Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Quinoa Cookies

Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Quinoa Cookies

Ingredients:

·         2 cups cooked quinoa

·         1/2 cup peanut butter (chunky or smooth)

·         3 tablespoons pure maple syrup (you can substitute honey or other sweeteners)

·         1/4 teaspoon sea salt

·         3/4 cup rolled oats

·         1/2 cup unsweetened, shredded coconut (I left these out)

·         1/2 cup chocolate chips ( I added another ½ cup)

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

2. Combine quinoa, peanut butter, maple syrup, salt, and oats in a large mixing bowl. Using an electric mixer on low/medium speed, combine ingredients well.
Tip: Allow the quinoa to cool before mixing it in. (the original lady did not do this so her chocolate melted and the cookies did not look like chocolate chip cookies)

3. Stir in coconut and chocolate chips.

4. Scoop and mold dough into round, tablespoon-sized cookies.

5. Place cookies on parchment-paper-lined baking sheets and bake for approximately 20 minutes, until bottoms are nicely browned.

6. Allow to cool completely before storing.