of recalled flour after people have gotten sick. Check out what the CDC has to say on the topic here. 

Due to these safety issues, to make edible cookie dough that’s safe to eat raw, you’d simply need to bake the flour to ensure any bacteria is killed (5 minutes at 350°F).

For this recipe, we are going in a different direction. Instead, we are going to use quick-cooking oats and make our own oat flour – which is safe to eat raw.

To get started, gather the equipment and ingredients then follow the step-by-step instructions or recipe card below. Enjoy!

Equipment

• Food processor or blender
• measuring cups and spoons
• medium-sized bowl
• stir spoon
• cookie scoop
• baking pan with parchment paper

Ingredients

• 4 cups quick-cook oats
• 5 tablespoons butter at room temperature
• 1/2 cup brown sugar ✅ 
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract ✅ 
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 14 ounces sweetened condensed milk ✅ 
• ½ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips ✅ 

Gluten-Free Guide: If you’re new to eating gluten-free we understand it’s overwhelming trying to figure out which foods may contain gluten and which ones don’t. All of our gluten-free recipes marked with this symbol ✅ represent foods that need to be checked for gluten.

How To Make

Make the homemade oat flour by adding quick-cooking oats to your food processor or blender.  Blend until the oats look like the texture of flour. Remove and set aside.

Mix the ingredients

To the food processor or blender add the butter, sugar, vanilla, and salt. Puree until it comes together. It will look like sand before combining together.

Blend in the sweetened condensed milk

Add sweetened condensed milk to the butter mixture. Blend well.

Add the oats

Add the oat flour, blending until combined.

Stir in the chocolate chips

Add chocolate chips, stirring by hand until mixed.

Chill

Refrigerate then use a cookie scooper, scoop dough into small balls then roll the dough in your hands into a ball. Continue until all dough is rolled.

No Bake Cookie Dough Tips

• Use raisins, dried cranberries, crushed gf Oreos, sprinkles, mini chocolate chips, butterscotch chips, or even toffee bits to create different flavors.
• Create chocolate-covered cookie dough bites by dipping the dough balls into melted chocolate and then place them on a parchment-lined baking sheet.
• Store the blended cookie dough in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes for it to harden enough to roll into balls.
• If you’re in a hurry and don’t feel like rolling out the cookie dough into balls you can place the dough into a 9×9 inch pan. Spread it out then place it in the fridge to harden (about 30 minutes) before cutting and serving.

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