GUILT-FREE Chick Pea Protein Cookie Dough!

When I was younger I remember sneaking into the fridge late at night, taking baby bites out of the pre-made Pillsbury cookie dough my mom would buy. Eventually I’d give in going back for more and noticed even more missing! This means I wasn’t the only guilty one!

This recipe is perfect to curb those cookie dough cravings and indulge without feeling bad about it!

♥INGREDIENTS♥
♥ 1 can of chick peas, drained, rinsed and dried

♥ 1/4 cup peanut butter (I used JIF peanut butter whip for 140 calories per 2 tablespoons!)

♥ 1 scoop vanilla protein (or a chocolate peanut butter protein would be good!)

♥ 6 tablespoons light maple syrup

♥ 1 1/2 teaspoons of vanilla extract

♥ pinch of salt (Less is more! I recommend slowly adding it in to taste) Himalayan salt is great to use if you want that real cookie dough, grainy texture!

♥ 1/4 cup chocolate chips

♥DIRECTIONS♥

Blend everything but your chocolate chips into your food processor.

Pulse a few times until smooth. (TIP: If you are having issues getting everything to blend easily, try to microwave your peas in water for a few minutes to soften them up.)

Fold in your chips.

Eat batter as is or store in an air tight container in your refrigerator. I did this before I ate it mine so I could have that cold, close to the real deal cookie dough taste!

I haven’t had any REAL raw cookie dough in lord knows how long! I remember it being a little grainy and tasting the little bits of sugar in my teeth. You don’t get that same feeling with this recipe. Next time I might play around with some light brown sugar and see how that works!