Protein Power Cookies

It doesn’t happen to me often but yesterday I just got the urge to bake something but I didn’t want to make it too unhealthy and so I came up with these really great cookies made using chickpeas, tahini and pea protein. I wanted a little bit extra and so I put some chopped up chocolate in there too.

The best thing about these cookies is they are reasonably healthy, full of protein and I used a low GI sweetener to keep them Low GI and perfect for energy boosting. Plus the chocolate I used was 85% dark so was very strong and full of antioxidants. I took them to my yoga class and shared them round after so everyone could get that extra energy once the class was over. This was a great way to stop myself from eating them all!

If you are looking for a tasty treat that will keep you really satisfied and filled up between meals then these protein power cookies are the perfect choice.

Protein Power Cookies

Makes 10

Prep Time: 20 mins

Cook Time: 20 mins

Total Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

400g Tin Chickpeas, drained and washed

2 tbs Olive Oil (mild or medium)

2 tbs nut milk (I actually used coconut milk and hemp milk might work well but whichever your prefer)

2 tbs Tahini

35g/1/2 Cup Powdered Agave

5 tbs Pea Protein

2 tbs Coconut Flour

1/2 tsp Cinnamon

1 tsp Baking Powder

1/2 tsp Salt (or I used SoLow)

50g/1/4 Cup Dark Chocolate, chopped

Instructions

1. Preheat your oven to 180C/350F/Gas Mark 4

2. Place the chickpeas in a food processor with the tahini, milk and oil and blend until smooth.

3. Sieve the agave, pea protein, coconut flour, cinnamon, baking powder and salt into the food processor and pulse to combine.

4. Gently stir the chopped chocolate into the mix.

5. Divide the mix into 10 equal balls and then on a baking tray, lined with parchment paper, flatten all 10 balls into cookie shapes.

6. Bake cookies in the oven for 15-20 mins and then remove and leave to cool before transferring to a wire rack until they are completely cooled.