Most of the time, I handle the recipe development for this site. I daydream at work, often with my hands in the dirt, about the sweet treats I’d like to scale down for you. But, sometimes, Mr. Dessert For Two has some pretty great ideas on his own. He spouted off his idea for oatmeal cookie dough bites, and I promptly made them the same day. Calm down—no raisins. I’m a raisin fan (am I the last one out there?), so I can’t wait to make a version with raisins instead of chocolate chips (maybe I’ll soak the raisins in rum like I did here). This one is just for you: all chocolate and no gluten! Instead of flour in cookie dough, I used extra oats ground into oat flour. I take full credit for that idea, thank you much. These cookie dough bites taste just like the center of a fresh-baked oatmeal cookie: chewy, spicy with cinnamon and allspice, and full of oats. If you have an extra 10 minutes, toast the oats before using them. I learned from Kim Boyce to hold a few oats on the counter next to the pan while toasting to monitor the color change. I love that little trick. This recipe makes 8 cookie dough bites. I hope you enjoy them as much as we do.
