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If you love the taste of cookie dough then you’ll love these cookie dough overnight oats for a delicious and healthy breakfast! This recipe takes 10 minutes to prepare and is perfect for an easy breakfast at home or to take on the go. If you want more dessert-inspired breakfasts try these Tiramisu Overnight Oats next!
We’re all familiar with having a big bowl of cozy oatmeal for breakfast, like this Peanut Butter Oatmeal, Apple Pie Oatmeal or Matcha Oatmeal but you may not have not tried overnight oats before.
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Overnight oats are made by combining oats with a type of milk and various other ingredients and then placing them in the fridge overnight to thicken. The result is a creamy, chewy cold oatmeal that can be enjoyed straight out of the fridge. There are also so many different dessert-inspired flavour variations you can enjoy like Snickers Overnight Oats or Cinnamon Roll Overnight Oats.
Why You’ll Love This Recipe
- Tastes like dessert for breakfast – These oats are sweet, creamy, and taste like oatmeal cookie dough—but made with wholesome ingredients you can feel good about. If you love cookies for breakfast also try my Healthy Breakfast Cookie Recipe and Cookie Baked Oatmeal!
- Perfect for meal prep – Prep them the night before for an easy breakfast that’s ready to go!
- Customizable – Add chocolate chips, nut butter, or protein powder to make it your own and keep you full for hours. If you want to make these high in protein be sure to follow the ratios in my Protein Overnight Oats recipe.
- One bowl. This is an easy recipe that can be made in one bowl or jar with minimal cleanup.
Key Ingredients and Substitutions
- Oats: you can use rolled oats or quick oats. I recommend rolled oats for a chewier texture. You can’t use steel-cut oats for traditional overnight oats, but if you like to use steel-cut oats you can make these steel-cut overnight oats.
- Chia seeds: If you want to know how to use chia seeds, adding them to overnight oats is one of my favourite ways (besides using them to make vanilla chia pudding of course.) They help to thicken the overnight oats and give them a hearty and creamy texture. Chia seeds can be ommited if needed.
- Cashew butter: This is one of the key ingredients to giving the oatmeal a “cookie” taste. If you can’t find cashew butter you can substitute with any other nut butter, but if you can get your hands on it, it will make all the difference!
- Almond extract: this is the other key ingredient that will make the oats really taste like cookie dough. If you don’t have this, substitute with more vanilla extract.
- Chocolate chips: Use any kind you like. If you want to keep your breakfast low in sugar, opt for a sugar-free chocolate chip, or even substitute with cacao nibs.
*This is a recipe overview. The full recipe with measurements is below in the recipe card.
How To Make Cookie Dough Overnight Oats
Step 1: Add the oats chia seeds and a pinch of salt to a large mixing bowl.
Step 2: Then add the yogurt, sweetener, vanilla extract, almond extract and cashew butter.
Step 3: Add your milk.
Step 4: Mix together until well combined.
Step 5: Add chocolate chips then cover and place in the fridge overnight.
Step 6: Serve as is or with your favourite toppings.
Mix-ins and Toppings
You can top these overnight oats with whatever you would top your regular bowl of oatmeal with! You can also add ingredients to mix into the overnight oats too. Here are some of my favourite add-ins!
- Nut butter
- Strawberry Chia Jam
- Hemp seeds
- Nuts & seeds
- Sliced banana
- Berries
- Cacao nibs
- Dark chocolate chips
- Coconut flakes
- Chocolate granola
- Homemade Muesli
- Cinnamon
How to store overnight oats
Store the overnight oats in a sealed jar or airtight container in the fridge for up to 5 days.
Jess’s Tips
- Use rolled oats– While you can use quick oats in this recipe, I find they can become mushy after sitting overnight. Rolled oats will give the overnight oats a chewier texture which is delicious! I also love using rolled oats in these Healthy Banana Oatmeal Cookies.
- Store in individual jars– If you take breakfast on the go (or even if you eat at home), once the oats are prepared spoon the overnight oats into individual jars and store them in the fridge for perfect portions of breakfast.
- Use unsweetened yogurt and milk– It’s best to use unsweetened yogurt and unsweetened milk since you can add your own sweetener to the oats. This way you have more control over how much sugar is in the recipe.
- Try blending– If you prefer a soft texture that tastes like raw cookie dough batter, you can blend your overnight oats ingredients together (except the chocolate chips) before placing them in the fridge to set.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes! To make these overnight oats high in protein just add a scoop of your favourite protein powder to the recipe. You can follow the ratios used in these Protein Overnight Oats.
Yes, if you prefer to make this recipe without yogurt you can leave out this ingredient. This will alter the texture of the oats and make them slightly less creamy.
Overnight oats are typically soaked overnight but can be soaked for a minimum of 4 hours if you want to eat them sooner!
More overnight oats to try
- Coffee Overnight Oats
- Carrot Cake Overnight Oats
- Peanut Butter Overnight Oats
- Chocolate Overnight Oats
If you tried these Cookie Dough Overnight Oats or any other recipe on the blog let me know how you liked it by leaving a comment/rating below! Be sure to follow along on Pinterest, Instagram and Facebook for even more deliciousness!
Cookie Dough Overnight Oats
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Total Time: 10 minutes
- Yield: 2 servings 1x
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: Mix
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
Description
These overnight oats taste just like cookie dough for a sweet but healthy breakfast!
Ingredients
- 1 cup rolled oats (can also use quick oats)
- 1 tbsp chia seeds
- pinch of salt
- 1/3 cup Greek yogurt
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 tsp almond extract (optional)
- 2 tbsp cashew butter (sub any nut butter
- 1 tbsp honey or maple syrup
- 1 cup milk (I use almond milk)
- 1/3 cup chocolate chips
Instructions
- Add all the ingredients to a mixing bowl or to a large jar and mix together to combine.
- Cover the bowl with plastic wrap or the jar with a lid and place it in the fridge to set it overnight.
- Enjoy straight from the fridge in the morning as is or topped with yogurt and chocolate chips.
Notes
- Use rolled oats for a chewy texture
- Store in individual jars for easy, portioned grab-and-go breakfasts.
- Use unsweetened yogurt and milk to control sweetness.
- Try blending the oats before chilling for a smoother, cookie dough–like texture.
- Store in the fridge up to 5 days.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/2 of the recipe
- Calories: 360
- Sugar: 12g
- Fat: 6g
- Carbohydrates: 44g
- Fiber: 8g
- Protein: 10g
Forgot to add my 5-star rating!
I LOVE these overnight oats!! I found your website after stumbling on a reel on Instagram, and decided to give this recipe a try. I’d never tried overnight oats before, but I’ve been looking for a way to get in a healthy breakfast that doesn’t involve eggs. This recipe has been perfect for me. I actually divide it into 3 servings, and it’s plenty for me. I add a scoop of protein powder for an extra boost, otherwise I make it just like the recipe says. Thanks so much! 🙂
So happy you enjoyed the recipe Brooke!:)
Question… can I omit the yoghurt and increase the amount of milk?
Yes! It won’t be as creamy but still good 🙂
These are the best overnight oats I have ever made! I can’t stop making them! Love how easy the recipe is and that I can meal prep a bunch for the week 🙂
Loved it! really does have a cookie dough flavour and is perfect is you like a sweet breakfast that is still healthy!
This was an amazing recipe will be trying this again! I’ve tried a bunch of overnight oats recipes, and this one is one of my favorites., I’m so glad I tried this!
So glad you liked it 🙂
WOW… I was very skeptical and thought it would be gross… This was simply amazing! I’ve shared with everyone in my office now and we’re all going to rotate through the options to see what other recipes we can make. This was an early morning game changer!
Hi Jessica, glad it turned out better than you thought haha! Overnight oats aren’t for everyone, but with the right flavouring they can be delicious 🙂