Cookie Dough Overnight Oats
on Aug 26, 2016, Updated Dec 03, 2025
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These chocolate chip cookie dough overnight oats have the texture and flavour of cookie dough without any eggs, flour or butter involved! Prep them in minutes to enjoy a delicious breakfast treat or snack or breakfast on-the-go.
I love overnight oats. They are one of my favourite go-to breakfasts. I don’t always make them super thick like this, you can always add more non-dairy milk and enjoy these with more of a traditional oatmeal consistency. I like both!
There are so many delicious combinations and ingredients you can add to overnight oats to make them your own. We’ll go over that below.
About the Recipe
Here’s what we love about these cookie dough overnight oats:
- Vegan and gluten-free recipe.
- High in protein.
- Prep in minutes.
- Tastes like cookie dough!
- Thick texture.
- Good for meal prep.
Ingredient Notes
Here’s what you’ll need to make cookie dough overnight oats:
- Protein Powder: A vegan protein powder that’s mostly pea protein works best. Pea protein absorbs moisture well and helps create a thick, doughy texture.
- Oats: You can use rolled oats, large flake oats or quick oats.
- Milk: Any unsweetened non-dairy milk works. I use 2/3 cup but you may need a little more or less depending on the protein powder used.
- Chocolate Chips: You can use vegan chocolate chips, dark chocolate chips, sugar-free chocolate chips, chopped chocolate or any other form of chocolate you enjoy!
- Extras: To create a cookie dough flavour, the recipe calls for vanilla and a pinch of salt and baking soda. Completely optional!
Variations and Additions
- Peanut Butter Cookie Dough Overnight Oats: Either top with or mix in 1-2 tbsp peanut butter or replace half of the protein powder with powdered peanut butter.
- Lower Sugar Option: Use cacao nibs, sugar-free chocolate chips or high-cacao content dark chocolate isntead of milk chocolate chips or vegan chocolate chips.
- Carrot Cake: To make a carrot cake version of these delicious, thick dough-like oats, use vanilla protein, add a grated carrot, cinnamon and a few tablespoons of raisins to your mixture. Or try this Carrot Cake Overnight Protein Oats recipe.
- Coconut: Mix in 2 tbsp shredded coconut.
- Zucchini Chocolate Chip: Add up to 1/3 cup grated zucchini or try this Zucchini Overnight Oats recipe.
- Chocolate Cookie Dough: Use chocolate protein powder or add a spoonful of coca powder or try my Brownie Batter Overnight Protein Oats.
More Recipes to Try!
Cookie Dough Overnight Oats
Ingredients
- 1 serving vegan vanilla protein powder, approx. 40g
- 1/2 cup quick oats or rolled oats
- 2/3 cup non-dairy milk
- 2 tbsp dark chocolate chips
- 1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract, optional
- 1/8 tsp sea salt, optional
- 1/8 tsp baking soda, optional
Instructions
- Add all ingredients to a container and stir vigorously to combine.
- Cover and place in the fridge overnight.
Seriously delicious!! I typically don’t like overnight oats, so I was specifically looking for one that doesn’t include yogurt. I can’t get enough!! I don’t use vegan protein, just what my husband has on hand! I also use chocolate protein powder.
This is delish! My new favorite breakfast!
Great! So glad you enjoyed them, Lauren.
Hi! I’d like to try your recipe, unfortunatelly I don’t have any protein, would it be possible to do it without or does it change something?
Thanks!
For this recipe, the protein is a key ingredient for flavour and texture. You could try making this without protein but you’d have to reduce the liquid quite a bit and add some sweetener, or you could add some chia seeds to help thicken it up, or maybe some unsweetened shredded coconut. You can also check this post for some more flavour ideas: https://runningonrealfood.com/brownie-batter-overnight-protein-oats/
I almost always use protein powder for flavour, texture and an extra boost of protein.
hen you do the “brownie batter” oats, do you cook your zucchini or just use raw shredded?
I use raw zucchini. Enjoy!