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I only had one can of garbanzo beans in the pantry. I was really supposed to make hummus with that one can. But is was raining. Again. And I knew the only way I could get through another rainy day was to make cookies. Because you know, making cookies is about the only thing rainy days are good for. But if I make cookies, I have to EAT cookies. (You know, it's the law.) I have made chocolate chip cookie dough dip with garbanzo beans and it's pretty good to spread on graham crackers (or eat with a spoon) but I really wanted COOKIES. So I made the cookie dough dip, added a little baking powder, and baked them. This is what I ended up with.
What you'll need:
1 can garbanzo beans, drain, rinse and then roll around on some paper towels in a bowl to remove as much water as possible
1/4 cup sugar free pancake syrup
3 Tbsp peanut butter
1/2 cup rolled oats
2 Tbsp brown sugar
4 packets of Splenda
1/2 tsp baking soda
2 tsp vanilla
1/2 cup chocolate chips
1/2 tsp salt
What you'll do:
Pulse the drained garbanzo beans in the food processor until they get crumbly. Then add the remaining ingredients (minus chocolate chips) and pulse until you get dough-like consistency. If you over blend, it will become too thin and more like batter than dough. Then stir in 1/2 cup chocolate chips by hand and a sprinkle of sea salt. Using 2 spoons, scoop dough onto cookie sheet in heaping teaspoons. They don't spread so it's okay to get them pretty close together. It should make at least 25-26 cookies as long as you don't taste it too many times. I fit all 26 cookies on one cookie sheet. Bake at 350 for 10-12 minutes until they look dry and are just beginning to get golden. Do NOT over bake.
No, they're not the real thing - but my honey gobbled them right up! And believe me, he KNOWS chocolate chip cookies. And check out the nutritional info:
Serving size: 3 cookies (yes, three!!) 142 calories, 4 g protein, 21 g carbs, 5 g fat
Compare that to 2 chocolate chip cookies made with flour and butter: 234 calories, 3 g protein, 28 g carbs, 14 g fat
I'm gonna call that a good rainy day trade.