Double Chocolate Cookie Dough Bark (no bake recipe)

This double chocolate chip cookie dough bark is packed with cocoa powder and chocolate chips for the most decadent and intense chocolate flavor in every bite. It is fudgy, rich, healthy, vegan, gluten free and very easy to make.

My classic cookie dough bark is such a winner and when the recipe was trending over tiktok, I was craving it so much I ended up making it so many times during those months. Recently I was craving a chocolate sweet treat but wanted to keep the recipe easy and ingredients more wholesome – when the thought of turning that recipe into a double chocolate chip cookie dough recipe crossed my mind and I HAVE OUT DONE MYSELF. This recipe will be your GO TO healthy sweet treat. It is so simple to prepare but so delicious and satisfies all those cravings.

What is cookie dough?

Cookie dough is basically uncooked cookies. The dough you make before you portion and bake them is the known as cookie dough. Usually cookie dough is made of butter, eggs, sugar, flour and chocolate chips. However the cookie dough is made with healthier ingredients do to create a plant based recipe but also a better for you, wholesome and more nutritious recipe. Today there are many bakeries and cafes that sell raw cookie dough scooped into cups as dessert or you can find cookie dough ice cream and other cookie dough desserts.

What is cookie dough bark?

Cookie dough bark is basically the cookie dough that is spread over a baking tray into a flat layer, topped with melted chocolate and frozen until set, it is then broken into pieces aka bark.

How to make cookie dough healthy?

Cookie dough usually consists of butter, sugar, eggs, flour, chocolate chips. This recipe has been modified to create a more wholesome version of the popular trend, including almond flour, maple syrup, coconut oil, chocolate and salt. It is simple to make and very delicious not to mention gluten free and vegan.

Why you’ll love this Double Chocolate Cookie Dough Bark:

It is easy to mix up, minimal ingredients needed and bare minimum wash up. It is perfect for those who are vegan or gluten free and use wholesome ingredients keeping the nutrition high and making these better for you and easier to digest as well.

Tips and commonly asked questions on making cookie dough:

Can I change the flavor?

The beauty about this recipe is you can make it any flavor you like, I added a little vanilla but that optional you could use almond extract, cardamom, cinnamon or even saffron. I love adding pistachios and rose water to make a middle eastern version.

Is this cookie dough vegan?

This recipe is vegan as we have used maple syrup and a vegan dark chocolate to make the cookie dough bark. You can use any plant based sweetener you prefer – same with the chocolate.

Can I make this recipe nut free?

If you cannot use almond flour or consume any nuts, you can use seed flour or gluten free oat flour however I like to heat treat it aka dry roast it over the pan until lightly colored and you can smell a nutty aroma.

What is the best chocolate to use?

I love using a dar chocolate to make this cookie dough bark, you can use any chocolate you prefer like milk chocolate or white chocolate. You can use a bar and chop it into chunks if you like. I prefer mini chocolate chips.

Why is my cookie dough dry?

If your cookie dough is too dry make sure you have mixed it wet before you add more liquid. I would suggest adding 1/2 tsp more of coconut oil and add as much as needed to create a dough that holds its shape or else the dough will not firm up and will crumble apart.

Why is my cookie dough sticky?

The cookie dough has too much liquid in it, add1 tsp almond flour into the mixture and stir well. Keep adding a little at a time until you have a well combined cookie dough. If you squeeze a bit of the mixture in your hand it should hold its shape.

Why is my cookie dough not setting?

Depending on how thick you made the cookie dough bark it might take time to set. I like to let my cookie dough bark set for at least 2 hours in the freezer. Maybe your freezer is more powerful and you need less time or it is not as powerful and you need more time, it should hold as one giant cookie which will allow you to break it into pieces.

How to spread cookie dough easily?

If you are having trouble spread the cookie dough evenly just roll it between two sheets of baking paper and rolling pin.

What ingredients do you need to make this healthy Double chocolate cookie dough bark?

To make this cookie dough bark we need almond flour, salt, maple syrup, coconut oil, vanilla and dark chocolate chips.

What equipment do you need to make this healthy Double chocolate cookie dough bark?

We need a couple of mixing bowls and spoons. I also melt my chocolate in the microwave but you can do it over a double boiler if you feel more comfortable to do it that way. I like set my cookie dough bark on a baking tray lined with baking paper in the freezer before breaking up into pieces.

How to make this healthy Double chocolate cookie dough bark?

We start by melting half the chocolate chips in a microwave safe bowl until smooth, I like doing this at 20 second intervals, stirring until smooth. In another bowl add the almond flour, cocoa powder, salt and stir. Add the vanilla, maple syrup, olive oil, the other half of the chocolate chips and stir well. The mixture if squeezed in your hand should hold its shape. Mix it by hand if you prefer. Transfer the mixture to a lined baking tray and spread the dough out, using your fingers to make an even layer – alternatively, place another sheet of baking paper on the top of the dough and roll it out with a rolling pin to evenly out the dough. Top with the melted chocolate and if you are adding walnuts now is the time, sprinkle over the sea salt flakes. Place in the freezer for 2 hours or until firm. Remove from the freezer and break into pieces. Serve with milk.

Serving and storing this healthy Double chocolate cookie dough bark?

I love having this bark with milk but you can have it with coffee or tea, in fact enjoy it on its own. The leftovers can be stored in air tight containers in the fridge or freezer. If you like a snap with the cookie dough then store it in the freezer. If you like it softer or a chewy texture then store it in the fridge. It will keep in the freezer for up to 1 month (if it lasts that long) and in the fridge for 1 week. I would no recommend storing it at room temperature as the chocolate may melt and get soft.

Looking for more healthy recipes?

Now that we have covered how to make this Double chocolate cookie dough bark (healthy), you can have a look at the recipe video on my socials but let’s get to it. Don’t forget to follow along for more fun recipe inspiration.

If you try this recipe out, don’t forget to share it with me on instagram so I can see how it turned out. I’d love nothing more than to chat with you on your cooking/baking.