These chickpea peanut butter cookies are super delicious and packed with plant-based goodness. You'll enjoy a soft, chewy cookie made with chickpeas, peanut butter, and lots of chocolate chips. They're an alternative to traditional peanut butter cookies, and they're ready in just 25 minutes.
Ingredients
14ouncecan of chickpeas, drained and rinsed - or 1 ¾ cups of cooked chickpeas
1cupsmooth all-natural peanut butter
½cupagave, maple syrup, or honey
Optional: ¼ cup coconut sugar, depending on how sweet you like your cookies. Can substitute brown sugar.
Preheat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper. Add the drained chickpeas and agave, honey, or maple syrup to a food processor or high-powered blender (don't use a regular blender) and blend until smooth. Transfer to a medium-sized bowl.
14 ounce can of chickpeas, ½ cup agave, maple syrup, or honey
Add all remaining ingredients and mix until thoroughly blended. The batter will be sticky, don't worry.
1 cup smooth all-natural peanut butter, Optional: ¼ cup coconut sugar, 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla, 1 ½ teaspoons baking soda, 1 cup dark chocolate chips, ½ cup chopped roasted peanuts
Drop the batter by tablespoonfuls onto the prepared baking sheets. Bake for 12-14 minutes. Remove the cookies from the oven and set them aside to cool for 10 minutes.