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Hermit Chickpea Cookies

An award winning Chickpea Cookie recipe!
Pulses Chickpeas
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 12 minutes
Servings 36 cookies

Nutrition

Serving Size: 1 cookie Calories: 106 Total Fat: 3 g Saturated Fat: 2 g Carbohydrate: 18 g Fibre: 1.5 g Sugars: 11.5 g Protein: 2 g Cholesterol: 9 mg Sodium: 57 mg Potassium: 72 mg Iron: 0.5 mg

Ingredients

  • 1 can (14 oz/398 mL) chickpeas, drained & rinsed (yields 1 1/4 cups/300 mL cooked chickpeas)
  • 1 cup (250 mL) brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup (60 mL) butter, melted
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tsp (5 mL) vanilla
  • 1/2 tsp (2 mL) baking soda
  • 1/4 tsp (1 mL) salt
  • 1 1/2 cups (375 mL) whole wheat flour
  • 1/2 cup (125 mL) rolled oats
  • 1 cup (250 mL) semi-sweet chocolate chips
  • 1 cup (250 mL) dried cranberries or raisins

Directions

  • Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C).
  • In a food processor, blend chickpeas until smooth and no round peas remain.
  • In a large mixing bowl, whisk mashed chickpeas with brown sugar, melted butter, egg, and vanilla.
  • In a separate bowl combine baking soda, salt, flour and oats.
  • Add dry ingredients to the chickpea mixture and stir well.
  • Add chocolate chips and cranberries or raisins, stirring to distribute throughout the mixture.
  • Drop tablespoonfuls of cookie mix onto a greased cookie sheet.
  • Bake for 10-12 minutes, until bottom of the cookie is golden.
  • Let cool slightly. Remove from cookie sheet. Cool completely and store in airtight container.

Really tasty! I made a few additions
1/4 c cocoa
3T milk
Sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, pecans, walnuts,cranberries to equal 1 cup and 1/2

That sounds delicious! These cookies are so versatile and easy to make your own. Thanks for sharing!