Chocolate Chunk Quinoa Cookies Recipe
Quinoa in a dessert? You’d never know it when you taste these yummy chocolate chunk quinoa cookies loaded with fiber and protein!
Ingredients
- 1 cup cooked quinoa cooled
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter
- 3/4 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 3/4 cup all-purpose flour or gluten-free all-purpose flour
- 1 cup chocolate chunks semisweet or dark
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line 2 cookie sheets with parchment paper. Place quinoa in a food processor and pulse, scraping down sides often until it becomes a paste. Add butter, sugars, salt and vanilla then pulse until completely combined.
- Transfer to a mixing bowl then sift in flour and baking soda. Mix until combined then fold in chocolate chunks. Drop golf ball-sized portions onto cookie sheets.
- Bake 12–13 minutes or until lightly brown around edges and centers are firm. Remove from oven, cool on wire racks and enjoy!
Notes
Whenever cooking quinoa, be sure to rinse it well first to get rid of its naturally bitter taste.
Nutrition
Calories: 155kcal | Carbohydrates: 24g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 10mg | Sodium: 158mg | Potassium: 43mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 13g