Healthy Quinoa Cookies - Low Sugar, High Protein, High Fiber

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup honey
• 1/4 cup blackstrap molasses
• 1/3 cup almond butter, creamy
• 1/4 cup peanut butter, organic creamy
• 1/2 cup coconut oil, extra virgin, room temperature (solid is ok)
• 1 cup gluten-free flour (i use bob's red mill)
• 1/3 cup almond meal
• 1 teaspoon flax seed meal
• 2 tablespoons flax seed meal
• 3/4 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon ginger
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups quinoa, cooked
• 1 large egg

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 mix 1 teaspoon of ground flaxseed with a tablespoon of water. set aside.
• 3 in bowl of a mixer, add first 5 ingredients, and blend until well combined.
• 4 next, add flour, almond meal, remaining ground flaxseed, spices, baking soda, and salt.
• 5 add ground flaxseed and water mixture, which should already appear a bit thick or gelatinous.
• 6 mix altogether until well incorporated. you should have a thick sticky dough.
• 7 add egg and mix until blended.
• 8 add cooked quinoa, and mix briefly until dough is uniform.
• 9 drop by spoonful on parchment paper lined cookie sheets. these cookies spread out thin and flat but are soft and chewy, so leave room between spoonfuls.
• 10 bake for 15 minutes, or longer if you like crispy edges.