Baked Chickpea Chocolate Cookies
Deliciously healthy cookies made with chickpeas, peanut butter, and chocolate chips, perfect for guilt-free snacking.
Ingredients
Main ingredients
- 1 ¼ cup chickpeas (canned, rinsed, drained, and patted dry with a paper towel)
- 2 tsp alcohol-free vanilla extract
- ½ cup peanut butter Plus 2 tbsp
- ¼ cup honey
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ⅛ tsp salt
- ½ cup dark chocolate chips (semisweet or bittersweet)
Instructions
Preparation
- Preheat your oven to 350°F.
- Combine chickpeas, alcohol-free vanilla extract, peanut butter, honey, baking powder, and salt in a food processor.
- Process until the mixture is very smooth, scraping down the sides as needed.
- Transfer the mixture to a bowl, and fold in the chocolate chips.
- With wet hands, form the dough into 1½" balls, placing them on a parchment-lined baking sheet. If you prefer flatter cookies, gently press the balls down.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes, or until they are slightly golden brown.
Notes
Store baked cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to a week. To freeze, place individual cookies in a freezer bag. Thaw them before indulging.