Flourless Peanut Butter Chocolate Chunk Cookies [Gluten Free + Vegan]

These cookies…… are insane, in the best way possible. So moist, so peanut buttery, and those CHOCOLATE CHUNKS?!?! Heaven!! There’s only a handful of simple ingredients, so these cookies aren’t filled with refined sugars, but instead have lots of healthy fats, carbs and even protein!! They are flourless, gluten free, and vegan! I think a lot of you will be surprised by the base ingredient of these… read on to find out!

Makes about 12-14 cookies

You will need:

• 15 oz (1 can) chickpeas, drained and rinsed
• 6 tbsp natural peanut butter
• 1/3 cup non-dairy milk of choice
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 tbsp coconut sugar (or granulated sweetener of choice)
• 1 tsp baking powder
• raw dark chocolate (however much you want!!!)

Directions:

• Preheat your oven to 350F.
• Line a baking tray with parchment paper.
• Drain and rinse your chickpeas, then dry them between two paper towels.
• Place all ingredients (besides the chocolate) in your food processor, and blend until smooth.
• Transfer to a large bowl and fold in the chocolate chips.
• For each cookie, use a heaping 1 tbsp of the batter.
• Bake for about 20-22 minutes until the tops are browned and hardened.
• Remove from the oven and let cool for about 10 minutes.
• Try not to eat them all at once 🙂

These will keep best in your fridge!
Enjoy! 🙂