These Thin Crispy Chocolate Chickpea Cookies are gluten free, healthy and delicious!!
This is an easy go-to recipe for a quick, healthy dessert with minimal effort. Only one caveat – You have to remember to soak dried chickpeas overnight.
In the morning, just process all the ingredients in the food processor and bake…Ta da!!…cookies ready in 13 minutes.
These are thin crispy, quite crumbly cookies. Unlike wheat, chickpea does not have gluten, so they will not rise, instead they will spread in the oven.
But, the smell of the cookies are delightful and they taste great too. My family cleaned an entire batch on a Sunday, with requests for more cookies. Even the picky one!!
Step by Step Photos
- Soak dried chickpeas in water overnight
2. Preheat oven to 350 F
3. Add 2 cups soaked chickpeas and grind to a coarse paste
4. Add 4 oz butter (or coconut oil for vegans)
5. Add 1/2 cup sugar, add more if you like sweeter.
6. Add vanilla, baking powder, baking soda and salt
7. Add in chocolate chip pieces and pulse to swirl in
8. Butter the baking tray
9. Take dough out and scoop out individual cookies. Enlist your kids help in this. They love it!!
10. Take the delicious cookies out at around 13 minutes. Look for browning of edges.
11. Do not touch the cookies for 5 minutes. Let it cool before taking them out.
Perfect snack for kids after school!! Enjoy!!
Conclusion
I hope you give these gluten free, crispy chickpea cookies a try. Please post your comments below or on the pinterest page.
If you are only a fan of chewy cookies, fear not, I already have a post here for chewy chickpea chocolate chip cookies.
These Thin Crispy Chocolate Chickpea Cookies are gluten free, healthy and delicious!!
- 1 cup Dried chickpeas soaked in water overnight (not canned, but dried ones)
- 4 oz Butter (make it vegan by replacing this with coconut oil)
- 1/2 cup Sugar
- 1/2 tsp Baking powder
- 1/4 tsp Baking soda
- 1 tbsp Vanilla
- 1/4 cup Chocolate chips
- Pinch of salt
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Soak one cup of dried chickpeas overnight in water. By morning, they will become between 2-3 times its original volume.
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Preset oven to 350F .
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In a food processor, add 2 cups soaked chickpeas and grind it to a coarse paste.
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Consecutively add sugar, vanilla, butter, baking soda, baking powder and salt to the food processor and mix.
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Add the chopped chocolate pieces and pulse to swirl it in.
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Butter the baking tray to avoid the cookies sticking to the bottom. Take the dough and using cookie scoops, line them in rows in a baking tray.
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Bake for 13 minutes or slightly longer till the edges turn golden brown
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Do not touch the cookies for 5 minutes. Let it cool before taking them out.
Can you use canned chickpeas?
Hi Shari, unfortunately for this recipe you cannot. But, I have another recipe that accounts for the extra moisture present in cooked or canned chickpeas – https://www.upgrademyfood.com/chewy-chickpea-chocolate-chip-cookies/