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close-up of the original peanut butter chocolate chip cookie

Chickpea Cookies

Author Erin Dooner
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 14
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
This is the original Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Bites recipe (aka chickpea cookies). There's no flour, oil, or white sugar.

Ingredients

  • 1 1/4 cups (205 grams) canned chickpeas well-rinsed and patted dry with a paper towel1
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 10 tablespons (160 grams) natural peanut butter SunButter Natural or almond butter, room temperature
  • 1/4 cup (80 grams) honey or maple syrup or agave for vegan
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 1/2 cup (90 grams) chocolate chips use vegan and dairy-free chocolate chips, if needed

Instructions

  • Preheat your oven to 350°F / 175°C. Combine all the ingredients, except for the chocolate chips, in a food processor and process until very smooth. Make sure to scrape the sides and the top to get the little chunks of chickpeas and process again until they're combined.
  • Put in the chocolate chips and stir it if you can, or pulse it once or twice. The mixture will be very thick and sticky.
  • With wet hands, form into 1 1/2" balls. Place onto a Silpat or a piece of parchment paper. If you want them to look more like normal cookies, press down slightly on the balls. They don't do much rising.
  • Bake for about 10 minutes. The dough balls will still be very soft when you take them out of the oven. They will not set like normal cookies.
  • Store in an airtight container at room temperature (or in the fridge) for up to 1 week.

Notes

  • My can of chickpeas was 400 grams, 240 grams without the water, and I used all but a few tablespoons of the chickpeas.
  • Don't even try with regular peanut butter! They'll come out oily. You MUST use natural peanut butter. 
  • If you need grain-free baking powder, you can use 1 part cream of tartar + 1 part baking soda + 2 parts arrowroot.

Nutrition

Calories: 70kcalCarbohydrates: 11gProtein: 1gFat: 2gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.2gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.3gSodium: 74mgPotassium: 47mgFiber: 1gSugar: 9gVitamin A: 2IUVitamin C: 0.04mgCalcium: 27mgIron: 0.2mgNet Carbs: 10
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