Rice Krispie Cookie Dough Bites

Do you ever get the feeling you’re going to make a bad decision, but you have no desire to prevent it from happening? That was me yesterday. I was eating healthy all day, but I could tell nothing was satisfying me like it should have. I knew it was just a matter of time before I cracked.

I had a chance of staying on track because I didn’t have much on-hand to cook with. I figured I couldn’t make myself any treats without any ingredients. But as my hungry mind wandered, I dreamt of cookie dough – the ultimate indulgence – and I always have stuff on hand for that. Who doesn’t?

So I caved and made these Rice Krispie Cookie Dough Bites. It was just too easy for me to pass up. I only needed a handful of simple ingredients, and there was no baking required! Plus, this cookie dough is purposefully made egg-free so that it’s safe to eat. It’s specially designed dough meant for snacking, not baking.

To add a subtle crunch for textural variation, I used irresistible Rice Krispies. I thought about rolling the melt-in-your-mouth cookie dough darling in melted chocolate, but that seemed like too much work for 11 ‘o clock at night. So instead, I opted for pretty rainbow sprinkles. They add a nice bite to break up the richness of the cookie dough, and the colorfulness is a nice touch too.

Each Rice Krispie Cookie Dough Bite is perched on a toothpick to make them extra snackable. It also makes it much easier to keep grabbing another and another, until you realize it’s 9 ‘o clock in the morning, and you have no business eating cookie dough at that hour. Yes, these were a late night snack that turned into my breakfast. No, I’m not ashamed.

A Few Tips Before You Get Cooking:

1. Take your cookie dough game to the next level with my Milky Way-Stuffed Cookie Dough Bites.
2. You can go ahead and dip these in chocolate, if you prefer. OR dip them in chocolate AND sprinkles!
3. You’ll want to make sure these are good and chilled before serving. Nobody wants room temperature cookie dough.
4. Go for white chocolate chips if you’d like to switch it up.
5. As I stated above, this will not bake into a cookie, so do not bake with it. It is intended to be eaten as dough. If you want a great chocolate chip cookie recipe, try this one.
6. These can be frozen in an air-tight container for another time.

Rice Krispie Cookie Dough Bites
By The Smart Cookie Cook

Yield – 2 dozen bites

Ingredients:

• 6 tbsp. (3/4 stick) butter, softened
• ½ cup packed dark brown sugar
• ¼ cup granulated sugar
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract
• 1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
• ½ tsp. salt
• 2-3 tbsp. water
• 1 cup milk chocolate chips
• ¾ cup Rice Krispies cereal
• 2 cups rainbow sprinkles
• toothpicks

Directions:

1. In a standing mixer on medium speed, beat together butter and sugars. Beat in vanilla. Add flour a little at a time, mixing until combined. Mix in salt.
2. Add two tablespoons of water and beat in. If it matches the texture of cookie dough, you’re good. If it’s too dry, add another tablespoon of water.
3. Mix in chocolate chips and Rice Krispies.
4. Shape dough into scant tablespoon balls and roll in sprinkles until evenly covered. Stick a toothpick through the top.
5. Cover and chill at least two hours before servings.