Christmas No Bake Cookie Dough Bites
These Christmas No Bake Cookie Dough Bites are full of rich chocolate chip cookie dough, a rich chocolate coating, and festive colors. BUT they’re not full of work. Score!
As you know by now, we love making sweets for the holidays, cookies chief among them. It’s so tempting to eat the dough when we make cookies, but we know that can be dangerous. Because everyone loves cookie dough so much we made these delicious no bake cookie dough bites that are perfect for the holidays.
Table of contents
❤️ Why You’ll Love This Recipe
- It’s just about the easiest recipe you’ll ever make.
- It’s a festive recipe with bright red and green colors.
- It’s cookie dough coated in chocolate!
🛒Ingredients
The following are affiliate links. We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites.
It only takes a handful of ingredients to make this recipe. You’ll find the amounts in the recipe card at the end of the post.
- Toll House edible cookie dough
- Semi-sweet chocolate chips
- Red melting chocolate
- Green melting chocolate
- Christmas sprinkles
🔪 How to Make Christmas No Bake Cookie Dough Bites
It only takes a few minutes to make this super easy, super festive recipe.
Step 1: Make the Dough Balls
Scoop out small balls of dough with a cookie scoop. Then, roll them into balls with your hands. Place on a lined cookie sheet or plate and chill for at least 30 minutes.
Step 2: Coat the Dough Balls
Melt the chocolate chips at 30-second intervals in the microwave, stirring between each interval, until melted.
Place a ball on top of a fork, then spoon the melted chocolate over it while holding it over the bowl. Lightly tap the fork on the side of the bowl to remove the excess chocolate with the ball is coated, then use a toothpick to slide the ball back onto the lined baking sheet. Repeat until all balls are done.
Step 3: Chill Again
Chill the chocolate-coated cookie dough balls for a minimum of another 15 minutes.
Step 4: Decorate
Melt the red and green chocolate according to the package instructions. Then, transfer each color to piping bags. Drizzle the red and green chocolate over the cookie dough balls and decorate them with sprinkles.
Step 5: Final Chill
Chill the cookie dough bites for another 10 to 15 minutes until the chocolate is hardened. Enjoy whenever you like!
📝Variations
Do you want to change up this recipe and make it your own? Here are some ways that you can do that!
- Cookie Dough – Use your favorite edible cookie dough for this recipe.
- Chocolate Chips – Use milk, semi-sweet, or dark chocolate chips for the chocolate shell.
If you think this looks good, then you’ll love our chocolate chip cookie dough fudge.
🥄 Equipment
You won’t need much of anything to make this recipe.
- Cookie scoop
- Parchment paper
- Cookie sheet
- Microwaveable bowls
🥫 Storage
Store these cookie dough bites in the refrigerator for up to a week in an air-tight container.
💭 Tips
This recipe is so easy that we only have 1 tip to ensure they’re the best they can possibly be. That’s it!
- Always chill your cookie dough for the recommended time between steps. This ensures that everything sticks well and doesn’t meld into any of the other ingredients.
⁉️ FAQ
Do you have questions about this recipe? Here are the answers to the most commonly asked questions.
These doughs are made with heat-treated flour and pasteurized eggs which kill pathogens.
While you CAN freeze them for up to a month, the freezing and thawing process could cause the chocolate shell to crack.
Chilling the bites between steps ensures that everything remains crisp and pretty with no melting together.
🍽 More Recipes
Do you enjoy cookies? Then try these delicious recipes:
📌 PIN IT!!
🧾Recipe Card
Want to make this recipe? Print the recipe card below, or pin this recipe, so you can find it later.
Christmas No Bake Cookie Dough Bites
Equipment
- Cookie scoop
- parchment paper
- Cookie sheet
- Microwaveable bowls
Ingredients
- 1 15- ounce container Toll House edible cookie dough
- 1 12- ounce package semi sweet chocolate chips
- ½ cup red melting chocolate
- ½ cup green melting chocolate
- Christmas sprinkles
Instructions
- Use a cookie scoop to scoop out small balls of the cookie dough. Roll the ball between your palms to smooth sides, then place it on a lined baking sheet or plate.
- Chill the dough balls for at least 30 minutes.
- When ready to decorate, melt the chocolate chips in the microwave in 30 second intervals, stirring between each interval, until melted.
- To coat the dough ball, place it on top of a fork and use a spoon to drizzle chocolate over the top of the ball. When the ball is covered, lightly tap the fork on the side of the bowl to knock off the excess chocolate. Then, use a toothpick to slide the covered ball back onto the lined baking sheet.
- When all the cookie dough bites are coated in chocolate, return the pan to the refrigerator to chill for at least 15 minutes.
- Melt the red and green chocolate according to the package instructions and transfer each color to a piping bag. Drizzle the chocolate over the top of the cookie dough bites and decorate with sprinkles.
- Place the bites back in the refrigerator for 10 to 15 minutes, until the decorations have cooled and hardened.
- Keep refrigerated until ready to serve.
