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This chickpea cookie dough is a healthier take on regular cookie dough! It is made with 7 common pantry ingredients and is easy to prepare. It's also naturally vegan, refined sugar-free and can be made gluten-free, just like my chickpea blondies.

Fudgy chickpea cookie dough in a glass jar with scoop taken out.

Why you'll love this recipe

This cookie dough is packed with wholesome ingredients! Compared to other chickpea cookie dough recipes, this recipe is more decadent as it has more nut butter. I also added more flour which minimizes any potential chickpea flavor in the cookie dough.

While this doesn't taste exactly like conventional eggless cookie dough, you'll still get your sweet and fudgy hit from this recipe.

Ingredients you'll need

Flatlay of ingredients for chickpea cookie dough.

The full list of ingredient quantities and instructions are in the gray recipe card at the bottom of this post.

Notes about the ingredients

Cooked chickpeas or white beans, either canned or home-cooked. If using canned, make sure you rinse and drain them well to remove any excess chickpea or bean flavor.

Nut butter of choice. I used cashew butter as it has the most subtle flavor. You can also use almond butter, peanut butter, or sunflower seed butter to make it nut-free! Keep in mind that nut and seed butters vary greatly in consistency so you may need to add a little more flour or milk for your desired cookie dough consistency.

Maple syrup to sweeten this healthy cookie dough. Alternatively, you can use any liquid sweetener, soft dates, or coconut sugar!

Oat flour or rolled oats that have been ground up in a food processor. If you're gluten-free, make sure you use uncontaminated gluten-free oats. In Australia and New Zealand, all oats contain traces of gluten, so use heat-treated gluten-free flour or almond flour to make this celiac-friendly.

Alternatively, you might like my classic vegan cookie dough recipe.

Round scoops of cookie dough in a shallow bowl.

How to make chickpea cookie dough

If you're making your own oat flour, process your rolled oats in your food processor before anything else. If you add them at the same time as the other ingredients, they won't blend well.

Otherwise, simply add all the ingredients to a food processor and blend until combined. It's really that easy!

Four image collage showing how to make the cookie dough in a food processor.

Customizing this recipe

To make firmer chickpea cookie dough that can be rolled into balls, add more flour. Or to make a chickpea cookie dough dip, add dairy-free milk or water.

Otherwise, there are heaps of delicious things that you can add to your cookie dough, including:

Cinnamon and nutmeg for a donut-like flavor.
Cocoa powder for chocolate cookie dough. Replace a few tablespoons of the flour with cocoa powder. You'll need to add more milk as cocoa powder is more absorbent.
Pumpkin spice or gingerbread spices. Or check out my vegan ice cream sandwiches with gingerbread cookie dough.
Sprinkles for funfetti cookie dough which tastes like birthday cake!

Close up of small ice cream scoops of cookie dough with sprinkle of flaked salt on parchment paper.

Serving suggestions

For a quick snack, enjoy the chickpea cookie dough by the spoonful! If you want an on-the-go snack, make a firmer cookie dough and roll it into balls. Or for a fun dessert, shape the cookie dough into bars.

Or make a softer cookie dough and bring it as a dip to a party! It is great served with apple slices, pretzels or graham crackers.

You can also bake this cookie dough into cookies (see the recipe card at the bottom of this post). Or check out my soft and fudgy chickpea blondies.

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Chickpea cookie dough in a glass jar showing fudgy and messy texture.

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5 from 27 votes

Chickpea Cookie Dough

This chickpea cookie dough is a healthier take on regular cookie dough! It is made with 7 common pantry ingredients and is easy to prepare! It's also naturally vegan, refined sugar-free and can be made gluten-free.

Prep Time15

Total Time15

Cuisine: American

Servings: small scoops

Author: Anthea

Ingredients

▢ ~1 ½ cups (250g) chickpeas, canned or cooked fresh (I got this amount of chickpeas from a 15oz or 440g can)
▢ ½ cup (125g) cashew butter, or nut/seed butter of choice
▢ ¾ cup (70g) oat flour, or rolled oats (note 1)
▢ ¼ cup (85g) maple syrup, (note 2 for alternatives)
▢ 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, or to taste
▢ ⅛ teaspoon salt, or to taste
▢ ½ cup (85g) mini dairy-free chocolate chips, or to taste

Instructions

Add all the ingredients except the chocolate chips to a food processor. Process until the mixture as smooth as possible.
For thicker cookie dough, add more flour. For runnier cookie dough, add some dairy-free milk or water.
Remove the blade of your food processor. Add the chocolate chips and mix through with a spoon or spatula. Make sure your cookie dough isn't warm when you add the chocolate otherwise the chocolate will melt.
Scoop the cookie dough into a serving bowl. Alternatively, use an ice cream scoop to divide the dough into mounds or roll the dough into balls. Enjoy! (note 2)
Store the cookie dough in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days or in the freezer for up to 1 month.

Notes

If you're making your own oat flour, add ⅔ cup (80g) of rolled oats to a food processor or blender and grind them up as finely as possible. Add the rest of the ingredients and process until combined. If you're gluten-free, make sure you use uncontaminated gluten-free oats. In some countries like Australia and New Zealand, all oats contain traces of gluten, so use heat-treated gluten-free flour or almond flour instead.
The cookie dough can be baked into soft and fudgy cookies. Make sure your cookie dough isn't too sticky. Squash the cookie dough balls into flat round shapes (they will not spread in the oven). Arrange them on a tray lined with parchment paper and bake them in a preheated oven at 180°C (350°F) for around 10-13 minutes. Alternatively, check out my baked chickpea blondies.

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