Chocolate, Chickpea & Peanut Butter Cookies

Don’t be fooled by the use of chick peas in this recipe. These cookies are winners in the taste department. Wheat, egg and dairy free, so great for those with allergies or wanting a sweet cookie, without being too naughty. Try them…you will not be disappointed!

Ingredients (serves 15 | makes 15 Cookies)

400g Tin of drained chick peas
45g Rolled oats
80g Brown Sugar
50g Cocoa or cocao
1 tsp Vanilla extract
100 g Peanut butter
1 tsp Baking powder
Decorations of your choice

Method

Place oats in food processor. Blitz for 20 seconds.
Add remaining ingredients to the food processor. Blitz for 30 seconds.
Rolls mixture into 15 balls and flattening slightly your palm of your hand.
Place onto a lined baking tray and sprinkle with your favourite decorations. I used 100s and 1000s, so the recipe can remain dairy free.
Bake for 15 minutes at 180 degrees.

Notes

You can replace the peanut butter with ordinary butter if you would like to make this recipe nut free. These cookies have a soft texture...similar to a cake.

49 Comments

- - meedee said
  - 06 Oct 2021
    11:54 am
Amazing what veggies and such you can hide with chocolate

- - mummabear said
  - 31 Mar 2021
    10:36 am
Chickpeas in a sweet biscuit sounds interesting but good to get some protein in there

- - ella12 said
  - 30 Mar 2021
    4:24 pm
Doesn’t appeal to me but thanks for sharing.

- - tessie said
  - 13 Mar 2021
    2:30 pm
They look delicious

- - shanika said
  - 13 Mar 2021
    1:06 pm
Lovely ingredients.

- - rovermum said
  - 10 Mar 2021
    12:25 pm
WOW! What an interesting combination. I do have most of the ingredients, so can taste-test.

- - mom112217 said
  - 06 Mar 2021
    3:25 pm
They look so delicious,thanks!

- - Lovesthecuddles said
  - 06 Mar 2021
    9:52 am
I am making these today yum! My daughter doesn’t like the texture of whole chickpeas but love them in food and hummas so these won’t last long.

- - mom101628 said
  - 06 Mar 2021
    1:00 am
Sounds great – thanks for sharing and for the tip about the liquid !!!

- - youngoldlady said
  - 05 Mar 2021
    10:41 pm
Do not forget to keep the liquid the chick peas are in as can be used for making meringues instead of egg whites..

- - Zmijka86 said
  - 05 Mar 2021
    8:15 pm
Omg I love it.will try it this weekend

- - happymum2018 said
  - 30 Apr 2019
    10:50 pm
I’m amazed but these look so gooood

- - mom112023 said
  - 17 Jun 2018
    9:10 am
I like that it’s different. Must try it. Thanks.

- - mom19782016 said
  - 18 Jan 2018
    8:14 pm
I am SOOOO making these. I’m convinced that chickpeas in foods are awesome but my kids disagree! So I’ll be making these and not saying anything about the ingredients!!!
- youngoldlady replied
  
  05 Mar 2021 , 10:39 pm
  I made the mistake of telling my lot there was chickpeas in their biscuits and they would not eat anymore. So now do not tell them anymore and they go quick when cooked.
- - tessie said
  - 18 Jan 2018
    12:35 pm
These look delicious and they are so simple to make.

- - nealsq said
  - 17 Jan 2018
    5:32 pm
wow these look awesome!

- - mom101628 said
  - 06 Jan 2018
    3:41 pm
These look and sound so good – also good to know that butter can replace the peanut butter in it. Thanks so much for sharing.

- - sars_angelchik said
  - 05 Jan 2018
    7:41 pm
Interesting ingredients – would have to try to see if I liked them or not. I’m intrigued.

- - maddisonmelkie@gmail.com said
  - 29 Nov 2017
    11:24 am
I said it before but these look fabulous

- - maddisonmelkie@gmail.com said
  - 18 Nov 2017
    6:11 pm
First of all these look wow so dark in colour and they look very presentable thanks for your recipe