Fashionably Late Easter Recipe 2

Cookies are my all-time fav treat, okay right under ice cream, but hell you can make cookies a lot easier at home than you can make some ice cream. I reallly need to get a blender, the 2-ingredient ice cream, banana and almond milk? Done deal. Worth getting a blender just for that!

Until then I'll continue to make cookies...I know I've mention the wonderful Katie before, but she truly is a dessert-making queen in the blog world. Click on he underlined name to check out more dessert-goodness from her.

I saw this recipe on her site and I just had to CHECK BAKE taste it first hand. I didn't end up using the exact recipe she used, but OMG...It's really good. I served it on Easter and none of my roomies could guess the special ingredient. Holler! - insert evil (bunny?) laugh here-

Ingredients//

• 1 1/2 cups of chickpeas - I boiled some fresh and it took literally 2 hours, you can always buy them fresh & soak them for about 12-24 hours so they cook quicker or you can buy the organic (unsalted if available) canned version
• This definitely makes this a Strange But Good Entry, head over to Laura's blog here for more awesome strange recipes - Today's she has Hummus French Toast whaaaa
• 1 tbsp no salt no sugar added smooth PB
• 2 tbsp raw almond butter
• 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract 
• 1/8 tsp baking soda
• 1/8 salt
• 3/4 brown sugar - I would had a little over  1/4 next time I use the recipe, it was quite brown sugar-y
• 1 tbsp applesauce
• 1/4 cup quinoa flakes
• 2 tsp cinnamon
• sprinkles

Directions//

1. Mash chickpeas - I used a fork, it was labor but...worked
2. Melt nut butter/PB in microwave (15 secs)
3. Work on the chickpeas until it's mashed hardcore
4. Once mashed hardcore add in melted PB/nut butter, & brown sugar
5. Add in rest of the ingredients: blending as you go
6. Heat oven to 350 degrees
7. Put on to cookie tray or add into square dish
8. Cook for 30-35 minutes
9. Take cookies out, middle may still be soft - as it cools it will harden up
10. Enjoy, and try not to eat half the pan like me...

Have you ever made a recipe with a secret ingredient? 

What was it? Did people figure it out?

be GOOD to YOURSELF,

Jess