Chocolate Chickpea Cookies

wowamom87

My house is smelling good today!



Makes 24-26 cookies
•1 cup firmly packed light or dark brown sugar
•2/4 cup trans fat free soft tub margarine spread or butter
•2 large egg whites
•2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
•15oz/450g can chickpeas drained, rinsed, and mashed
•1 cups (12 ozs) semisweet chocolate chips
•2 cups all purpose flour or whole wheat
•1/2 cup old fashioned oats
•1 teaspoon baking soda
•1/4 cup of apple sauce

1. Preheat oven to 350f/180c. Line 2 baking trays with non stick parchment

2. In a large mixing bowl or the bowl of an electric mixer, beat the sugar and margarine with a wooden spoon or on medium speed until smooth. Beat in the egg whites or egg and vanilla, then the chickpeas and chocolate chips. Add the flour, oats, applesauce, baking soda and mix on low speed until a thick dough forms.

3. Drop the dough by the tablespoonful onto the baking sheet, spacing the cookies about 1 inch apart. Flatten slightly with a fork. Bake for 11-13 minutes, do not overbake. Leave on cookie sheet to cool and then transfer onto wire rack until completely cool.

4. Store in airtight container for up to 3 days.

I adapted this from Jessica Seinfeld in her book Deceptively Delicious

About 135cal each (you can cut this down by using less sugar)

eating4balance

I love these cookies!

I have started adding chickpeas to all of my chocolate chip cookie recipes for added protein and fiber. Plus, I get the low salt ones so that my sodium does not sky rocket