Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Babies

I wish I had taken a picture of these, but they were gone too fast.  This makes a recipe of about 7 "Babies".  It's small, fast, and we literally made them and ate them in 17 minutes.  The kids walked by and asked to try them and loved them.  Perfect for a quick "dessert".  No oven needed.

2/3 cups pitted dates

1/4 cup raw almonds, raw cashews, or raw walnuts (we used walnuts)

1/4 tsp vanilla

about 1/8 cup of rolled oats 

a small handful of mini chocolate chips (I used Enjoy Life)

Blend dates, nuts, and vanilla in a food processor or Vitamix until they are pulverized and start to form somewhat of a dough.  Then dump into a bowl and mix in the mini chocolate chips.  Form into small balls.  Eat. 

The next time you need to take easy treats to something - try doubling or tripling the recipe on these!  I'm going to make them for the kids as often as possible.

Original Recipe at Chocolate Covered Katie