Sunday, August 23, 2009

Chocolate Chip Cookies with Chickpeas

This one is from Jessica Seinfeld's cookbook, Deceptively Delicious! Trust me, you might really enjoy these and never go back to Tollhouse! Hopefully your kids will like them...mine do!!

Nonstick cooking spray
1 cup packed light or dark brown sugar
3/4 cup butter or trans-fat-free margarine
2 large egg whites
2 tsp vanilla extract
1 15-oz can chickpeas, drained and rinsed
2 cups high quality semisweet chocolate chips
2 cups all-purpose flour (I like to substitute at least 1/4 to 1/3 of the flour with white whole wheat)
1/2 cup old fashioned oats
1 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt

Preheat to 350. Coat a baking sheet with cooking spray. Using a stand mixer, beat the sugar and fat of choice on medium speed until smooth. Beat in the egg whites and vanilla, then the chickpeas and chocolate chips. (Let the mixer mash the chickpeas until crushed but not smooth.) Add the flour, oats, baking soda and salt and mix until a thick dough forms.
Drop by tablespoonful onto baking sheet and press gently with a fork to flatten. Bake until the cookies are golden brown and set, 11 to 13 minutes. Do not overbake. Transfer to a rack to cool. Hope you like them!