I don’t find air travel exciting, fun, or glamorous.
In fact, I find it to be one big cattle call steeped in chaos and stress at best, and nearly a strip search and patdowns at worse at the security checkpoints.
The only thing that makes air travel better is when I find out I may be flying Delta airlines.
Why?
Because I love Biscoff cookies!
Up until recently it was nearly impossible to score Biscoffs unless you were flying Delta
That’s been changed and you can now order them online or there are certain grocery stores that carry them.
Maybe some of you are just as Biscoff-crazed as I am.
If you’ve never had a Biscoff, I’d say it’s a marriage of a ginger snap cookie and a graham cracker and a crispy molasses cookie with the best blend of spices, seasonings, and crunch. Love them.
And you can order or buy Biscoff spread now, too.
To.Die.For
If you really don’t want to order Biscoffs and can’t buy them in your area, you can use graham crackers or ginger snaps in this recipe.
Enter the No Bake Peanut Butter Biscoff Cookie Dough Bites
It’s no secret I love peanut butter recipes
And so I combined those two loves into this recipe
I also have a thing for no-bake cookie dough bites and balls
Because I’d much prefer to no-bake than actually turn on my oven and bake
Unbaking just means it will be a shorter amount of time before I can dig into the finished product!
It took me about 10 minutes, tops, to make these.
I’d rather sink my teeth in sooner rather than later.
Wouldn’t you?
Because who doesn’t love raw cookie dough?
And peanut butter cookie dough spiked with chocolate chips and Biscoffs really hit the spot.
These bites taste like real peanut butter cookie dough and since they are vegan you can eat as many of these raw dough balls as your little heart desires.
These are what I mentioned I was creating
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No Bake Peanut Butter Biscoff Cookie Dough Bites (Vegan, almost GF, see notes for easy adaptation)
1/3 c cashews (unsalted, and raw if possible)
1/3 c oats (whole rolled oats, not quick cook)
1/3 c Biscoff Cookies (or graham crackers or ginger snaps, see notes below)
2 tbsp brown sugar
1/4 c peanut butter
2 tbsp agave or maple syrup (or combination)
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/4 to 1/3 c chocolate chips
Yields: approximately 16-18 bites
Directions: Add cashews, oats, and Biscoffs to Vita-Mix or food processor and grind into a fine powder. Then, add brown sugar, peanut butter, agave, and vanilla extract, and blend again. Remove dough from Vita and place into a bowl. Add chocolate chips and stir them in by hand. Roll balls by hand and place in refrigerator or freezer for storage. Will keep for week(s)/month(s) in the freezer.
Notes:
If you don’t have Biscoff cookies, use graham crackers or ginger snap cookies
If you don’t have cashews/oats, I’m sure that most other types of flour will work (almond, wheat, pastry, white, etc.) in place of grinding cashews/oats into flour
To make this entire recipe Gluten Free, use:
GF graham crackers such as these
Or
Use 1/3 c cashews + 2/3 c oats and omit the Biscoff/Graham crackers entirely
Tips:
If dough is soft or difficult to work with, refrigerate/freeze for 20 minutes prior to forming into balls.
If the dough is too dry, add more peanut butter or agave, a small drizzle at a time.
If the dough is too wet, add more brown sugar or more dry ingredients, i.e. crush another Biscoff or graham cracker and stir it in
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Gather your ingredients
Add the dry ingredients to your Vita or food proc
Blend.
Add the remaining ingredients. Blend again.
Stir in chocolate chips by hand and roll into balls.
Easy!
These are just as good as they sound
With chomp marks to prove it
I mentioned in the past that I store all my dessert bites and balls in the freezer
I had these in the freezer in advance of their big photo shoot debut and here’s what they looked like coming right out of the freezer
And here they were 5 minutes later
It really does not take long at all for them to come up to room temperature
In 10 minutes, they were ready to munch
I have other versions of peanut butter cookie dough bites:
No-Bake Vegan Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Balls (with a High Protein Option, & GF)
and
Raw Vegan Peanut Butter Cookie Dough Balls (GF)
and
Raw Vegan Peanut Butter Vanilla Balls (or Sunflower Seed/Almond/Cashew Butter, & GF)
See, I told you I love peanut butter recipes!
Questions:
1. Have you ever tried Biscoffs?
Yes, and it was love at first bite about 10+ years ago!
It’s only recently that I don’t have to beg flight attendants on Delta flights for extra and then put them in my purse so I can bring them home for a rainy day stash. Yes, I love them that much.
2. Do you like graham crackers, gingerbread cookies, molasses cookies? Fave kind of cookie overall?
I say that I love peanut butter and chocolate, and I really do.
But, when a gingerbread or molasses (or snickerdoodle or oatmeal raisin cookie) is done right, (i.e. soft in the middle, chewy overall, with barely hardened edges, and the flavor is spot on) there is nothing better!
3. Any no-bake cookie bites/balls recipe requests?
I may have already made it (I have about 30+ different ball/bite recipes in this post) but let me know. I’m up for a challenge. I think.
P.S. Last reminder to enter the Healthy Snacks Giveaway
I just found your blog via chocolatecoveredkatie and I’m so glad I did! Keep up the good work :)
Trader Joe’s carries a speculoos cookie butter ( for example: http://www.amazon.com/Trader-Joes-Speculoos-Delicious-sandwiches/dp/B006KK4GUO) and the cookies themselves (http://www.traderjoes.com/fearless-flyer/article.asp?article_id=214).
As hinted at by Kristina @ spabettie biscoff is the term Lotus uses in the USA to market the Belgian cookie – and sensational coffee biscuit – known as speculoos.
I think it’s so funny that you call them Biscoff. Here it’s called ‘speculoos’, it’s typical for Belgians and the Dutch. I think it’s delicious, I made a batch myself a week ago.
I am obsessed with Biscoff! Great recipe!
I know you are a big Biscoff fan! Glad you saw this post! :)
averie!!! omg!!! i am in love with biscoff cookies too!!!! gotta try this recipe! oh, so yesterday for the 49ers big first day game, i made magic eight bars for my family. :) as you know, i can’t handle too much sweetness so i cut condensed milk in half and only put semi sweet choco chips topped with walnuts. it was so delish!! perfect amount of sweetness, crunchiness, goodiness! only thing was i should have waited to let it cool bc i cut into it after baking it and it was very gooey. oh but still so good! thanks again!
Thanks for LMK you made them! And yes, you have to let those cool otherwise they are a gooey mess :) If you pop em in the freezer for a half hour and let them set up that way, really well, THEN cut them, you’ll be in biz. But sounds like they got eaten and were enjoyed no matter if they were a little messy.
And sorry about that massive air travel mess you went thru getting home from Fla. Oy vey! At least you made it home!
I checked the nutrition info on the Biscoff online, they contain eggs so they are not vegan
http://www.biscoff.com/DirectionsWEB/webcart_static.php?file=static_nutrition.html
See under the cookies, twin packs, or other biscoffs. I don’t see where it says eggs….
Nevermind!!! Sorry completely looking at the wrong item!
where are you from?
I live in San Diego.
These look totally awesome! I was first introduced to biscoff biscuits and spread by a belgian friend at uni. She brought over boxes of speculoos biscuits (that’s what she always called them) and spread. Quick and easy way to make friends, obviously ;)
Can’t wait to try these!
I think you just created the best things EVER! Can I tell you how much I love Biscoff and how insanely good these sound?!
These look AMAZing! There is no better marriage in the sweets world than that between peanut butter and chocolate. May they live happily ever after. Yum.
Until just a couple weeks ago I had no idea there was a Biscoff spread…now I’m seeing it everywhere!
These look TDF!
I love all of the raw cookie recipes I’ve made that were inspired by you. Sooo good! I have never had a Biscoff, but it sounds like it’s too crunchy for my taste. While chocolate chip cookies are my favorite, I would kick them over in a heartbeat for the chance at a molasses cookie done right. Exactly as you described it, full of flavor, dense, and most importantly: chewy! Love. :)
I’m sad to say that I’ve never tried Biscoff cookies. But I love your dough ball recipes! It’s amazing that cashews can turn out tasting like chewy cookie dough :) I made vegan pumpkin ice cream last night for the first time in my friend’s ice cream maker…and now that I’m seeing these great dough ball pics, I think some chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream is in order!!
Thanks for all the inspiration, Averie!
I had heard a lot about Biscoff cookies…then finally had one on a flight last year, and realized why there’s so much hype. They’re yummy! Then I was even happier to discover them in the cookie section at Walgreen’s, of all places. Nothing like a Biscoff cookie and a hot cup of tea! =)
This new recipe looks awesome Averie! I can’t wait to try it (maybe this weekend). And thanks for the printable format.
I’m a huge fan of no-bake balls and cookies – anything with peanut butter and chocolate! My mom used to make no-bake chocolate cookies for me, but I’m sure hers had alot more sugar :)
I’ve been seeing Biscoff all over the place lately…and I can understand the hype! It all looks fantastic!
Hmmm these cookies look FAB! I don’t think I’ve ever flown delta to even try these cookies!!
Your balls always look so fantastic, I can’t wait to try these with a graham possibly….yummy!!
xxoo
My God!! That is yummy! Peanut butter and chocolates are my favorites… I will try this at home. Thanks for sharing
My mom used to bribe my brother and I to be good on long haul flights with biscoffs when we were little!
Oh gah!! When you post pictures of your balls, I always die a little inside!! ;) These looks and sounds so amazing! Nothing beats raw cookie dough! I have never tryed a biscoff cookie before though! But I bet they are good in here!
Have a wonderful day!
I believe these are also known as Speculoos cookies? I looked Lotus up online after getting a two-pack with my complementary coffee at my hairdresser’s: I was so impressed that they were like a smoother, more sophisticated Ginger Nut that I needed to know what they were urgently as I love them but they make my throat hurt for some reason, and the Lotus cookies didn’t!
The most recent two things I baked were Amanda@Run With Spoons’ Caramel Coconut Raisin Muffies (lovely) and Dreena@Vivelevegan’s Oatmeal Raisin Cookies (the special – and I mean special – ingredient is blackstrap molasses <3) … I love a good triple Belgian-and-white chocolate chunk cookie but I think a perfect oatmeal raisin cookie (ie – Dreena's) is my absolute favourite! :D
the cookies and the muffins you made sound great!
and i dont know Ginger Nuts? or Speculoos…sorry!
Omg these look so good! i want to make these asap and take them into my office!
I never would of thought of freezing something like this (although it makes perfect sense as I love cookie dough ice cream!), what a good idea! They look delicious1
Yum! I’ve never tried Biscoff cookies, but I may have heard of “Biscoff” spread when I was studying abroad in Europe. A couple of my friends bought the spread and was absolutely obsessed with it. I think they called it Teddy Graham flavor spread, haha. I’m going to have to go hunt for Biscoff cookies/spread now!
Ten minutes? I am sure I would have eaten some frozen and not even waited 10 minutes :)
I’ve never had a Biscoff cookie. But if they are like graham crackers/ginger/snickerdoodles? Sign me up!
Biscoff spread? I sense a new blogger trend coming on….
You’d love them! The gluten issue though. But knowing how similar our tastes are…you would go crazy for them!
Yes, the spread is already a mini trend on some of the baking blogs I read.
I have never seen Biscoffs in my local grocery stores before. I will have to look more closely. I wonder if maybe they don’t sell these in Canada …
They are really growing in popularity! Did you see the Biscoff balls I posed a few weeks back? I used coconut flour and they were fantastic! It’s actually on their website now: http://biscoffblog.com/recipes/biscoff-cookie-dough-balls/
no I didnt see that! congrats on the recipe/positive press over there!
Such a neat marriage of cooked and raw cookies. Love the pics, especially the ones where you can see the chomp marks! You are so creative, and I love it when you share recipes. If not just for the photos. I have never had the cookies you are talking about, but I have gone through my phase of ginger cream cookies! There was a coffee shop in Calgary that made the BIGGEST ginger bread cookies ever, stuck two of them together with cream cheese frosting, and made me swoon. I got one once a week for over a year. They even made me a really big four layer one for my birthday, and they iced happy birthday on the top of it! I can totally understand your love of your favorite cookies. Also, every girl goes through a peanut butter phase, and some of us just never grow out of it. What do you think it is about peanut butter that is so irresistible?!
thank you so much
“You are so creative, and I love it when you share recipes. If not just for the photos. ”
And i look fwd to reading your post tomorrow from your training this weekend.
<3
Did you know that biscoff has a “biscoff bites” recipe on their site, too. Theirs and yours both look scrumptious, cuz when it comes to balls and bites; the more the merrier!
I just ran into your blog and I love it! The photography is incredible and the food looks delicious. I want to eat it all!
thanks for the compliments & for finding me!
Haha…I fly Delta JUST for the Biscoffs :-) I would LOVE these…
glad Im not the only one who flies delta JUST for the biscoffs!
I fly all the time for work and 99% of it on Delta (it pays to stick with one airline…major perks :)) I hoard Biscoffs like it’s my job. When I get upgraded to first, I specifically ask for extra ones just to take home!
These no bake balls look amazing. I love all your ball recipes <–there's no way to say that without it sounding horrible, haha. Can't wait to try this one with my stash ;)
glad Im not the only one who asks for extras and hoards like it’s their job. figure it’s the least the airlines can do given the “royal treat” that air travel is these days. sorry you have to fly all the time!
I have never had a biscoff– but if you can make them into a spread, what could we do with homemade chocolate chips (or any flavor) cookies?! I swoon at the possibilities ;).
ok what possibilities are you swooning at?
choc chip cookie dough balls?
have those
http://www.loveveggiesandyoga.com/2009/10/raw-vegan-chocolate-chip-cookie-dough.html
biscoff spread bites with choc chips? That’s easy. Remove the PB from this recipe and use the spread instead!
I mean like making a spread out of chocolate chip cookies!
Awesome! Never had these before…I need to check it out!
Brooke
http://www.TheAnnessaFamily.blogspot.com
I recently tried Biscoff spread for the first time (won it in a giveaway actually!!) and it was love at first spoonful. Oh yeah, didn’t even let anything get in the way :) I don’t normally fly delta, but I know I have something to look forward to if I ever do!
I’ve only had biscoff cookies on flights — they sure are tasty dipped in coffee!
I love these — and the picture of your bite marks is awesome!
you’re the only one who’s mentioned the bite marks and I TRIED to do that…so thanks for noticing :)
These look absolutely amazing, so creative! And your pictures are amazing, great color and composition!
1. No, I don’t think I ever have. Gasp, I know!
2. Yes, very much.
3. Something with Red Vines. :-P
thanks re “pictures are amazing, great color and composition!” — you make dessert balls too so you know it can be hard to get the proper composition on something small and well…raw isn’t always
“pretty”.. so thanks for saying that :)
and biscoffs are vegan!
Kath always blogs about her love of Biscoff! She also has the spread. Reading about Biscoff on her blog made me want to fly Delta just to try them! Haha!
I know she’s a major fan too!
Biscoffs are one of the main reasons I love flying Delta too! :D
I actually used to buy the original spread, Speculoos, and have it shipped to the states! This was years ago, I first had it on vacation and have loved it since.
These sound great, I may have to give them a try.
Oh I only recently tried Biscoffs for the first time. They were randomly out for sample at the grocery store so I gave Meghan one. She immediately asked for another and then another so I finally tried one. I agree–they are amazing!
and they’re vegan…didnt even know that til today!
I love those cookies! I stock pile them whenever I fly! :)
I had some of those cookies on my last flight, and yes, they are good. I’m a fan. My favorite way to enjoy them is to dunk the edges into hot, sweet, black tea that’s been spiked with some cream. Yum!
Girl these are fun dough bites!! Dang your blog is looking fresh & fabulous. I am digging all of your new updates. Shows off your recipes & photos so much better. Have a great rest of the weekend! xo
thanks for the kind words.
fresh updates and staying on top of all this maintenance stuff is a pain in the moment but worth it in the end :)
nice work, averie! the biscoff fans will adore this invention!
i’ve never had biscoff! and i am wondering why because we flew delta at least once to aruba, over the years – either i didn’t know what it was, at the time, or we were not offered any???…unfortunately, i’m not that much of a fan of molasses/ginger/graham cracker cookies…but since your recipe contains CHOCOLATE CHIPS, my interest is suddenly very high!!! add chocolate chips to pretty much anything and i am in!
enjoy the rest of your sunday!
My local rite aid sells biscoff cookies! Both a blessing and a curse… I always keep my doughballs frozen- makes them harder to eat too many at once! Hahaha. My favorite cookie lately is at whole foods, they make them and sell individually by the muffins called “vegan molasses cookie” everything your soft centered crispy edged spice loving self could ever want….
TJ’s makes their own version that taste pretty much the same. At 5 buck instead of the almost 8 at the grocery store I think it’s an amazing find!
are you talking about the spread or the cookies or what?
what’s the product name at TJs and I will look for it.
They’re called Trader Joe’s Bistro Biscuits. It’s a light green bag with a cup of coffee and the cookie on the cover. Kind of addicting lol!
I’m all over it. Thank you! I think I’ve seen them before but never paid much attention. I will now!
LOL glad to be of help!
I guess I’ve never had that brand period. I hate flying. Hate everything about it. I get super anxious, claustrophobic, panic attack. All bad.
Oh I LOVE Biscoff cookies. I clearly remember the days when you could only get them on a Delta flight. That was one more reason I was always excited to fly home on breaks during college. :) These sound and look so darn good–I’m drooling over here!
thanks Lauren :)
Averie: these look so yummy! And Biscoff cookies are actually vegan to begin with!
omg I just read the label on the Biscoff site and you’re right, they are. I thought for sure there were trace eggs in them, but no.
http://www.biscoff.com/DirectionsWEB/webcart_static.php?file=static_nutrition.html
So I changed the recipe/text in my post. Yay, already vegan. And a very easy tweak to make GF.
Thanks for the heads up!!!!!
Oh yum! Maybe I am crazy, but I have never had a biscoff cookie before! I know I know, I am missin out! But If I ever fly delta, I’ll be sure to get one!! :) these look Soo good! I love no bake balls! They are the perfect snack!
You have some awesome nobake ball recipes too!