Nut free "peanut butter" cookies grain free dairy free gluten free egg free

Have to post this here so I can find it - I just dug through 6 months of facebook posts to find the link!  My sister found this recipe and introduced it to us this fall when she was visiting.  I KNOW it sounds crazy, but I swear, they are GOOD.  We tried several versions - including tahini.  Believe it or not, the tahini ones were my favorites!  These can also be made with peanut butter, sun butter  or almond butter.    The only thing you need to watch is that it is the ALL NATURAL version.  No added oils, etc.  The original is here:

http://www.texanerin.com/2012/04/grain-free-peanut-butter-chocolate-chip-cookie-dough-bites.html

They worked great for us - particularly for Ben who is ridiculously hard to find snacks to take to preschool.  The only downside is I ate more than my fair share.  You know, because they're almost "healthy".

Not Peanut Butter bites

• 1¼ cups canned chickpeas, well-rinsed and patted dry with a paper towel
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• ½ cup + 2 tablespoons tahini (sesame seed paste - usually you'll find it in the peanut butter aisle)
• ¼ cup real maple syrup (or honey) 
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• a pinch of salt (unless you're using a nut butter that has it already)
• ½ cup mini chocolate chips (Enjoy Life is completely allergy safe or regular Nestle mini chips if small amounts of soy are tolerated) or flake off a Lindt 80% bar for another soy dairy corn free option
• Preheat oven to 350°F.  Combine all the ingredients, except for the chocolate chips, in a food processor and process until very smooth. Scrape the sides and process again til smooth. Stir in chocolate chips.  Important: do NOT eat the dough.  It tastes awful. LOL  No idea how it works, but I swear when you bake it they taste good!  The mixture will be very thick and sticky.  Wet hands and form into 1½" balls. Place on a piece of parchment paper. Press down slightly on the balls to form a cookie shape as they won't rise much.  Bake for about 10 minutes. The dough balls will still be very soft when you take them out of the oven. They will not set like normal cookies.  Store in an airtight container at room temperature (or in the fridge) for up to 1 week.