I confess: I have eaten raw cookie dough. Yep, straight from the
bowl...on a spoon...watching TV...and sometimes the dough never even
makes it into the oven! So naturally when I came across this recipe for
an eggless "Raw Cookie Dough" I had to give it a try!! The dough is easy
to mix up, just like regular cookie dough except instead of egg for a
binder you use either Greek style yogurt, applesauce or peanut butter...
how clever is that!!?? I decided to use peanut butter and switched out
chopped dry roasted peanuts for the walnuts. After scooping out the
dough with an ice cream scoop I stuck some left-over red plastic forks
into each ball and froze them for around 3 hours. When frozen, I melted
some chocolate and dipped the frozen balls into the chocolate and then
rolled them in more chopped dry-roasted peanuts, then back into the
freezer for another hour. Voila! frozen cookie dough on a fork that you
can eat guilt-free in front of the TV! Whoo Hoo! I know there are other
fellow secret cookie dough eaters out there, so here is how you can make
your own:
You can find the entire recipe here. To make Chocolate Chip Peanut
Butter Cookie Dough Balls start by chopping up a cup or two of
dry-roasted peanuts in the food processor. Scoop out 1/2 cup of the
chopped nuts for the dough and set the rest aside. In the bowl of an
electric mixer, cream together the butter and sugar until light and
fluffy.
Beat in the peanut butter and vanilla extract until combined.
Whisk together flour, baking soda and salt. Add flour mixture to the
butter mixture and stir until a dough starts to form. Toss in the
semi-sweet chocolate chips and chopped dry-roasted peanuts and mix until
combined. Scoop out large ice cream scoops full of dough and place on a
parchment or silpat lined cookie sheet.
Stick a plastic fork or
popsicle stick into each scoop and freeze for at least 3 hours. Melt the
rest of the chocolate chips and dip the frozen dough balls into the
chocolate, covering the bottom and the sides. Immediately roll in
chopped dry-roasted peanuts and return to the cookie sheet.
When all
dough balls are covered in chocolate and peanuts return to the freezer
for another hour until hardened. Serve cold from the freezer or let set
out for a little bit to soften. Either way, these are DELICIOUS! Enjoy!
thanks for letting me know michelle!
To: asarpieri@hotmail.com
Posted by: Goodies By Anna | 12/05/2012 at 04:37 PM
I saw one of these pictures on someone else's site--looks like she's taking credit for your work:
http://www.partiesbyterri.biz/Candy-Favors--Cookie-Favors.html
Posted by: Michelle | 12/05/2012 at 10:34 AM
meru: you will love these! let me know how they turn out for you!
Posted by: anna | 07/08/2010 at 12:21 PM
[this is good] EternallyFabulous: Thanks! If you like eating cookie dough you will LOVE these! I think making them into little cocktail sizes would be cute! How about chopped wasabi almonds in the dough and crushed wasabi peas wasabi almonds on the dipped chocolate for a little spicy touch??
Posted by: anna | 07/08/2010 at 12:14 PM
[this is good] Looks delicious Anna, and I lvoe the fact you don't have to bake them. Maybe if I make them I will makethem slightly smaller anduse cocktail sticks instead of forks though - that way they would be great party food.
Posted by: EternallyFabulous | 07/08/2010 at 11:24 AM
[this is good]
Posted by: Scooter Kitty | 07/08/2010 at 09:15 AM
[this is good] Definitely gonna try this! I LOVE COOKIE DOUGH 3
Posted by: meru | 07/07/2010 at 11:05 PM