Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Cookie Dough Balls

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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:

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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!

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Comments

[Goodies By Anna]

thanks for letting me know michelle!

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[Michelle]

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

[anna]

meru: you will love these! let me know how they turn out for you!

[anna]

[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??

[EternallyFabulous]

[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.

[Scooter Kitty]

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[meru]

[this is good] Definitely gonna try this! I LOVE COOKIE DOUGH 3