Chocolate Chip Chickpea Cookies

These bad boys mean business. Once upon a time when I was putting in a lot of miles for racing and still nursing a baby…I’d pack these with brewers yeast…ahhh the good ol’ days.

Then these little guys were amazing for my girls to eat. They’re packed with good hearty nutrients. Curbs the sweet-tooth and acts as a perfect, somewhat low carb cookie. I suppose I don’t have any guilt when I eat about four in a row.  It’s definitely been awhile since I’ve had them, but I’m ready to give them a new go round’ and see what I think. I’m needing something to offer a little sweet, packed with that nutrition.

YOU’LL NEED:

1 1/4 cans chickpeas (garbanzo beans), well rinsed and patted dry with towel

2 tsp vanilla extract

1/2 cup almond better (or peanut butter or sunbutter)

1/4 maple syrup or some prefer honey

pinch Himalayan salt

1/4 cup mini chocolate chips or 1/2 of the regular chips (I prefer the darkest I can or caocao nibs)

1 tsp baking soda

Directions:

1.Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Combine all the ingredients except for the chocolate chips, in a food processor and blend until very smooth. Make sure to scrape the sides and the top to get the little chunks of chickpeas until fully blended.

2. Put in the chocolate chips and stir if you can, or pulse it once or twice. The mixture will be thick and sticky.

3. With wet hands, form into 1 1/2″ balls. Place onto parchment or wax paper. I like them just straight on the baking sheet. If you want them to look like normal cookies, press down slightly on the balls…they don’t do much rising.

4. Bake for about 10 minutes. The dough balls will be soft when you take them out of the oven. They will not set like normal cookies.

5. Store in an airtight container (for maybe up to a week or they will mold) I suggest the fridge after a few days.

TIPS: Don’t use regular peanut butter, they’ll come out oily!

ENJOY! 💕

Thankful Thursday

As I type this and my little one who is supposed to be taking a nap and ISN’T who is trying to sing the song of the Magic School Bus, my heart surges with joy.

Don’t get me wrong, there are days I want to run and keep running, or I just want to tell them, “okay mommy is going back to bed, y’all take care of it yourself”. I don’t feel bad about this anymore–I feel it’s completely normal. (OBVIOUSLY I don’t DO that but…)

I’m THAT mom! The mom that is probably too protective, the mom who will make herself look like a complete nut to make them laugh, the one who will kill you in an instant if you mess with my girls, the one who sings at the top of her lungs and dances with them, the one who apologies after raising her voice, the one who will go to her room and close the door if she thinks she’s going to “lose it”. I’m that and more. More than anything I’m the one who tries everyday her absolute best to be the mother that my children will want to be. I love with no expectations back, I let them know it’s okay to be sad/mad/happy-teaching them to be responsible for their emotions. Not a day goes by that I don’t think of them and how I can improve.

Like any normal person I like to think there are days that it’s so rough just crying in the tub sounds great. Then there are days so beautiful/perfect that just crying in the tub is inevitable. 🙂

All we can do is our very best. Like I’ve said, we our their EVERYTHING, their examples, their role models, their icons, their love and their future.

We’ve had a busy week so I don’t have a craft to post, but hope to next time.

When I feel discouraged I try to remember when my oldest looked at me and told me I was special like her. She’s right you know….we should all know we are special and we should ALWAYS let them know they are!!

I’m thankful this Thursday for so many many many things…I hope you are as well. 🙂