Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Bars {No Bake}
Gooey and Sweet Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough layered with dark chocolate and sprinkles of sea salt, a delicious snack and dessert that is made with cashews and sweetened by dates.
Servings: 10
Calories: 326kcal
Ingredients
Cookie Dough Layer
- 2 cups raw cashews soaked
- 6 - 8 pitted medjol dates
- 1/4 cup peanut butter or cashew/almond butter
- 1 tbsp coconut flour optional*
- 1/2 cup cacao nibs and/or chocolate chips
- 1/2 tsp sea salt
Chocolate Layer
- 1 cup chocolate melted
- 1/4 cup peanut butter or cashewbutter
- 1/2 tsp sea salt
Instructions
- Soak raw cashew in cold water overnight (or in warm water for 2 hours) with a pinch of salt. Drain and rinse.
- Remove pits in Medjool dates and lightly chop them up.
- Pulse cashews in a food processor until fine texture. Add peanut butter, flax eggs, and dates. Blend again until gooey.
- Add cacao nibs or chocolate chips and pulse a couple of times or fold them in.
- Add th cookie dough to a 9x5 loaf pan and freeze for half an hour.
- Take the loaf pan out of the freezer. Melt 1 cup of chocolate of choice in a bowl with nut butter. Pour over the cookie dough layer. Sprinkle with some sea salt and freeze for at least 2 hours.
- Cut into bars. Enjoy!
Notes
1. *If the texture is very soft and gooey, you can add additional coconut flour until the dough is more on the gooey side.
2. You can also replace peanut butter with cashew or almond butter.
3. For storage tips, please see the "How to Store" Section in this post.
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 326kcal | Carbohydrates: 18g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 27g | Saturated Fat: 12g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 12g | Cholesterol: 23mg | Sodium: 259mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 8g