Description
Made with only 8 ingredients, these flourless Quinoa Chocolate Chip Cookies are the easiest gluten-free, grain-free, egg-free, vegan superfood cookies boasting with plant-based protein and fiber to satisfy any chocolate chip cookie craving in just 30 minutes!
Ingredients
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- 4 flax eggs (4 tablespoons ground flaxseed meal + 1/2 cup water)
- 1/2 cup tapioca starch
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 3/4 cup maple sugar* (may substitute with coconut sugar)
- 1 cup cooked quinoa
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 cup peanut butter (or other nut/seed butter)
- 1/2 cup dark chocolate chips
Instructions
- Cook one serving of quinoa per package directions. I like to do this the night before and store it in an airtight container in the fridge overnight, but if you do it the same day just allow for about 15-20 minutes of additional time to make these cookies.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Make the flax eggs by combining the flaxseed meal and water together in a bowl and let it sit to 'gel up'.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the tapioca starch, baking powder and maple sugar. Add the cooked quinoa, vanilla, peanut butter (or other nut/seed butter) and flax eggs to the bowl and mix until a batter forms, then fold in the chocolate chips.
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper, then using a large cookie scoop (about 2-3 heaping tablespoons of batter per cookie), scoop the cookie dough onto the baking sheet leaving a few inches in between cookies.
- Bake the cookies for 15-20 minutes, they should just start to look golden- avoid over baking unless you like crunchier cookies.
- Remove the cookies from the oven and let them cool for about 5 minutes, then using the back of a small bowl or measuring up gently flatten the cookies, not too flat. Let them cool to set up completely and then enjoy!
- Keep them stored in an airtight container on your counter for up to 3 days.
Notes
**the quinoa might become slightly crunchy as the cookies cool
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Additional Time: 0 hours
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1
- Calories: 222
- Sugar: 11
- Sodium: 167
- Fat: 13
- Saturated Fat: 3
- Unsaturated Fat: 8
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 23
- Fiber: 3
- Protein: 6
- Cholesterol: 14