Since having my kids I haven’t been the kind of person that snacks or grazes much. Mostly because once I start snacking I can’t stop! Also, because I’m too busy getting constant snacks for my kids. So usually I have set meal times that I more or less stick to but when I just need a little something extra these cookies are so awesome to have around. I HAVE to eat them warm. I don’t know why but it is the key to their goodness. So either straight out of the oven or heated up for a few seconds and they are just heaven! I’ve been making them for ages. My kids and my husband LOVE them and I will never tell them what is in them because they probably wouldn’t eat them again, ha! I have loads of “healthy” cookie recipes but nothing compares to the taste and simplicity of these. I have a few variations but the base recipe only calls for 4 ingredients. One of them being garbanzo beans/chickpeas (why do they have two names? weird) which are so crazy healthy!! Chickpeas boost digestion, help stabilize blood sugar levels, protect against heart disease and a lot more. Try these cookies and love them!!! P.S. you can eat this dough raw if you feel inclined to do so 😉

• 1 can chickpeas, drained
• 1/2 cup almond butter
• 1/2 cup dark chocolate chips or dark chocolate chunks
• 1/4 cup maple syrup
• sea salt (optional)
• vanilla (optional
• raw walnuts (optional)

Drain your can of chickpeas and pour into a food processor, add almond butter and maple syrup. Blend well. Next add chocolate chips or chunks and mix in well with spoon. Grease a cookie sheet and place golf ball sized balls spaced an inch a part. Cook at 350 for 8 minutes. These will keep there form when they bake, they don’t flatten out at all. Most of the time I add sea salt and vanilla but its not necessary. Also adding raw walnuts after blending makes them super yum. Make sure to eat them warm and enjoy!!