Cookie Dough Truffles are the perfect combination of chocolate chip cookie dough balls rolled into sweet little bites covered in chocolate and then sprinkled with sea salt crystals!  They are the perfect no-bake gluten-free treat and so easy to make!

Sometimes I get a HUGE craving for chocolate.  My body says 'yes, you must have this', and my mind says 'no, but it's swimsuit season!'.  So I usually try and come to a compromise.  How about something chocolatey but small?

I thought about what I could make that was bite-sized and would still be scrumptious for these sweltering summer days.  Cookies?  No.  Brownies?  No.  What about no-bake chilled truffles?  Absolutely!

I made these sea salt cookie dough truffles and they were amazing!  After years of keeping this recipe to myself I have finally spent the time to photograph the recipe and type it up for you.

I would and continue to this day to pop one bite-sized morsel in my mouth whenever I have the chocolaty craving. This is a much better solution than making a whole pan of brownies and eating half the pan in one sitting (so guilty of this!) and it is better than making a basket full of cookies and secretly eating them all in front of the t.v. (so guilty of this too!).

What makes these Cookie Dough Truffles gluten-free?

The secret is in the flour mix that I use!  I combine tapioca flour and almond flour to create my cookie dough insides of the truffles.  He flour mix is combined with butter, sugar, and vanilla to create each cookie dough ball.  Of course you want to make sure that all of the products you use for this truffle recipe our gluten-free before mixing your ingredients all together.

Any special ingredients for these Cookie Dough Truffles?

Not really.  I really like the tapioca and almond flour blend for the cookie dough batter but the brand of flours I have used has varied when making this recipe and I have not seen a noticeable difference when using different brands.

You may like certain chocolate over others.  This cookie dough truffle recipe is safe to put any type of chocolate that you prefer in.  The recipe calls for milk chocolate chips for the cookie dough balls but dark chocolate and semi-sweet chips are tasty too.  I even make them with white chocolate chips from time to time.

Same thing goes for the outer chocolate layer.  You can melt any chocolate that you want to; milk, dark, semi-sweet, or white chocolate for the chocolate truffle coating.

What ingredients do I need to make this truffle recipe?

• 1 cup gluten-free flour, I use a 50/50 combo of tapioca and almond flours in this recipe
• 1 stick butter, softened (not melted! I made that mistake once before!)
• ⅓ cup packed dark brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon Vanilla
• 1 cup milk chocolate chips
• 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips, for the outside coating
• Course sea salt for garnish

How to make Cookie Dough Truffles:

1. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
2. In a large bowl, mix the butter, sugar, flour, and vanilla together until just combined. Fold in the milk chocolate chips.
3. Shape the dough into one-inch balls and place on the lined baking sheet. Freeze the balls for 30 minutes (or until firm).
4. While the cookie dough balls are chilling, heat a medium saucepan over low heat. Add the semi-sweet chips into the heated pan. Stir occasionally, until the chips are completely melted and smooth.
5. Using a toothpick, poke a cookie dough ball and dip it into the melted chocolate, covering the entire ball of cookie dough. Place it on the lined cookie sheet once again.
6. Immediately sprinkle the sea salt over he hardening chocolate. Continue this until all the cookie dough balls are coated in chocolate.
7. Let the truffles sit in a cool area until the chocolate coating hardens. (I sometimes stick them in the fridge before they are completely hardened because it makes them harden faster. I have no patients!)
8. Store in an air-tight container in the fridge or freezer for easy sampling!  Enjoy!

How do I make the truffles look extra fancy?

Great question!  Here's a few suggestions:

• Add an extra sprinkle of sea salt.
• Find some fresh chilled mint leaves and add them to your tray of cookie dough truffles like I did in my photos.
• Try a drizzle of white chocolate on the very top for a dramatic and artistic pop!

How to store extra Cookie Dough Truffles?

By refrigerating the truffles, it made me portion control these gluten-free bites, even though I had no idea that it was going on.  It also is an amazing chilled treat on a hot summer day!

Want more gluten-free dessert ideas?

Well here are a few you should take a look at:

• White Chocolate Pumpkin Fudge with Bourbon-Candied Pecans
• Strawberry Lemonade Crinkle Cookies
• 4-Ingredient Peanut Butter Cookies
• Georgia Peach Snickerdoodle Cookies 
• Pumpkin Pecan Truffles