SAFE TO EAT, vegan, protein filled, all natural, good for you COOKIE DOUGH!

Try some of this delicious, all-natural, vegan, and protein rich cookie dough to snack on.  It's actually kind of good for you. It was inspired by a recipe from a friend who made me some of these into cookie dough balls covered in chocolate once as a gift. I made them tonight but was a little impatient and just wanted cookie dough right away, so I skipped the covering in chocolate part. I'll make that recipe at some point though I'm sure. This stuff is so amaazzzzzingggggg, gotta try it. Oh and the best part? You can eat it raw, OR bake it!

Ingredients 

1 can of chickpeas, drained and rinsed
3 tablespoons of honey or agave nectar
1 tablespoon of fair trade organic sugar
⅛ teaspoon of baking soda (only if you're baking it)
⅛ teaspoon of baking powder (only if you're baking it)
4 tablespoons of peanut or almond butter
2 tablespoons of vanilla
pinch of salt
handful of vegan chocolate chips (optional)

Directions

Put all ingredients into a food processor and blend well! If you want your chocolate chips whole, add them in and mix by hand afterwards, but if you want them well blended (like in the picture) toss them into the food processor too. Eat as much as you want..no raw eggs, no salmonella, but lots of protein... enjoy it! Keep leftovers in fridge, or for taste cookie dough bites, roll into balls and refrigerate overnight.

TO COOK: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place heaping spoonfuls onto a greased cookie sheet and bake in the oven for 20 minutes. You can undercook them a bit if you want them softer, no salmonella to worry about!