Easy cookie dough balls

What you'll need:

Recipe adapted from The Oh She Glows cookbook, p. 235

Ingredients:

Makes 20 cookie dough balls

• 3 cups rolled oats
• 2 tbsp coconut oil
• 4 tbsp almond butter (can substitute for peanut butter if desired)
• 1/2 cup maple syrup
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 cup raw almonds or almond meal 
• 1/2 tsp sea salt
• 4 tbsp vegan dark chocolate chips (I use Enjoy Life brand)

Directions:

• Blend the oats in a blender until a flour forms. Set aside.
• If you do not have almond meal, blend whole raw almonds in a blender until a flour forms. Set aside. (Almond meal can be found at Trader Joe's or Whole Foods)
• In a large bowl combine the oil, almond butter, maple syrup, and vanilla and mix very well.
• Add the almond flour, oat flour and salt and mix again until thoroughly combined. 
• Mix in the chocolate chips.
• Rolls the dough into small balls (about 1 tbsp of dough each)
• Place the balls on a plate lined with parchment paper
• Freeze the balls until firm for 5 to 10 minutes, and then enjoy!
• They can be stored in a freezer bag in the freezer ready to eat at any time!