QUINOA COOKIES

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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.

Provided by Liz

Categories Desserts Cookies Drop Cookie Recipes

Time 50m

Yield 18

Number Of Ingredients 14

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

Steps:

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.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease 2 baking sheets.
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.
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 : Calories 187.9 calories, Carbohydrate 27.6 g, Fat 7.6 g, Fiber 2.7 g, Protein 4.3 g, SaturatedFat 3.2 g, Sodium 274.1 mg, Sugar 13.9 g