Healthy Peanut Butter Cookies

This recipe is for all my peanut butter and chocolate lovers! These Peanut Butter Cookies contain a secret ingredient that makes them soft, chewy, and healthy!

You will absolutely LOVE these thick and chewy Peanut Butter Chickpea Cookies! Yes, you read that right. These cookies are made with chickpeas, and YES they’re amazing. Did I mention these little gems are also vegan, refined sugar-free, and grain-free? Although, I promise you would never know the difference because these cookies are filled with peanut butter flavor and melt in your mouth with every bite.

I developed this recipe during a phase of chickpea obsession. After eating chickpeas multiple times a day, I finally decided that I wanted to utilize them as a healthy flour alternative in baking. I first tried to make my own chickpea flour out of dried chickpeas, but it was slightly unsuccessful. I then moved onto using canned chickpeas, which lead to the creation of these amazing cookies!

Why this recipe works

I wanted this recipe to be easy, guilt-free, and still taste indulgent. There are four key ingredients in this recipe: chickpeas, peanut butter, maple syrup, and baking soda.

Chickpeas have become one of my new favorite flour alternatives. Not only are they are filled with health benefits, but they also make these cookies super thick and chewy. Using peanut butter in this recipe gives these cookies the addition of healthy fat, and further gives them their amazing peanut butter flavor! I chose to use maple syrup as the sugar alternative to help thin out the dough and add a wonderful sweetness. The last key ingredient is baking soda. This leavening agent is used in baked goods to help give batters or doughs a lighter texture, and works to give these cookies a little extra lift!

Now that you know the basics, all you have to do is throw together everything in a food processor! Then you will have your amazing and healthy cookies in less than 15 minutes! Be sure to check out this Flourless Peanut Butter Blondie recipe for another easy, healthy, and amazing dessert.

These cookies have become a staple item in our household, and I have definitely made this recipe multiple times in a day because they disappear so fast! I hope you enjoy these guilt-free indulgences as much as we do. Happy baking!

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5 from 2 votes

Healthy Peanut Butter Cookies

These cookies are made secretly healthy and vegan with a little help from chickpeas. Chickpeas make these cookies soft, chewy, and completely guilt free!

Prep Time5 minutes mins

Cook Time10 minutes mins

Course: Dessert

Servings: 10 people

Ingredients

• 1 cup canned chickpeas (well rinsed and drained)
• ¼ cup plus 1 tablespoon of creamy peanut butter
• ¼ cup maple syrup (add an extra tablespoon for extra sweetness)
• ½ teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• ¼-⅓ cup chocolate chips vegan if desired

optional

• a pinch of salt if using unsalted peanut butter

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Place all ingredients except for the chocolate chips, in a food processor and blend until completely smooth (you may have to scrape the edges and blend a few times).
• Stir in chocolate chips by hand.
• Place heaping tablespoons of dough onto prepared cookie sheet and flatten slightly (or shape to desired size) since these cookies do not spread much in the oven. 
• Bake for about 10-12 minutes until bottoms are light golden brown.
• Cool on pan for 5 minutes before moving to a wire rack. Enjoy!

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