Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookie Dough Balls

A recipe that brings my love of peanut butter, cookie dough and chocolate all into one dessert. A recipe that is easy to make and relatively healthy enough to sub in for a mid-day snack (don’t you love sweets like that?). A recipe that I almost shouldn’t have because I’m officially addicted.

These may just become your favorite food. 

Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookie Dough Balls

Yield: Makes 16 dough balls

Ingredients:

- 3/4 cup whole wheat pastry flour, heat treated

- 1 cup rolled oats

- 1/2 cup salted natural creamy peanut butter

- 1/3 cup maple syrup

- 1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce

- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

- 1/4 cup mini semi-sweet chocolate chips

Instructions:

1. Line a jelly roll pan with wax paper and set aside

2. Whisk together flour and oats in a medium bowl and set aside

3. Use an electric mixer to beat together all of the wet ingredients until well-combined

4. Stir in flour mixture until just combined

5. Stir in chocolate chips

6. Use a cookie dough scoop or spoon to scoop about two tablespoons of dough; roll dough into a ball with hands; repeat

7. Freeze or refrigerate until balls are firm