Having a Ball
I’m not going to beat around the bush: today was not the greatest.
Gigi’s still sick.
I’ve lost my garage door opener and can’t leave the house anyway.
It rained so hard last night, it woke me up and made somebody wet their bed. And then it rained all day too.
We read book after book.
We did crafts and puzzles. I hate puzzles.
We played dress up.
We cleaned out the Tupperware drawer. I hate Tupperware. I got rid of every bottom that didn’t have a lid and every lid that didn’t have a bottom. Someday, years from now, I’ll find all my Tupperware lids, my garage door opener and my verbal filter in a corner of the attic where someone has hid them. I highly suspect that someone is Pea Kitty.
We did more crafts.
There were dozens of paper scraps in the carpet and more ink on our hands than on any piece of art we produced.
At one point today, Lulu pinched herself in a drawer and I thought she sliced her finger clean off when I saw the red ink screaming off of her fingertips.
Lulu insists, this is not a turkey, this is a chicken.
Don’t call it a turkey.
I ate a pound and a half of carrots. My stomach hurts, but I have a beautiful glow.
Lulu found a way to rapidly deplete our soy milk reserves.
I don’t cry over spilled milk anymore, I just grab my camera.
Today was not the greatest.
I’ll admit, I found myself wondering, “All weekend, I was in a rush to get home to this?”
Yes.
Because even though today was not so good, most days are. Gigi will get healthy. Markers wash off. Milk cleans up. The sun will come out.
And I made Peanut Butter Cookie Dough Balls.
Oh, yes I did.
Peanut Butter Cookie Dough Balls
inspired by Annie the Baker’s Cookie Dough Balls
Makes 12-18 dough balls
- 1/2 c. non-dairy margarine (i.e. Earth Balance)
- 3/4 c. natural peanut butter
- 1/2 c. organic brown sugar
- 3/4 c. organic powdered sugar
- 1/2 t. vanilla extract
- 1 t. baking powder
- 1/2 t. baking soda
- 3/4 t. salt
- 1 c. whole wheat pastry flour
- 1/2 c. unbleached organic flour
- 1/2 c. natural peanut butter chips
- 1/2 c. non-dairy chocolate chips
Using a stand mixer, beat margarine, peanut butter, sugars and vanilla until fully incorporated.
In a separate bowl, combine baking powder, baking soda, salt and flours.
Add dry mixture to the mixer bowl a little at a time.
Mix until a dough forms.
Add your chips. There’s no need for exact measurements here. I won’t tell.
Combine and chill dough for 30 minutes.
***Edited to add: your dough may seem a little dry based on the type of peanut butter used (I used Skippy natural). If you cannot get it to come together by mixing or packing it into your scoop tightly, you can try adding an additional tablespoon of peanut butter or non-dairy milk.
You could just eat the dough at this point, then click on the “Contact Me” button and propose marriage. If you want the full Cookie Dough Ball experience though, preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Scoop dough with a mini ice cream scoop (or your fingers) and place balls on a cookie sheet.
Bake for 10-12 minutes. They’ll still be soft and look much like they did going in, but don’t overbake. Let the dough balls rest on the pan for a minute before transferring to a cooling rack.
If you can wait that long.
Oh. My. Peas.
These are not health food. These are the best thing I have ever made. Pea Daddy said so. My husband’s right. And he’s my husband. But you can propose anyway.
Tomorrow’s already shaping up to be better. Gigi’s fever is gone and I’ve got a clean, matching Tupperware full of dough balls. All is right with the world.
I did not have a good day either. I NEED some dough balls!
Yes, you do.
Gigi Pea’s face says it all. I cannot wait to make these and then eat them all in one sitting. Thank you for the recipe. I hope Gigi feels better SOON.
Definitely make these. You will NOT regret it.
We cleaned out our Tupperware cabinet the other day, and there are already lids missing bottoms and bottoms missing lids. I’m convinced we have Tupperware gnomes.
And please feel free to ship a batch of those dough balls directly to my mouth, kthnx.
I was just going to go buy a new set today, but then I forced myself to just empty the blasted drawer. I suspect your cat may be messing with you too.
No cats here, but two tricky, scheming dogs… so I think you might be onto something.
I think Sophie and I need to get baking today! Hope Gigi does start to feel better
Thank you, doll. It’s never too early to get those kids in the kitchen!
If those balls are like the ones at the tasting pavilion, I’d say they would totally shape up my day.
I used to want to be sick so I wouldnt have to go to school, but it sucks being sick and my poor mother didn’t have your patience to organize tupperware and deal with my “crafts”. Gigi is lucky to have a mama like yourself to keep her busy on day like this. Good luck with finding the remote, have you checked the liter box?
Ha, ha. No, I don’t do litter boxes. I’m starting to wonder if Gigi doesn’t just want to stay home to hang out with us
I wouldn’t blame her
SO impressed, but not surprised that you nailed them on trial 1. This will definitely be in the lineup soon!!
You should wait and try the ones I’m sending you first…
The best part about vegan cookies: no need to worry about raw egg in the batter. Now I will have to gluten-free-ify these for me.
Weather has been crappy here too. Welcome to the pacific northwest winter.
I know, right? That’s why I said, just eat the dough straight up!
PS: to all the GF peeps, Bob’s all purpose flour works pretty well.
peanut butter cookie dough balls – i’m not sure i can think of anything more scrumptious!
For the first time ever…I kid you not…tonight I made peanut butter & choc chip cookies. I just uploaded my pictures and it’s in a draft to be published folder.
Complete with a picture of my joke of a hand mixer that my mother gave me when I moved out of her house when I was 16. It’s a Betty Crocker kmart special and i have used it twice in the last nearly 2 decades. But tonite I used it for PB Choc Chip cookies. Which were amazing. I told Scott they were the best thing I think I’ve ever made…he agreed! They were more flat, and not dough-like balls like yours..which look amazing.
It seems really surreal reading your post b/c it’s like a snapshot of my day, too. Right down to the less than stellar toddler kind of day here too.
Anyway, Annie the Baker should be proud!
You’re my hero. These look fantastic…and hopefully there was enough soy milk left to wash them down-oh wait, didn’t you say Pea Daddy stocked the fridge?!
The dough would most likely not make it to the oven for me…it looks so good!!!
We definitely needed that milk yesterday. The carrots? Not so much.
Maybe Pea Daddy has a secret plan to get a horse for the holidays…stocking up for good measure…
Awww, sorry your day wasn’t top banana. It all balances out in the end.
Those cookie dough balls look amazing. I’d probably eat them like cereal; pile a bunch in a bowl and add milk. LOL
If that’s your breakfast, I’d love to see your dessert!
I’m going to a pain, i’m sorry. I live in the UK and we don’t measure things by cups here. Is there any way you could possibly let me know what one cup measures to in grams? I can work the rest out then. I just have to have these in my life!
Here’s a chart with common measurements in grams…it’s different for every food! http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_many_grams_are_in_a_cup
you star, thank you so much!
Hi Collette, I am in the UK too, and I bought some measuring cups/spoons on Ebay. they are in most shops nowadays. I use them ALL. THE. TIME
Oh I was waiting for you to make these! I am trying them tonight! Thank you!
Hope you love them as much as I did! Notice the past tense.
I am making these TODAY! Yes I am. I will report back!
Ummm… I couldn’t wait. It’s 7:17am and I’m already making them.
Ooh, let me know how they turn out!
I don’t even have words. Made -> devoured. I’m in trouble.
I feel better knowing I’m not the only one who has ate themselves sick on these dough balls. I am sorry.
ah i was hoping you would post that recipe, can’t wait to try it!!
Haha, awww whenever I have one of those days, I try to erase it all with cookies or chocolate or wine. But I can imagine those balls made you forget about every little mishap instantly.
Except then you have the additional problem of a stomachache from eating too much dough.
i HATE the tupperware container drawer. In an effort to try to keep it clean, my husband always just throws whatever tops & lids into the drawer… well, sometimes the drawer… sometimes a cabinet not even close to containing tupperware.
But! I must make those.
Pea Daddy doesn’t even try to put the Tupperware away. He just stacks it on the counter. He knows opening the drawer would be like opening Pandora’s box.
Sorry it was a tough day… but I’m guessing that being able to share it with your beautiful girls made it a bit better.
Making these TODAY!! You are my hero for veganizing them.
Some people change lives. I make cookies.
How can you have an idea to recreate a recipe and deliver on your own version so darn quickly? You have mad skills, Mama Pea. Cannot wait to try this!
If you had had these balls, you’d know there was no choice in the matter.
I completely understand the pressing need to recreate these right away! What I meant was that your recipie trial went well so quickly. Did you base it off another recipe? Or were there many other trials? I am just super impressed with your ability to try something and then share your version with us so promptly!
There wasn’t an earlier trial! I just got it! I actually looked at vegan PB fudge recipes and wanted to combine one of those recipes with my cookie recipe, so I used the powdered sugar instead of brown and white sugar. Luckily it just worked!
died laughing that not only did you grab the camera to photograph the spilled milk, but the countertop is at a perfect diagonal angle
Damn straight.
YUM! I am obsessed with Annie the Baker’s cookies so obviously I will be trying this recipe.
I hope today is better for you and the girls.
Thanks Britt!
Mmm…I would be all about eating this dough straight-up. No risk, because there’s no raw egg, right? Of course, there’s the risk that my jeans wouldn’t zip up…but whatever. That’s what sweatpants are for.
Yes, and those jeggings have a lot of give too
After seeing everyone rave about these cookie dough balls, I think I HAVE to make them ASAP!
These dough balls look great! I’ll have to make them gluten free! Glad the day is turning around
I hope subbing GF flour straight up would work. Otherwise I’d use a little GF oat flour/oats combo.
These look super good..Where did you find vegan peanut butter chips?
Sadly, these are Sunspire and there is a small amount of dairy
Have you ever seen vegan peanut butter chips for sale anywhere? I haven’t. It’s odd…if vegan white chocolate chips can be made, you’d think vegan peanut butter chips could, too! I hope someone fills that void in vegan baking soon!
I have never seen them. I agree. We NEED them in our lives.
I hate puzzles and tupperware too! Puzzles that are too big stress me out because I know she could do them if she tried but she doesn’t try she just sort of half rotates them and gives up and gets mad. (I bought My Little Pony puzzles at Barnes and Noble for Christmas) And yeah – where are the matches for my lids and containers?
The balls look awesome, but I’m sad/relieved/sad to report that nut and seed butters give me migraines :/ so I’ll admire your balls from afar
Did you know that there are two new My Little Ponies? Twilight and Applejack. Of course you knew that.
The other day something happened that I normally would get VERY upset over but instead my first natural reaction now… GRAB the CAMERA! LOL
It’s actually a great coping mechanism!
I am right there with you! M was sick all yesterday…non stop throwing up. It was AWFUL. But I still felt blessed. I have her to love on. No bigger blessing than that.
Oh my goodness! Nothing worse than puking kiddos. I hope she is better today!
Yey!!! I’m going to get peanut butter chips right now – did you use Sunspire? I can’t have them in the house or I eat the whole bag.
Yes. And me too. I still feel sick this morning.
I love how you can always make a not so good day brighter
I am definitely going to have to make those balls, haha!
i cannot wait to try these! i have read so much about these from all the foodbuzz recaps. i missed the weekend but now i don’t have to miss the cookie dough balls. but now i’m desperate to have you make the chocolate toffee ones. please?!
I actually preferred the PB ones to the toffee, but I’ll get right on that
well anything with peanut butter and chocolate has to be good, right? i cannot wait to make these! i’d love to take your word for it that the peanut butter is better but the only way to truly be sure is to do a toffee/peanut butter side-by-side taste test. i’ll have to suffer through it i guess. it may take at least 10 of each to be sure:)
I know, I totally wanted to make the toffee ones too. They might be next…
Those look seriously amazing. Where did you find vegan pb chips?
These are from Whole Foods and though they are the Sunspire all natural brand, there is a bit of dairy in them.
Yes – I just looked at the Sunspire ones, as well… and sadly, they are not vegan. I can’t find vegan ones anywhere
P.S. Just made your almond joy bars for a huge Veg Week event in San Diego – everyone loved them! Thank you
These look fabulous! I think I’ll be baking this afternoon
Hope Gigi is feeling better!! Looks like she had a fun day anyway. I loved when I could stay home to play with mom on sick days
It’ll be interesting to see how “sick” she is today.
Oh, peanut butter cookies make even the worst day better!
Yum.
mmm…. balls.
i miss you already, just FYI
I miss you too. I think for the next trip we need like a week long cruise. All expenses paid of course.
Oh my peas is right! I’m dying to make these. And very glad you found your vegan pb chips.
I have been trying to detox from sugar—- your awesome recipes make it so hard to resist!!
I kind of need to detox now too, after eating so much dough and so many dough balls yesterday.
They look delicious! I tried to click on Annie the Baker’s link, and it was blocked from my work internet. It said websites in the “sex” category are blocked. Maybe it’s all this talk of balls………..
That is hilarious!
I really really wanna make these!! The dough is always the best part:):)
My mom was a graphic designer before she stopped to teach us at home so i grew up doing lots and lots and lots and lots of arts and crafts:) My favorite time of the day was the coloring hour with just me and my mom:)
That’s funny, I was working with a graphic designer over the phone all day yesterday on a promotional piece. Then when I turned around, Gigi had made a “Peas and Thank You” sign that she wanted me to use instead. It’s a toss up which one I want to use now.
oh my goodness. i cannot believe you made these! i NEED to go home right now and recreate. thanks!!
Oh YUM! Those look perfect. Glad Gigi is doing better!
oh. my. peas. is right.
those cookie dough balls at Foodbuzz were life-changing (i can personally attest to that), and now i have a vegan version to eat straight up. life IS good.
p.s. could a gal get a toffee or oatmeal cookie or snickerdoodle ball up in herre as well?
I know, I know. Ashley was like, “Did you see the sugar cookies on Annie’s site?” Geez, people. Do you want me to put that poor woman out of business?
I’ve worked outside of the home off and on since having kids. I’m currently staying home and am always grateful for that when the kids get sick. When your working, a sick kid turns into the stress of what is wrong with your child, choosing which spouse will miss work, wondering how much work you’ll be missing and trying to manage expectations with your boss as to how much work you may be missing. At times I actually begrudged my child for being sick, as in, ‘don’t you know that I have a really important meeting today!?!’ Which then made me feel like an even worse mom.
So, all that to say, staying home has its challenges, but also its perks. Hope Gigi is on the mend today.
That’s the best part about my gig. I actually can still work (i.e. gripe to you all) when they are sick!
So true! Way to make lemons into lemonade, or spilt milk into, uh, milkshakes? You rock!
Hope Gigi feels better soon! Those cookie dough balls sound amazing!
The thing I love about vegan cookies is the dough – no worries about eating raw eggs. Looks great!
Glad you’re back home with your kiddies
Hi Momma Pea…I can not wait to try this recipe. I have been reading your blog daily for about a month now and I am adicted! I have tried so many of your recipes and have gotten hooked on your baked oatmeal squares (I think I have made a batch every week…and stocked my freezer with them!) BUT, I think this may be my new favorite. Keep the recipes coming and the adorable pictures of Gigi and Lulu!
I ate so many of these and the dough yesterday that I’m still feeling slightly ill this morning. I think that’s a good thing.
Want to come over and clean my tupperware cabinet? I’m sure you don’t.
Also, this line should be used in a story somehow: I don’t cry over spilled milk anymore, I just grab my camera
beautiful!
If anyone could write that story, Rose, it’d be you!
Those cookies were my favorite thing at the tasting pavillion…I’m SO excited to try your recipe for them!
They were my favorite thing too! Well, aside from that mushroom soup. And my friends.
Just when I think I couldn’t love you anymore…You go and make these. I am going to go to the grocery store and buy the ingredients for these immediately after teaching today. And then I will e-mail you and propose. It will be great.
P.S. Andy proposed to me 2 years ago today, speaking of proposals. Totally an excuse to make him dough balls, right?
My ring size is 5 and a 1/2. I like princess cut diamonds and platinum.
(but congrats to you and Andy…!)
I can only hope to one day have such a beautiful family and outlook as you have, Mama Pea
You’ve got a blog, so that’s a start. You have a reason to take pictures when that milk gets spilled.
YESSS. YOU MAKE MY DREAMS COME TRUE MAMA PEA!
YUM. Must. Make. These. NOW!
I love cookies… and I love… oh never mind HEHE!
Ohhh these are dangerous!! I can’t wait to make these. I just bought peanut flour from TJ’s, I wonder if that could somehow makes its way in there…
I thought about that, but I know that not everyone has the flour. I’d just sub it for some of the plain flour.
You have such a wonderful outlook on things.
Oh the life of a blogger!
I too have found that often I run for my camera instead of doing the logical thing
And now making cookies is the main goal of my day too. Life is hard.
So glad G is feeling better, those fevers are the WORST. And your cookie dough balls? YUMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM. Is that enough M’s to make my point?
YUMMY!!! These looks amazing. I’m gonna look around for vegan peanut butter chips and make these ASAP!
Will you let me know if you find a vegan brand? Otherwise I’ll just have to start making my own.
I CANNOT WAIT TO GET DOWN AND DIRTY IN THE KITCHEN LATER!!!! Thank you, thank you, thank you Mama Pea!!
Do me proud, hon, do me proud.
Oh yes, come to mama
Oh how a cookie dough recipe can make my love for you grow:) I have plans for a cookie recipe today, but now you have me all confused as to which one I will make. I can’t resist the cookie dough; what shall I do????
That’s it!!!!!!!! Make both!
Yes! Avery will love these. I know the girls did.
Could you make these without the PB, so they would just be chocolate chip dough balls? Would I need to add more butter?
I was already thinking about this last night. I fear that if you just subbed margarine straight up, they would be far too buttery. Let me rack my brain on this one…
I have a feeling almond or cashew butter might work, since they taste more “neutral” than PB
Ooh cashew butter is a great idea!
Oh yes, please let us know if you come up with a plain chocolate chip version! I tried making these today as well as a PB-free kind,,, both tasted great, but the plain ones (where I just left out the peanut butter) flattened out into normal cookie-mess… *sigh*
Next week, I’m testing these out. Maybe even this weekend!
Yum! I am trying to figure out of Earth Balance is truly better than light butter? Any thoughts? I keep reading and re-reading the Earth Balance website, the tubs of butter and my light butter … and other light butters. Research shows margarine is bad for you–then it shows that butter is bad–then it shows butter isn’t bad? I’m so confused!!
It’s all a matter of personal choice/nutritional debate. I use Earth Balance because we try not to use any dairy. It also works well for these cookies because it doesn’t spread like butter in cookies. I wouldn’t eat tons of vegan margarine every day, but I think it’s fine in moderation.
Gotcha. Thanks! I just see it in so many blogs and I look at the labels and can’t decide on the best choice! Thanks
These look delicious! However, I don’t have any WW pastry flour. Is there anything I could substitute for it?
You could use 1/2 regular whole wheat flour and 1/2 unbleached all purpose flour, though they may be a bit more “nutty” in texture.
It’s a good thing you have little helpers to assist in eating those peanut butter balls. I don’t know that I’d be able to stop myself from eating far, far too many.
I give so much credit to stay at home moms- it’s a testament to your patience when days like this happen!
I definitely should have practiced more self-restraint with these. Feeling a little green…even for a pea.
so there is no secret to make them stay ball shaped? I went to Annie’s website this weekend and I thought cookies “spread” so I figured there must be a secret. NO secret? You are the best. Question – I am thinking about ingredients I have at home without having to go to store and I have mini m&ms (thank you halloween). would you alter bake time at all with those vs. chips? you da best!
The thing about vegan cookies is that they never really spread. It’s more of a butter thing. So for Annie’s actual dough balls, I have no idea how she keeps them from spreading with the real butter. But luckily, I don’t use butter so there’s no problem! I don’t think you will have to alter the baking time at all with the M&Ms and I bet they will be delicious!
Yes, yes, yes!!!! The moment you mentioned these in SF I couldn’t WAIT for you to make them! These will be made today, for sure! We are experiencing the same, dreary, rainy weather and this will be a nice little ray of sunshine in our day
Thanks!
Let me know how they turn out, Sarah!
OH MY GOODNESS! My new favorite cookie! So good, seriously!
My dough was a bit dry it seemed, but after some serious packing in the ice cream scoop, they (mostly) stuck together. Next time I might try a bit more liquid.
So I’ve been wondering what the difference between this dough and regular cookie dough is in that this doesn’t spread like regular cookies. Do you know?
Thanks so much for a fantastic recipe! You rock my world
I have no idea. I think that the powdered sugar makes a bit of a difference. Mine were a bit crumbly, but yes, just pack them in.
Oh yeah, the powdered sugar might be it. Hm. Whatever it is…I love it! I don’t know if I’ll make regular cookies ever again
Hi Mama Pea! We met at the Festival, I introduced myself as a new vegan. You really are a great inspiration and an awesome blogger. I LOVE that you made the dough balls! Yay for eating vegan cookie dough with NO salmonella!
Hi Carrie! I remember meeting you! We were upstairs in the Drake, right? I will have to come check out your blog as well. It was a pleasure then and it’s a pleasure now, so thanks for saying hi!
Judging by those peanut butter cookie dough balls, I’d say your day was the best ever!! I just might have to make those today so I have the best day too.
Seriously. Do it.
Ahhh. Yes, those days are hard. Thankfully you have come up with the best remedy for difficult days. I am making this recipe this week for sure. Yum!
i’m sure gigi will feel better soon, and the marker will get washed off… but i wouldn’t count on seeing the sun much for the next few months… SO… instead… you should make more cookie dough balls and i’ll pick them up friday.
mmm k? thanks! =)
I probably will end up making more. Ours are almost gone.
Still seeing you on Sunday? If you want to make a sign and sit in the front row, that’d be awesome.
SCORE! I was hopping a blogger would try to re-create them after Foodbuzz. As soon as I replenish the chip supply in my house, these are happening. THANK YOU!
Do let me know if you make them!
YUM! Just saw a link from Gabriela.
I’m drooling over my keyboard.
Hell yes! This makes me so happy you went to foodbuzz & I’m sure your family is now glad you went!
I think they are glad, but I also don’t think they want me to leave again anytime soon. I go to the bathroom now and Gigi asks when I’m coming back.
Feel better soon Gigi!
I am absolutely making these cookie dough balls!
Thanks, Susan. She’s a lot better today. But now Lulu has it. Drat.
Oh. My. Those look so good! Ok, seriously feeling some sadness as there is probably no way to get that kind of texture and be gluten-free!
You might try oat flour (GF, of course)!
I just found your blog recently and think it’s hysterical! And the cookie dough balls look amazing. I am without an over right now (the horror), so I might be making these and promptly eating from the fridge.
Thanks, Lindsey. I have a pretty entertaining life. I’m glad we can all laugh about it. No oven necessary for these bad boys. You could even just roll them into balls and refrigerate…
OOOMMMGGGG. I have been waiting for these!! Feeling a LOT more motivated to go grocery shopping now…
Emily, they are so danged good and pretty similar to Annie’s. But they will never fully duplicate the fun of the experience of the Tasting Pavilion with you!!!
Cookies alway make a not-so-great day much better, especially cookies as delicious looking as those.
Wow, I want those! I just added the necessary stuff to my grocery list!
I was hoping someone might try to recreate these magical little cookies!!! How was the texture? (And, the benefit to eating vegan cookies is that you dont HAVE to bake them at all!).
Just like dough! So good!
hey mama pea!!! i’ve been reading your blog for a few weeks- first time commenting- LOVE your blog- your family is absolutely adorable, and you seem like the most wonderful mother! i LOVE that you are raising them veggie!
question for you… any ideas for non-wheat flour alternatives for this recipe… i am dying to try these, read all about them on everyones foodbuzz blogs from the weekend!
Thank you! So much! You might try grinding your own oat flour and making these. If you do, please let me know how they are!
Hello Mama Pea, after reading your post this morning I just had to dash to my kitchen and make those cookies! Lucky me, I had almost all of the ingredients, except for the pb chips, so I just left them out. I used my fav vegan butter (it’s called “Alsan”) and the cookies spread a lot! They came out almost flat! But, who cares? They are delicious! My boyfriend loves them, too! That’s the greatest sign of approoval that a recipe can get. Thank you so much!
Now I just have to hide the cookies or else I’ll eat them all up.
Wow, I’m shocked the spread! Must have been the PB! Enjoy anyway!
I had to stop by and see these cookie balls I’d heard about.
We shall be trying them.
I think I just found the cure to my work stress! YUM!
I saw these on How Sweet It is and had to come over and comment. They look amazing!
Thanks, I hope you get to try them!
Yum! These look amazing. Do you think I could use regular margarine or butter instead of non-dairy? If so, which one would you recommend?
Thank you!
I can’t really recommend butter or margarine…but I do know that Jessica of How Sweet It Is made these with butter and they turned out for her!
I think I just found my soul mate in these cookies
You’re a pretty good matchmaker, I must say!
Wow, those look seriously incredible. Next time there is any sort of bloggy bake sale, you NEED TO MAKE THESE. You will make millions.
I know. I actually have an auction I helped with that I need to make other cookies for, but I’m going to email the winner and see if she wants these instead…
LOVE YOU!
Heavenly dough balls.
I hate puzzles too.
I love Sugarland like you love Sugarland and boy I wish were neighbors we could crank up the tunes and dance around and wave to each other.
Can’t wait for tonight!!!! Go Jennifer and Kristian! Go Miranda! Go Carrie! Go Brad! I have a Sam’s club container of almonds and the popcorn ready to pop. We’re all set. XOXO
Oh my…these look absolutely delicious. I was pretty much drooling over these while reading everyone’s Foodbuzz posts. Ah, so amazing.
YOU ARE A GENIUS!
[Yes, there was a need for all CAPS.]
THANK YOU!
Yum! Those look delish and the perfect anecdote to a cruddy day. And may I say your hair is DARLING!
Thank you, Suzette. I’m kind of obsessed with hair
OMG! You are soooo funny! I just found your blog last week and I love your posts. Even when you are not having a good day, like in this post, you still manage to make me laugh at my computer and then drool at the food pictures…..lol
Thanks, Brooke! I’m glad you found me!
I HAVE to make these. That is all I can say.
OH MY GOSH. must attempt to make those for my sorority’s “thanksgiving dinner” on saturday night..
i am sure my sisters and roommates will be thanking you.
Do let me know if they are a hit!
Wait, are you saying these cookies taste like cookie dough??? Hallelujah!
I loved how you reach for your camera. i agree that having a blog makes me so much more patient because the outlet’s already planned.
Yes, before I just curled up in the corner and cried.
Sorry to hear about your bummer day. As you said, life will get better:)
What brand of PB chips do you buy? So many of the brands I see have pretty funky ingredients.
These are Sunspire, but sadly, they have a little hidden dairy (gasp!).
Wow, the time it takes for you to try something and then promptly come up with an awesome recipe astounds me! I made a batch tonight, tasted it before sticking it in the fridge, and then promptly made another batch since everything was already out.
My husband and twins loved it! My kids are turning three this Sunday! 
thanks for sharing such an awesome recipe!
I’m in the zone. What can I say. I know, “Happy birthday!!!”
I’m an idiot and just realized I accidentally left out 1/4 cup of peanut butter. Maybe that’s why my batter came out more dry. Now all I can think about is making a third batch the right way.
We’re having my nieces and nephews over for a sleepover this weekend, can’t wait to let them try some!
Doh!!! (literally)
My day was a big pile of poo.
And I want the dough balls. But I’m diabetic and NOT on insulin so I have to deep six the sugar. I wonder if I could sub applesauce for consistency and stevia for flavor…..
I just found your blog and I LOVE it. I’m also twitter-stalking you, but don’t panic. I live in alabama and I hate flying.
I hope tomorrow is PERFECT for you.
OMG, you are cracking me up. I’m actually speaking at a diabetes fair on Sunday, so I could pick your brain… Give it a go with the applesauce and stevia. Let me know how it turns out!
Oh, my gosh. I can’t wait! I might double the recipe so I can eat half before the fridge, and half after baking.
I have these in the oven right now! I don’t know if I’ll actually get to eat any, since I feel completely sick from eating about 1/2 the dough before I even chilled it, but if the cooked ones taste anything like the uncooked balls…
I can relate. I ate one baked cookie, and about 3 cookies worth of dough.
okay, they were awesome, and im stuffed
Yay!!!
Oh my you are such a doll and this post just totally cracked me up! Janetha has told me so much about you and I have now added you to my short list of “blogs I must ready daily”! I recently cleaned out my tupperware drawer and found it is like those missing socks, how on earth can we lose tops but not bottoms and so forth, crazy world we live in! You also have beautiful kids!! xoxo
Thank you, Momma B! I love your girl. We talked a lot about you this weekend, and I totally respect you and the way you’ve raised J. She is amazing. And there is much yet to come from her!
I LOVE your blog, just discovered it.
And yes, I need to say that I’m making these for a coffee I’m hosting at 10 am, I’m sure my friends will appreciate it. Never too early for a ball of cookie dough!!
Thanks Meg! I want a full report on the response!
You don’t have to marry me……but you do have to come and be my personal chef!
Only if I get to hold that sweet baby!!!
Adorable post, I must make these dough balls for my hubby.
Those look wonderful!!
All I see on Twitter is Mama Pea and balls…. you would
I make no apologies…
I am making these this weekend FOR SURE.
Also looks like LuLu is smoking a cig in her marker picture. haha.
Here’s my dilemma. I have a love affair with peanut butter. CHECK. I can’t eat chocolate because i’m allergic. HOWEVER…it’s not a “throat closing up” kind of allergy- more like an “acute stomach pain” kind of allergy. The comments here seem to indicate it might just be worth it… *sigh*
Hooray for Mara sending me your way. LOVE your blog. And I, too, hate puzzles. I also hate Parcheesi, but that doesn’t seem to stop me from playing 8697676 games in a row with my cousins (although I internally laugh with evil delight whenever I send them back to the start at every possible chance.). Darn cute kids!
Love Mara. Any friend of hers is a friend of mine
These are AMAZING. Thank you!!!
Seeing as I’ll never have the chance to try the originals, I’m gonna have to make these. Once I get peanut butter. Yes, I’m out of peanut butter. I’m not even sure how that is possible.
re: the cookies. are you KIDDING ME?!!? how did you do it?
Ohh, I can’t wait to make these! I love doughy cookies! They look delish! Sorry you had such a bad day…I hate it when days go like that, where everything just seems to go the opposite of the way you would like it! Hope Gigi gets better soon!
trying to comment from my work email so it will go through
anyway–do you think my altitude has something to do with them flattening? maybe i need more flour? you are the expert, you tell me.
P.S. i ate two flat balls for breakfast.
I guess it could be the altitude. Really I have NO idea. Everyone else that has made these has no problem with them staying full and firm and not flat. I would play around with the amount of flour and the amount of Earth Balance/peanut butter. They should be fairly dry but come together pretty easily when you roll/scoop them into balls. Now I want to send you some so you see that they do work!
oh, all i have have to do to get you to send me baked goods is call bullshit on your recipes?!
noted.
P.S. i got a jar of skippy from momma b’s house and have another batch in the fridge. the dough looked a lot more like yours this time around. i know you are SO flipping concerned about my cookie endeavors. you’re probably going to start sending these to spam yourself…
I am. I couldn’t sleep last night because of your damn balls.
I’m going to now get 4857 comments saying, “My balls were flat.”
I came here from a link to these cookies and am so glad I did! I LOVE your blog! Your writing in this post is so real and relatable and these cookie dough balls are over the top fantastic. I’m not sure I can wait for a bad day to make them as a cheer up
Thank you!!
Thank you! I’m so glad you found me too. Please come back
Here’s how you know I have too much time to think (I mean, I’m writing a thesis, nothing better to do than procrastinate by thinking about other things), and I decided I’m going to give these a shot using vegetable shortening in place of the peanut butter. Not that I’ve ever used it before. But this looks like it’s worth a shot.
Yes, I really have been thinking about how to de-PB these since you posted this recipe.
I really think almond butter or cashew butter may be your best bet. I’m thinking they’ll spread with the shortening. But let me know!
Oh Mama Pea, what have you done? All my Christmas shopping, for one thing – dough balls for everyone!
I think I seriously am making dough balls for Christmas. Now to come up with a rum variety…
I made these and they were delicious, and I hate peanut butter cookies! I’d love if you could find a way to make them without nut butter (if anyone can, it’s you!). It may be unlikely, but one can dream. Thanks for posting this recipe!
Where there’s a will, there’s a way…
Did you use the spreadable earth balance that is shown in the picture? Or did you use Earth Balance baking squares?
Just the one in the picture. I can’t find the sticks anywhere around here.
The dough is chilling in the fridge as we speak. Minus 3 boulder sized pieces of dough I inhaled.
These are already alarmingly good. I do not like crispy cookies at all, and for some reason all of my chocolate chip cookies come out crispy. These might just change my life.
Thank you!!!
YAY!!! I hope they do change your life. I’m a chewy cookie girls myself.
Life changed.
Where’s my proposal?
Mama Pea,
We’ve been seeing each other a lot lately. I mean, I’ve been reading your blog a lot lately. And I’m pretty sure I caught a few glimpses of you at foodbuzz but wasn’t able to actually meet you in person. Anyway, I’m getting away from the point here.
What I mean to say is, um, gulp, I can really see myself with you for the rest of my life.
Will you, um, marry me? I promise to buy you a flashy ring if I passed the bar exam. Until then, please accept this, uh, twist tie that came on my loaf of whole wheat bread as a symbol of my devotion.
xoxo,
Jessie Bea
PS- our blog names rhyme. That can NOT be a coincidence. Just sayin.
Jessie BEA!!!
You should have said “hi” at Foodbuzz, my bride-to-be! I saw your post when you made these and I loved that you loved them! And how many wives can one girl have, because you are my first! But I’d be rethinking that Bar exam if I were you…
Thanks for making me smile tonight
Hey Mama Pea- I love love love your blog, and I’m making your dough balls right now! I actually had a question… did you have to add a bit of almond milk to your dough? My peanut butter might have been dry, but i had to add milk before it would come together. I was curious if you had to do that too!
No, I didn’t
But I don’t think it will hurt anything a bit!
Hi Mama Pea! I love your blog and this is the first recipe I’ve tried. They are in the oven as we speak. Mine were too dry so I added a touch of soy milk. Now they are flattening! I think the extra moisture is the cause. But I did try some raw dough and it was delicious so I know they will be yummy none the less
Bummer! I think the trick is to get the dough super cold and then pack them tight into balls, even if a bit dry!
Ok, those cookies look absolutely ridiculous, and by ridiculous I mean ridiculously good! I must make these sometime! Have a great rest of your week.
These look amazing! My husband’s birthday is coming up… and now I know what I’m making him!! (maybe he’ll propose to me again??)
Hi there, I live in Pretoria South Africa… it is not always possible to receive feed posts, and I was wondering if it would at all be possible for you to add an email news letter option… so I could subscribe to that opption.
Thanking you kindly : )
Hi Renee! I’ll see if I can get that feed up and running. I’ve got to email my tech person (ahem*brother*ahem).
I think I’m behind the curve… what exactly is the difference between a dough ball and a cookie? Based on the epic commenting here, I’m guessing “dough balls are better”, but what else?
The dough balls are like cookie dough, but they are baked! So they are soft and doughy like when you just eat the dough, but they still hold together and handle much better than a plain cookie. You must try them and see for yourself!
Well, if I must, I must… I just don’t *get* how they’re not cookies, based on the ingredients–so, yeah: must.
I knew I was going to try to recreate those the minute I bit into one at the Tasting Pavilion. Thanks for saving me the hard work of figuring it out
You are welcome! You will LOVE these!
I had to put the cooling bowl 15 steps away from me outside in the cold. The refrigerator was too close. 30 minutes is a long time to wait when dough is involved…
Holy cr*p, Mama Pea! I couldn’t decide whether to bake the dough or just stand there with a spoon and eat it right out of the mixing bowl! You totally rock!!
Bah, I just made these! SO, so, so amazing!!!!!!!!!! I used canola oil instead of margarine and they turned out just great!
Though I did have a ball on the freshly cleaned hardwood floor issue while trying to take a photo in good lighting!
Great to know about the canola oil! Enjoy!
Lot’s of bloggers making these, so I had to come check out the original! Yes, they look very yummy! How do they stay so raw cookie dough stoft after baking them?!
I think it’s the powdered sugar that gives them that silky texture!
I saw your recipe on a few of the other girls blogs – after all the food buzz blogs and seeing and reading about these I was hoping someone would come up with a recipe…I couldn’t wait to pop over here and get the recipe……..THANK you so much for sharing!!!
You are welcome! Enjoy!
How do you think they’d taste with pumpkin instead of peanut butter? They look great! I have half a can of pumpkin I need to use up though…hmmmm…
You could try… Let me know!
So I just tried making the dough balls this morning, and unfortunately my batter did not combine well! It turned into a crumbly mess that refused to stick together. I ate a hefty amount of the crumbles (and it was absolutely delicious), but do you have any ideas as to what I did wrong? I’m not a pro baker but can usually navigate a recipe pretty well.
Did you use an electric mixer? I would have kept beating until it came together or else add 1 T. of peanut butter or non-dairy milk. Hope that helps!
Good. Grief. I need to make these soon….once I clean up the drool from my laptop. I hope I haven’t short-circuited anything. Woman, you need to STOP with these recipes!! (completely lying…don’t stop…EVER…or how else will I find yummy, delicious, drool-worthy vegan sweets?!?!)
Just try and stop me!!!
Yet another delicious recipe I must try…thanks for posting!
Hey MamaPea! I love your blog. I only just discovered it a few weeks ago so I’m still exploring but I’m thrilled I found you. And it couldn’t have been better timing considering the look of those fabulous dough balls. I’d love to make some however my silly boyfriend doesn’t like peanut butter and chocolate (I know crazy right?). Do you know of something I could substitute for peanut butter? Any ideas besides another nut butter? I’m at a loss.
I actually was hoping to try another variation of the dough balls this week without using peanut butter. I’ve got to rack my little pea brain about it though, and this week is crazy busy! But I’ll keep you posted.
Awesome, thanks! I look forward to it
I’m hoping for a non nut butter version also. I know you can come up with something, Mama Pea!!
that last picture may be the cutest picture i’ve ever seen!
Thanks. It’s kind of the story of my life…but in a good way. I couldn’t do anything without Him!
Hi ya, do you have a news letter subscription?
Thankfully
Renee : )
You can sign up via email in the sidebar!
I want to make these because I never got to try the cookie dough balls from the tasting at Foodbuzz. It took me 4 hours to make it to the back part of the tasting (yes, I’m a slow eater. For every bite, I take 5 pictures and talk to people for a few minutes) and when I got to the cookie dough table, my friend got the last ball. Oh shucks….now I have yours to savor
Thanks Mama Pea
Oh no, that’s a travesty!!!!
Ya know… I totally keep finding the “not so good for you” recipes I’m falling in love with on your site! LOL OMG these look soooooooooo good! I do believe they’re in order for .. um.. let me find SOME reason…. OH… the pre-thanksgiving season. I mean, we have to begin stretching out tummies for that one big dinner right? LOL
Oh your blog is not good for me at all.. but please.. don’t stop. I’ll refrain from making all the “bad for me” stuff constantly and find more “good for me” things… honest!
These look absolutely delicious!!! Hmmm… where to find natural peanut butter chips… Whole Foods perhaps?
Yup, that’s where I got mine!
Thank you for this recipe! I am so happy to know how to make these instead of buying them online from Annie the Baker (although I am sure hers are awesome too).
My co-workers will thank me (and you) for this!
Just made this with a few tweaks. Left out the peanut butter chips and used a full cup of semi-sweet chocolate chips. Also added in a healthy splash of milk and a tablespoon of cocoa powder, which added some richness to the cookie dough balls (not that they needed it!). Definitely pleased my chocolate-junkie roommates! Great recipe
Awwww, Annie would be so proud. I am seeing her tomorrow so I will definitely send her the link to check out
Oh, please do!
I am making this TODAY! Right after I go buy some whole wheat pastry flour at the Co-op. Not one store in my area sells it. Thank goodness for fantastic places like the Co-ops and their bulk bins!
I am 7 months pregnant and craving all things peanut butter — was so excited to make these with my kids! I accidently had a bite of the dough and could have just ended with that, but currently baking the cookies. Can’t wait — thanks!
So glad! Enjoy Mama!
Hi! I can’t wait to make these
Does the t. stand for teaspoon or tablespoon?
Thanks for the great recipes!
t. = teaspoon
T. = Tablespoon
I made these yesterday. I had to make a few modifications because I did not have some of the ingredients on hand. My daughter says these are her new favorite cookie. I’m with her. You my friend is one genius Pea.
My new favorite too.
Thanks!
I just made a “trial” batch for a Christmas Cookie exchange and oh my. They turned out perfect! I made a few changes-1/2 cup organic butter, 1.5 cups of white wheat flour and 1 cup of semi sweet chips. It’s amazing how they melted in your mouth! Everyone at this party will LOVE them. Thank you, Mama Pea!
Fantastic! I’m so glad you enjoyed. Merry Christmas!
I am seriously kicking myself for not making these sooner! seriously!
SO WONDERFUL. I just sent out a mass text telling people I can not wait for them to try one. I added coconut to the dough for the last three cookies and that worked too. Thank you thank you thank you!
You are welcome! I hope they live up to your texts
These are the best cookies ever. I just made them. And ate a lot of dough. And cookies. Thank you so much for posting this recipe! I couldn’t find non-dairy peanut butter chips so I used all chocolate chips. The cookies were still amazing.
I came across your blog not too long ago and it’s fun to read! I can’t wait until your cookbook is published next year.
Lindsey
Thanks, Lindsey, glad they were a hit for you!
I’d propose just based on that picture. So, what are you doing for the rest of your life? Hope it involves baking me cookies. I’m just sayin’. Just kidding. You don’t have to marry me. Just keep the recipes coming.
Deal!
OMG. Wow. I’m sad I didn’t make these earlier. You are an evil, evil woman. My butt is gonna turn into a dough ball! Do you store these in the fridge?
I do store them in the fridge.
OMG Mama pea, I made these this evening sans the PB and they are just amazing! I am pretty sure they won’t live to see another day
These look amazing but my husband has a nut allergy. Do you think these would come together if you omit the peanut butter? Thanks!
Someone else said they did. I’m not sure…give it at try!
how do you think they would turn out without the powdered sugar? we are a bit snowed in today and my hubby is chomping at the bit to try these. i was thinking adding just a bit more granulated sugar for the sweetness. i just wonder about the texture?
Sorry, they’ll taste fine but the texture/shape will be off.
those dough balls look amazing! definitely next on my list of things to bake!!
Just letting you know I’m making these RIGHT now. I finally have time now that school is over. They’ve been on my must-make list for weeks and weeks. I was in SF too and looooved Annie the Baker’s cookie dough balls too.
Let me know how you like ‘em!!!
Mama pea, these balls are amazing! I really like the texture, though I must say (and I don’t usually say this to a woman): your balls must be huge!
You said the recipe makes 12-18 balls, but I got 38 out of mine! (By which I was relieved considering how much peanut butter and butter they have) I adjusted the cooking time a little bit, but they came out great. Thanks for posting!
Made these for the first time tonight. My goodness. I think I have an odd way of judging cookies, but to me a cookie is good if I can eat just one and be completely satisfied. These cookies have a way of greatly pleasing your soul. I can’t wait to make them to share with others!
Also, I completely missed the chill for 30 minutes instruction in my haste to make these delightful bits of goodness. They still turned out fine, maybe just a bit crumbly.
Oh, I agree. 1/2 a dough ball is actually perfect for me. I’m trying to forget the time I ate 4…
Will you marry me?????
Totally amazing!
thanks!
You are welcome!
I am making these FAMOUS balls for holiday gifts – for my supervisor and boss.. I smell a raise lol!
I expect a commission.
making these RIGHT NOW!! but i’m definitely resenting this “chill for 30 minutes” bit. i want to eat them now! ha! i didn’t have the two different chips on hand but this is a test batch for the holidays so i don’t mind. i think my family will love them!!
just made these and they changed my life. now I’m curious, how many days do they usually stay good for? I’m debating whether to bring this batch home for the holidays or make a new batch in a couple days.
on another note, do you ever have an issue with pea kitty attacking your cookie dough? I have to lock my kitten away every time I bake or she eats all the dough and gets sick the entire next day…
Pea Kitty, no. The rest of the Peas. YES. Myself included.
Honestly, we’ve never had a batch last more than a day or two, but I keep them in the fridge. I baked some today that I’m going to be giving out on Friday, so I just stuck them in the freezer and I’m hoping they’ll be fine until then.
Good luck…to us both!
just made these tonight….and ate half the batch. by myself. mama pea, you are my hero.
if you have not yet tried these, go into your kitchen NOW. i mean it
Thanks Nini. Guess what I made for Christmas gifts…
I can’t wait to make these dough balls:) yum
Thanks for sharing
I just ate 3 of your balls in one sitting. I have 3 left. Which means I ate approx. 5 balls yesterday. I’m rationing the remaining balls for the next day or so much like, I suspect, an addict would ration that last little ball of crack.
So incredibly delicious. And I’m NOT sharing my balls with my boyfriend. He is coming over for dinner tonight and you can bet I’ve already planned a hiding spot he’ll never think to look: the cup-holders on my treadmill.
Thank you again!
Xoxo,
Erin
P.S. Will you marry me, Mama Pea?
I hide things in the cupholders on the treadmill too. Like Whole Foods and Anthropology receipts.
Okay…so. I made these last night. I ended up adding 3/4
C. of Earth Balance and 1 C. of PB in addition to 1 T. Soy Milk
because my dough was so crumbly. But they came out perfect! And
were almost identical to yours! I got a total of 25 balls out of
the recipe (one big cookie sheet with 16 and one smaller one with
9) and they were the exact same size as your balls. My friend Megan
still thought they were big, exclaiming, “I never thought I’d say
this, but Erin! You have big balls!” I re-used your tupperware
container you sent me by filling it with balls and bringing it into
work to the only other vegan/vegetarian at my whole company. She
was very appreciative. Sharing the love. That’s what the balls are
about. I’ve only had 3 today. Can the diet start tomorrow? Xoxo,
Erin
Oh yay! I’m so glad they worked out for you and that you shared
I had read so much about the dough balls that I had to make them. They are so good! Wow! Thanks! My three year old loved it too! By the way…your girls are precious!!
Thanks, Caroline. Glad you liked them!
I’ve wanted something like this for a lonnnng time – these
look unbelievable. They still look very soft, doughy and delicious
after baking but be honest, is it still better raw?
Maybe…but it’s harder to eat
DREAM recipe!
I plan on adding 1/2 cup Trader Joe’s Mini Peanut Butter Cups to the mix!
I know this is a past post, but I have these coming out of my oven right now. Oh my peas, they smell incredible! I can’t wait to eat one tonight.
I really like the fact that they stay like a dough ball and don’t flatten out.
Just a side note, I used a combo of spelt/ ww pastry flour and TJ’s organic Valencia peanut butter (heaven!). I also used a combo of TJ’s semisweet chips and those little itty bitty peanut butter cups that you can purchase from TJ’s. I doubt they are vegan or dairy free, but thought they would add a nice touch.
Thanks for the “recipea”.
Oh man, you are killing me! I’m baking a batch for a friend this weekend and I think I’m going to have to “pimp” mine out like you did. Genius!
Just to follow up, the cookies were beyond words!! If your friend can have dairy I completely suggest the itty bitty pb cups from TJ’s. I think the bursts of peanut butter inside the cookie were a really nice surprise. Chopped honey roasted peanuts would be delish too! Thanks again.
Oh yes, she can have dairy! And I really want to make them special, so I appreciate the suggestion!
I have finally made these and Devine!!! Thank you very much
Glad you liked them!
Oh my, these are unbelievable and I haven’t even gotten the cooked ones out of the oven. Yum and yum again.
check out how I used these for my husbands birthday cake : )
http://nannersbread.blogspot.com/2011/07/training-recipes-and-im.html
Oh no you di’int! That is awesome!!!
Mama Pea, do you think this recipe would mix well without a mixer? Let’s say, by hand?
No, I don’t think it would
You need to be able to beat the margarine, peanut butter and powdered sugar together well.
my sister and i made this recipe tonight. except we were so lazy, we didn’t form them into balls. instead, we spread it out and made them brownie-like. deeeelicious!
my sister and i made this recipe tonight. however, we were too lazy to even form dough balls. we spread them out and made them brownie-esque. deeeelicious!!
I made these tonight and I won’t tell you what my husband named them–just know it was a compliment!
I was just wondering… When you mail these, how do you package them?
I wrap them in parchment and pack them tightly in to a Tupperware. They travel really well!
Thank you for this yummy recipe! I am new to your blog and have already asked my husband to buy your cookbook for me for Christmas
Great job!
sara
Welcome! You don’t want to wait until Christmas, though!
Such a great recipe! I just made these and they are fabulous! Definitely a new favorite of mine
Thanks for sharing!
I’m thinking of trying a pumpkin chocolate chip version of these. Do you think I could just swap the peanut butter for pureed pumpkin? I’m worried they would not stick together as well and become more of a cookie than a ball… Any thoughts? Thanks!!
I’m trying to think of who tried this…I think Tina of Carrots N’ Cake? You might search her blog. I really don’t know if it would work or not!
I made these a few nights ago; they weren’t supposed to be for me. You see, I met a boy a week ago… I’m going to be seeing him again in two days. I told him I’d bake him some cookies… so I did. Except I wasn’t prepared for how mind-blowingly amazing or addictive they would be.
I guess he doesn’t need to know how many there were to begin with. Or that I’ve been sneaking one from the freezer every night since making them.
It can be our little secret.
I won’t tell…you deserve them. We’ll see if he ends up deserving them or not
Ok, I have been following the blog forever and have your cookbook. Just finally made these. Dough is in the fridge. I know my kids are gonna love these! I will keep you posted!
YUM! i used trader joe’s peanut butter (the one where the only ingredient is peanuts) and the dough was a bit dry… could be cuz I live in Arizona tho. Added 3-4 tablespoons non-dairy milk like you said and it was more doughy and less crumbly… turned out amazing! melts. in. your. mouth.
What kind of peanut butter chips do you use? I have not seen any that didn’t have milk in them? I made these last week just with chocolate chips and they were delicious. But I would love to try them with the peanut butter chips too.
I haven’t found a 100% vegan chip either. I use the Sunspire Natural Chips when they don’t have to be totally vegan and I use double the chocolate chips when they do.
These look AMAZING. Pity we can’t get peanut butter chips in New Zealand, but I’ll just make them up with chocolate chips and I’m sure it’ll still be good. TOTALLY making these tomorrow.
I wanted to bake something for my friend’s roommate that I am visiting this weekend – I asked my friend what sweets she liked, and she replied “well, she really likes the premade cookie dough from the store….” my first thought was: DOUGHBALLS! I have been meaning to make these ever since you posted the recipe, and I can’t wait to see how they turn out! Hopefully I don’t eat them all and I can actually share a few
Let me know how they turn out!
they turned out perfectly! everyone loved them and were so impressed that they were vegan! they totally live up to the hype
I finally got around to making these. Oh my. Derek tried one, mumbled some profanity under his breath, and said I had to make some for his next poker game with the guys. ’nuff said.
I used carob chips instead of PB chips. Delish!
I made these for the first time today! They are so good and I believe I will be making them for Christmas gifts this year. Do they ship well?!
They do! I just place them in parchment or wax paper, tightly packed into a resealable container (i.e. tupperware) and they ship great every time!
They are making me hungry!
Will you…… marry me. These cookies were AMAZING! This will be my go-to sweet treat cookie! These are some of the best cookies I’ve ever had. I’m in love. You called it. I tried to play hard to get, but you had me before the cookies even went into the oven!
Oh Amber, of course I’ll marry you.
Dearest Mama Pea,
I adore you! Wait, I am getting ahead of myself….
Some months ago, I developed a serious cookie dough obsession. Bad. Really bad. I have tried egg free and butter/margarine free recipes in said obsession. When I found your recipe via another blog, I knew that I had to try it! Now I told you that part so I could tell you this part….
Today was not my greatest day. I won’t bore you to death with the details but it was not a day where I was in good spirits. I had picked today to do your recipe and after a downer day, I was having second thoughts. Until I decided to give it a try anyways and see how it turned out. It certainly wouldn’t be the worst thing that happened today, right?
That was how I felt before I made them and now that I have made them?
OMG OMG OMG OMG I ADORE YOU AND THIS RECIPE BECAUSE IT IS SO GOOD! I tasted them before they were baked and after and I am sending more adoration your way! *sends more* They turned out so well and only one crumbled a little after baking so I think I will add the milk the next time or less of the flours. I also used chopped up semi-sweet chocolate rather than the chips but still came out good. Thank you much for this recipe because it was a good way to end today.
Where to start:
a) I adore you too.
b) I also have a cookie dough obsession.
c) I am so sorry you had a bad day, but glad you gave the dough balls a go anyway!
d) You are welcome!
<3
Yay for cookie dough obsession! I am glad that I found such good company in this obsession. <3
I also have one follow up question to your adoring and sinfully good recipe. Have you ever done this recipe with a margarine replacement? Do you think that coconut oil would be good with this instead of the margarine? Or, dare I say, avocado?
Ok that was three questions but who is counting?
-Kimberli
Yes and because of you my dear I jumped over here to see exactly what these little trouble makers are and now… uh huh… it’s all your fault! LOL
Do ya feel guilty yet? I haven’t made them yet but they’re definitely on my “must make” list.