These cookie dough date balls are made with Medjool dates, walnuts, semi-sweet chocolate chips, and flaked salt. If you are a fan of chocolate chip cookies, try these date balls! They are no-bake and can be whipped up in less than 10 minutes with four ingredients.
Dates are nature's candy, perfect for wholesome treats. Enjoy dried dates as a snack with coffee or tea, a natural sweetener in almond milk or strawberry smoothies, or in homemade Larabars and chocolate almond dates.
Ingredient Notes
Dates: Use Medjool, sukkari, or ajwa dates. Sukkari dates are softer with more of a caramel undertone. Medjool dates have a deep amber undertone. Ajwa dates have a chocolate-amber taste.
How To Make Cookie Dough Date Balls
Add the pitted dates and nuts to a food processor.
Blend on high.
In a large bowl, mix the date nut mixture with semi-sweet chocolate chips. I like to use my hands.
Use a cookie scoop to measure out the date mixture. Roll the cookie dough date balls in between your hands and place them on a parchment paper-lined sheet. Sprinkle some flaked sea salt on top.
Recipe Tips
- Make sure to remove the pits from the dates. If the dates you have on hand are pitted, then they should have a hard pit inside. These need to be removed before blending the dates.
- There are many types of dates. This recipe uses Medjool dates; however, other dates can be substituted.
- Soak Medjool dates for 5 minutes if they are overly dry. You can tell a date is overly dry when it's difficult to remove the pit in the center. If this is the case, soak the dates for 5 minutes. Drain the liquid from the dates. Pat the dates dry before adding them to the food processor.
- Don't worry if the blended mixture has a "grainy" look. As long as the dates are soft, the mixture will get sticky when you mix in the dark chocolate by hand.
📋 Recipe
Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Date Balls
Ingredients
- 8 ounces Medjool dates about 12-14 dates
- ¼ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips or chopped dark chocolate
- ⅓ cup walnuts see note 2
- ½ teaspoon flaked sea salt and more to sprinkle on top
Instructions
- In a food processor, add the pitted dates, walnuts, and sea salt. Blend on high until fully combined.
- Pour the date and nut mixture into a bowl. Add the chocolate chips. Mix with your hands to combine everything.
- Measure out the date nut dough using a cookie scoop. Roll the mixture in between your hands. Lay the balls on a flat surface. Sprinkle with flaked sea salt.
Equipment
Notes
- Storage: Store the cookie dough date balls in an airtight container at room temperature or in the fridge for up to 2 weeks. Don't freeze the date balls because the texture will change.
- Substitute pecans, almonds, or pistachios for walnuts.
- Variations:
- Toasted coconut. Roll the balls in toasted coconut flakes. Using a baking pan, spread some shredded sweetened coconut flakes evenly on the pan. Bake at 375 ℉ (190 ℃) for about 10 to 15 minutes until golden brown. Allow the toasted coconut to cool. Roll the date balls in the toasted coconut.
- Cocoa powder. In a small bowl, add about 3 tablespoon of cocoa powder. Roll the date balls in the cocoa powder. Gently shake the balls to discard the extra cocoa powder.
- Experiment with different nut combinations.
Nutrition
More Date Recipes
Use dates for date nut bars (homemade larabars), date cookie bracelets, almond milk rice pudding, date ma'amoul mad bars, or these 10-minute chocolate almond dates.
S.king says
Very good!
Lily says
Thanks for the comment!
Mia says
I used Costco Medjool dates, Morton's flaked sea salt, ghiradelli chocolate chips and this recipe was phenomenal!
Lily says
That sounds delicious. Costco does have excellent Medjool dates that aren't too expensive or dry!
Sara says
I made these with chopped dark chocolate for my morning coffee, and the whole family finished them.