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    Home » Recipes » Cookies » Gluten-Free Cookie Dough Footballs

    Gluten-Free Cookie Dough Footballs

    September 7, 2019 By Chandice | 1 Comment | Updated September 10, 2019

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    These gluten-free cookie dough footballs are perfect for your next ladies night football party or sports night. They are no-bake so you don’t even have to heat up the house. Score!

    Chocolate covered gluten-free cookie dough footballs on a plate
    No matter which team you cheer for, these gluten-free cookie dough footballs will be the real winner.

    Gluten-Free Cookie Dough

    If your home is like ours, then August through the first of February is football season and nothing else. While I do enjoy watching it, I enjoy the snacks and delicious football food more than the actual sport.

    From delicious appetizers like our bacon wrapped tater tots and the best cheeseball to creamy sour cream chip dip, I can’t get enough. Of course, you’ve also got to have some sweets and these gluten-free cookie dough footballs are a win.

    Nobody would ever even think they are gluten-free! The best part is that you don’t even have to factor in time for baking.

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    Is gluten-free flour safe to eat raw?

    Safe, yes. Flavor is something different that we need to chat about…

    There are so many gluten-free flours out there that have beans as part of the base. I can tell you that they definitely don’t work for cookie dough. They give raw cookies (and even regular gluten-free cookies in my opinion) a funky texture and especially yucky flavor.  

    Since Glutino Gluten Free Pantry All Purpose Flour works so well in all of our recipes, it was a natural thing to use it in these gluten-free cookie dough footballs. There is no bean flour and it has a mild taste. Really though, any high quality gluten-free flour without bean flours should work.

    How to make gluten-free cookie dough

    • In a bowl, beat the butter and sugars together
    • Slowly add in the flour a little at a time
    • Add vanilla and water
    • Fold in 1 C mini chocolate chips

    Gluten-free cookie dough footballs in a hand

    • Meanwhile, melt 12 ounces of chocolate and 1 tsp coconut oil over low heat stirring constantly
    • Shape cookie dough into footballs then set them on a baking rack over a baking sheet
    • Pour melted chocolate over the footballs making sure to coat all sides
    • Let cool completely then “draw” laces with white icing 

    You can make these gluten-free cookie dough footballs mini for one-bite sized treats. Or make one big gluten-free cookie dough football and serve it with some gluten-free pretzels or graham crackers for a double dose of sweet.

    How to make this dairy-free cookie dough

    For your dairy-free friends, simply replace the regular butter with dairy-free butter. Enjoy Life Foods top 8 free mini chocolate chips inside and melted chocolate on the outside keep them dairy-free.

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    Gluten-Free Cookie Dough Footballs

    These gluten-free cookie dough footballs are perfect for your next sports night or Superbowl party. They are easy to make and everyone will love them!
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    These delicious chocolate cookies are gluten free and perfect for game day!
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    Prep Time: 10 mins
    Cook Time: 25 mins
    cool5 mins
    Total Time: 35 mins
    Course: Snack
    Cuisine: American
    Keyword: chocolate cookie dough cookies, cookie dough cookies, football shaped cookies, gluten free cookie dough
    Servings: 12 servings
    Calories: 511kcal
    Author: Chandice

    Ingredients

    • 2 1/3 C Glutino all-purpose flour
    • 1 C brown sugar packed
    • 2 T white sugar
    • 1 C butter melted
    • 2 tsp. gluten-free vanilla
    • 1 T water
    • 1 C mini chocolate chips
    • 12 ounces chocolate chips
    • 1 tsp coconut oil

    Instructions

    • In a bowl, beat the butter and sugars together
    • Slowly add in the flour a little at a time
    • Add vanilla and water
    • Fold in 1 C mini chocolate chips
    • Meanwhile, melt 12 ounces of chocolate and 1 tsp coconut oil over low heat stirring constantly
    • Shape cookie dough into footballs then set them on a baking rack over a baking sheet
    • Pour melted chocolate over the footballs making sure to coat all sides
    • Let cool completely then "draw" laces with white icing

    Nutrition

    Calories: 511kcal | Carbohydrates: 67g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 26g | Saturated Fat: 16g | Cholesterol: 47mg | Sodium: 175mg | Potassium: 29mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 48g | Vitamin A: 570IU | Vitamin C: 0.2mg | Calcium: 86mg | Iron: 1.5mg

     

    *This was sponsored by Glutino back in 2017 when it was originally published. I was provided with monetary compensation and products. Opinions are all my own and truly reflective of how we feel about these products. We love Glutino brand and use their products ALL the time! This post may also contain affiliate links.

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