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Vegan Gluten Free Chickpea Cookies

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Baking these Vegan Gluten Free Chickpea Cookies will make you happy.

It made me happy as these cookies are not just healthy, they are tasty too!

Vegan Gluten Free Chickpea Cookies

Vegan Gluten Free Chickpea Cookies

If you liked my recent recipe for vegan chocoalte chip cookies.
Not only are these cookies vegan, but they are also gluten-free and pretty yummy too. Who would have guessed?? 🙂

Most importantly, these delicious chickpea cookies are Mediterranean Diet-friendly.

Yep, just because we are following a healthy diet, such as the Mediterranean diet, we do not have to be deprived of the yummy foods in life such as cookies. This also goes for vegan and gluten free folks by the way

To make this recipe, you will need chickpea flour.

Chickpea flour is a high protein and fiber alternative to all purpose flour. Like other gluten free flours (thin almond flour for example) chickpea flour is made from ground up chickpeas.

Surprisingly, chickpea flour is actually a good binder.

In many gluten free recipes, you will need to add some kind of a binder to make up for the lack of gluten. However, chickpea flour is a thick flour that itself can be used as a binder (great for gravies and soups!).

Do you want to learn more about the Mediterranean Diet?
Find out how to follow the Mediterranean Diet here.
You can see my wonderful recipes here too!

You will notice that this chickpea cookie has been made into a sandwich cookie with a filling.

Certainly, you do not need to make your cookies into sandwich cookies. These cookies are good either way,

Here is how to make this simple tahini filling for these cookies.

You will need to use tahini paste (1/2 cup) , honey (1-2 tablespoons) and vegan cream cheese alternative (1/4-1/3 cup). Blend these together until you get your desired creamy consistency.

Tips Vegan Gluten Free Chickpea Cookies

I just mentioned that you can make a great tasting filling in order to make these cookies into a cookie sandwich.
Also, chickpea flour is a thicker flour than all purpose flour which means that the texture of your batter and cookies will be a bit different than you may be used to.

Here are some more great tips for you.

  1. Normally, this recipe calls for butter. Using a vegan fat replacement for the usual butter is essential if you are on a vegan diet. You can find vegan butter alternatives here. Please note that you may need to adjust the amount that you use as they often melt faster than real butter and can cause your cookies to turn out flat.
  2. Mediterranean diet followers need to stick to plant based fats in baking. Options for butter alternatives that could work in this recipe include nut butters, olive oil (use less than you would butter), mashed bananas (1:1), or unsweetened apple sauce (replace only half of the fat 1:1 with applesauce).
  3. Also, you can make this sugar free by using a granular sugar alternative or brown sugar alternative that measures 1:1 with sugar.
  4. It is essential that you flatten your cookies just before you pur them into the oven in order to keep them from becoming cake-like. This is a common thing when it comes to baking with chickpea flour.

Some folks wonder if chickpeas are good for you.

There really are a lot of health benefits associated with chickpeas. This legume family member is virtually fat free and is a great source of protein (hence they are a favorite for vegetarians and vegans).

However, it could also be the fiber in chickpeas that make them so popular.

Vegans are well aware of the importance of fiber in the diet, as are others (including diabetics). I am always so amazed at how fast I fill up when I am eating anything that has chickpeas in it.

Vegan Gluten Free Chickpea Cookies

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  • Vegan and Mediterranean Diet Brownies.
  • Chocolate Chip Cookies Made With Olive Oil.
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Vegan Gluten Free Chickpea Cookies

Vegan Gluten Free Chickpea Cookies

Vegan Gluten Free Chickpea Cookies

As mentioned, you will need chickpea flour for this recipe.
Chickpea flour is a high protein and fiber alternative to all-purpose flour. Like other gluten free flours (thin almond flour for example) chickpea flour is made from ground up chickpeas.

Also mentioned is that this recipe calls for butter.
You can find vegan butter alternatives here. Please note that you may need to adjust the amount that you use as they often melt faster than real butter and can cause your cookies to turn out flat.

Mediterranean diet followers have options for butter alternatives that could work in this recipe whick include nut butters, olive oil (use less than you would butter), mashed bananas (1:1), or unsweetened apple sauce (replace only half of the fat 1:1 with applesauce).

The ingredients needed to make these Vegan Gluten Free Chickpea Cookies

Please read the labels on your ingredients to assure that they are gluten free or friendly to your diet preferences.

  • Chickpea flour – 2 cups.
  • Baking Soda– 1 tsp
  • Rolled Oats (Old Fashion)– 1/4 cup.
  • Butter- 1/2 cup. You can find vegan butter alternatives here.
  • Peanut Butter– 1/2 cup. You can find organic peanut butter here (these are often sugar free too!).
  • Granulated Sugar– 1/2 cup
  • Brown Sugar-1/2 cup . I mentioned that you can make this sugar free by using a granular sugar alternative or brown sugar alternative that measures 1:1 with sugar.
  • Egg- 1. Vegan egg alternative – equivalent to 1 egg. Non vegan can use a real egg.
  • Vanilla Extract– 1 tsp

How to make these Vegan Gluten Free Chickpea Cookies

  • Preheat your oven to 350. Prep your cookie sheets with Parchment Paper .
  • In a medium mixing bowl use a fork or whisk to mix together the chickpea flour, baking soda, and rolled oats.
  • Next, in a large mixing bowl, cream together the butter alternative and peanut butter with the sugar alternatives. Depending on the alternatives that you are using this may or may not turn out exactly like it would if you were using real sugar and real sugar.
  • For the next step we will add the dry ingredients from the first bowl (chickpea flour etc) to the ingredients in the large mixing bowl (creamed ingredients). Do this by adding half of the dry ingredients at a time, gently stirring between additions. Then stir in the egg alternative and vanilla extract and the.
  • Use a scoop or similar utensil to shape the cookies on the cookie sheets. then use a spatula to flatten the cookies. Be sure to leave plenty of room between cookies when you place them on the sheets.
  • Bake for 10-12 minutes or until they begin to brown. Allow your cookies to cool on the sheets for five to ten minutes to allow them bind together.

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Nutritional Information is only an estimate and can vary especially with ingredients that are used.

These are the best Vegan Gluten Free Chickpea Cookies. This cookie recipe is friendly to the Mediterranean Diet as well as the vegan, paleo, and gluten free diets
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Vegan Gluten Free Chickpea Cookies

Vegan Gluten Free Chickpea Cookies

These are the best Vegan Gluten Free Chickpea Cookies. Mediterranean Diet as well as the vegan, paleo, and gluten free diets

Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 12 minutes
Total Time 27 minutes

Ingredients

  • Chickpea flour – 2 cups.
  • Baking Soda– 1 tsp
  • Rolled Oats (Old Fashion)– 1/4 cup.
  • Butter- 1/2 cup. You can find vegan butter alternatives here.
  • Peanut Butter– 1/2 cup. You can find organic peanut butter here (these are often sugar free too!).
  • Granulated Sugar– 1/2 cup
  • Brown Sugar-1/2 cup . I mentioned that you can make this sugar free by using a granular sugar alternative or brown sugar alternative that measures 1:1 with sugar.
  • Egg- 1. Vegan egg alternative – equivalent to 1 egg. Non vegan can use a real egg.
  • Vanilla Extract– 1 tsp

Instructions

  1. Preheat your oven to 350. Prep your cookie sheets with Parchment Paper .
  2. In a medium mixing bowl use a fork or whisk to mix together the chickpea flour, baking soda, and rolled oats.
  3. Next, in a large mixing bowl, cream together the butter alternative and peanut butter with the sugar alternatives. Depending on the alternatives that you are using this may or may not turn out exactly like it would if you were using real sugar and real sugar.
  4. For the next step we will add the dry ingredients from the first bowl (chickpea flour etc) to the ingredients in the large mixing bowl (creamed ingredients). Do this by adding half of the dry ingredients at a time, gently stirring between additions. Then stir in the egg alternative and vanilla extract and the.
  5. Use a scoop or similar utensil to shape the cookies on the cookie sheets. then use a spatula to flatten the cookies. Be sure to leave plenty of room between cookies when you place them on the sheets.
  6. Bake for 10-12 minutes or until they begin to brown. Allow your cookies to cool on the sheets for five to ten minutes to allow them bind together.

Notes

As mentioned, you will need chickpea flour for this recipe.Chickpea flour is a high protein and fiber alternative to all-purpose flour. Like other gluten free flours (thin almond flour for example) chickpea flour is made from ground up chickpeas.

Also mentioned is that this recipe calls for butter.You can find vegan butter alternatives here. Please note that you may need to adjust the amount that you use as they often melt faster than real butter and can cause your cookies to turn out flat.

Mediterranean diet followers have options for butter alternatives that could work in this recipe whick include nut butters, olive oil (use less than you would butter), mashed bananas (1:1), or unsweetened apple sauce (replace only half of the fat 1:1 with applesauce).

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