6-ingredient Peanut Butter Chickpea Cookies
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4.6
6-ingredient Peanut Butter Chickpea Cookies
Description
The 6-ingredient Peanut Butter Chickpea Cookies use canned garbanzo beans blended with peanut butter and pure maple syrup to create a dough enriched with vanilla and a pinch of salt. Baking powder helps provide lightness, while folding in chocolate chips adds bursts of sweetness. The dough holds its shape well, so shaping into discs ensures evenly baked cookies that range from soft to slightly crispy depending on baking time. These cookies balance the nutty flavor of peanut butter with the mild earthiness of chickpeas and a subtle sweetness from maple syrup and chocolate.
Processing the ingredients into a smooth dough and baking on parchment paper keeps the process straightforward and reduces mess. The cookies need cooling before eating to develop their texture fully. They work well as a snack or dessert that integrates plant protein and familiar flavors.
Substitutions for nut butters and beans can customize the taste or accommodate dietary needs, and reduced-sugar versions can be made by using sugar-free chocolate chips and syrup. The recipe’s simplicity and the use of mostly shelf-stable ingredients provide a practical baking option.
Ingredients
- 1 (15-ounce) can garbanzo beans drained and rinsed
- 2/3 cup peanut butter stirred, creamy
- 1/4 cup pure maple syrup
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract pure
- 1 1/4 tsp baking powder
- 1 pinch salt sea salt
- 2/3 cup chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Add all of the ingredients except the chocolate chips to a food processor and process until well-combined and a thick dough forms. Fold in the chocolate chips.
- Form round discs out of the dough (it won’t spread on its own so you will need to shape it into cookie shapes) and place on the prepared baking sheet.
- Bake in the preheated oven 8 to 12 minutes, depending on how soft or crispy you like your cookies.
- Allow cookies to cool at least 10 minutes before diving in!
Notes
- Almond or other nut butters can replace peanut butter, but choose one with a preferred flavor since it influences the cookies.
- Both natural and processed peanut butters work, though texture and stickiness may vary.
- White or black beans can substitute chickpeas if needed.
- To lower sugar, try sugar-free chocolate chips and pure maple syrup alternatives.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 12cookies
Amount Per Serving
Calories 207 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1of 12 | |
| Calories | 207kcal | 10% |
| Carbohydrates | 21g | 7% |
| Protein | 7g | 14% |
| Fat | 11g | 17% |
| Fiber | 4g | 16% |
| Sugar | 12g | 24% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
User Reviews
Overall Rating
4.6
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