Cookies and beans? Yes beans! Black beans. I’ve seen them numerous times amongst brownie recipes out there but now, here they are in chocolate, fudgy cookies.
I was sceptical of how these were going to turn out, especially upon opening up my can of black beans and thinking they smelt more like cat food than the desirable chocolate cookies I was aspiring for. But upon adding in the cocoa powder and vanilla, they were well on their way to becoming a satisfying cookie dough.
I used this recipe and made a couple of variations subbing out the dried cherries and chili for walnuts and raw cacao nibs. I have to say, they turned out pretty well. I think upon making these a few more times I could end up making them into the perfect base for a gluten free and even vegan cookie. No flour, no sugar, and they can be made with no eggs; whatever you fancy.
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