This highlighted recipe is edible cookie dough with chickpeas! Yes, chickpea cookie dough! This is an easy recipe with only a few ingredients needed. Chickpeas, sunflower or nut butter, agave nectar, vanilla extract, and chocolate chips are required. This is an excellent recipe as children tend to love edible cookie dough, but its high amounts of sugar make it not the best option for a kid to have every day. Therefore with this alternative edible chickpea cookie dough, kids can enjoy it daily. 

Edible cookie dough can be consumed in a variety of ways. It can be served as a side dip with your favorite crackers or as a frosting on the tip of your favorite muffins. Other toppings can be used rather than chocolate chips depending on the season. For example, pumpkin puree can be used instead of chickpeas and pumpkin seeds during the fall to add more color and flavor.