Learning as I go

In the last 5 years I have really taken to cooking. I didn't do much at first, some baking mostly. I have discovered it is a new passion of mine and felt that this would be a great way to share the many recipes that have come my way along with some originals of my own. In the last couple weeks we have started receiving CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) - local grown fruit and vegetables and boy have I had fun figuring out what all I can do with it. Ive been making and cooking things I never imagined I would. So if you have found a passion in cooking like I have you have come to the right place. I hope you enjoy!

Saturday, February 9, 2013

Grain-Free Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies






Always up for trying something new I decided today I would bake these cookies I found on Pinterest. These are grain free and super easy, and so tasty I am having a hard time not eating them all! Ive hear they are not good cold but considering I just made them I have no idea if this is true or not yet, but they are definitely yummy after cooling for 10-15 min.


Ingredients

    1 1/4 cups canned chickpeas (garbanzo beans), well-rinsed and patted dry with a paper towel
    2 teaspoons vanilla
    1/2 cup + 2 tablespoons (165 grams) natural peanut butter
    1/4 cup (80 grams) honey (commenters have used agave with success!)
    1 teaspoon baking powder
    a pinch of salt if your peanut butter doesn't have salt in it
    1/2 cup (90 grams) chocolate chips ( I used Enjoy Life semi-sweet chocolate mega chunks, they are dairy, nut and soy free)


Directions

Preheat your oven to 350°F / 175°C. Combine all the ingredients, except for the chocolate chips, in a food processor and process until very smooth. Make sure to scrape the sides and the top to get the little chunks of chickpeas and process again until they're combined. I moved the contents to a bowl and stirred in the chocolate chips. The mixture will be very thick and sticky. With wet hands, form into 1 1/2" balls. Place onto a Silpat or a piece of parchment paper ( I used wax paper since I was out of parchment). If you want them to look more like normal cookies, press down slightly on the balls. They don't do much rising. Bake for about 10-12 minutes. Yields about twenty 1 1/2" cookie dough balls.

Serving Size: Yields about twenty 1 1/2" cookie dough balls

Love and Enjoy!
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