Vegan Chickpea-Peanut-Butter "Cookies"

Ingredients

1 1/4 cup chickpeas (cooked or canned)

½ cup peanut butter (high quality, no additional ingredients)

2 tsp vanilla

¼ cup maple syrup

1 tsp baking powder

a pinch or two of salt

2/3 cup dark chocolate chips (optional)

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350°. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper or grease.

Puree (rinsed) chickpeas in a food processor. Scrape down the edges, and pulse again a few times until the “dough” is completely smooth.

Add all the remaining ingredients (except the dark chocolate chips) and puree.

Pour the cookie dough into a bowl, and add in the chocolate chips. The dough will be super sticky.

Scoop out small spoonfuls of dough on to the cookie sheet. (If dough is too sticky than wet hands before making dough balls.) Bake for about 15 minutes.

Makes about 20 small-medium sized cookies