Quinoa Cookies

I bake with my 3-year-old at least once a week, and this quinoa cookie recipe was a hit. We have tried a plethora of different cookies with different fruits and bases. My 3-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.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 35 mins
• Total Time: 45 mins
• Calories: 188 Calories

Ingredients

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

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease 2 baking sheets.

Step 2

Bring water and quinoa to a boil in a saucepan. Place a cover on the saucepan, reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer until water is completely absorbed, 15 to 20 minutes.

Step 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 quinoa mixture.

Step 4

Drop dough by spoonfuls onto the prepared baking sheets.

Step 5

Bake in the preheated oven until browned around the edges, 20 to 25 minutes. Allow cookies to cool and firm a few minutes on the baking sheets before transferring them to a rack to cool.