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The Perfect Cookie Base

The perfect cakey cookie (with a NMNT twist) to bring all your favourite flavour combinations to life!

25 mins
9 ingredients
$0.50 / person
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The Perfect Cookie Base

Gear

Ingredients

1 can chickpeas, rinsed and drained

¼ cup unsalted nut butter (peanut, almond, sunflower seed etc)

1 large egg

½ cup wholemeal flour

2 tablespoons maple syrup

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

½ teaspoon cinnamon

½ teaspoon baking powder

½ teaspoon baking soda

It’s this easy

  1. Preheat oven to 180°C, and line a baking tray with baking paper.
  2. Blend chickpeas until smooth, creamy consistency
  3. In a large bowl, combine the chickpeas, nut butter, egg, maple syrup, and vanilla, then mix well.
  4. Whisk flour, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda in a bowl.
  5. Combine wet and dry ingredients until just mixed.
  6. Add any mix ins (see tweaks) to customise your cookies.
  7. Scoop batter (about 10 dollops) onto tray, flatten slightly.
  8. Bake 12–15 minutes until edges are golden and centre is set.
  9. Cool 5 minutes on tray, then transfer to wire rack

Tweaks

  • These cookies may be a little sticky and hard to roll into balls but have a delicious cakey texture!
  • To customise these cookies to your favourite flavours, add approximately ½ a cup of mix-in’s. Some inspiration:
    • Classic choc chip
    • Raspberry & white chocolate
    • Grated carrot & walnuts
    • Dried cranberry & coconut
    • Lemon zest & poppy seed
    • Coffee beans
    • Get creative with your own combination of different spices, nuts, and dried fruits – the options are endless!

Notes

Serves = 10

Nutrition information (per serve):

  • Energy (437kJ)
  • Protein (4.5g)
  • Total Fat (4.0g)
  • Saturated Fat (0.5g)
  • Carbohydrate (10.9g), (Starch (7.6g), Sugars (3.2g), Added sugars (2.8g), Free Sugars (2.8g))
  • Dietary Fibre (2.6g)
  • Sodium (158mg)
  • Calcium (24.9mg)
  • Iron (0.8mg)

Allergies

Contains: Nuts, Eggs.
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