Quinoa Cookies

Name: Quinoa Cookies recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 35 min
Yield: 18 cookies
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: ⅔ cup water; ⅓ cup quinoa; 1 cup shredded coconut; 1 cup rolled oats; 1 cup all-purpose flour; ¾ cup brown sugar; 2 ripe bananas, mashed; ½ cup applesauce; ½ cup peanut butter; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1 teaspoon baking powder; ¾ cup semisweet chocolate chips

by David Lucas 1 year ago

4.6 (9)

35 minutes

187.9 kcal

27.6 g carbs

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Description

I bake with my three-year-old at least once a week. We have tried a plethora of different cookies with different fruits and bases. This one was a hit! My three-year-old and older child both loved these, and I did too! They are super simple to make and sneak fiber, protein, and other nutrients into dessert! I used one cookie sheet for nine cookies, three rows of three fit well.

Ingredients

⅔ cup water
⅓ cup quinoa
1 cup shredded coconut
1 cup rolled oats
1 cup all-purpose flour
¾ cup brown sugar
2 ripe bananas, mashed
½ cup applesauce
½ cup peanut butter
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
¾ cup semisweet chocolate chips

Directions

1. Bring water and quinoa to a boil in a saucepan. Place a cover on the saucepan, reduce heat to medium-low, and cook at a simmer until the moisture is absorbed completely, 15 to 20 minutes.
2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease 2 baking sheets.
3. Mix cooked quinoa, coconut, oats, flour, brown sugar, mashed bananas, applesauce, peanut butter, vanilla, salt, baking soda, and baking powder together in a large bowl. Fold chocolate chips into the quinoa mixture; drop by spoonful onto prepared baking sheets.
4. Bake in preheated oven until browned around the edges, 20 to 25 minutes. Allow cookies to set up a few minutes before transferring to a cooling rack

Nutrition Facts

serving: 18 cookies

calories: 187.9 kcal

carbohydrates: 27.6 g

protein: 4.3 g

saturated fat: 3.2 g

sodium: 274.1 mg

fiber: 2.7 g

sugar: 13.9 g