CHOCOLATE PEANUT BUTTER QUINOA COOKIES

You are all in for a treat this week... literally! Fallon is back sharing a recipe for some ridiculously good cookies.

A few weeks ago I opened my front door to find a beautiful box filled with these cookies fresh out of the oven and a note from Fallon. They were instantly devoured and throughly enjoyed! Needless to say, Fallon made our day.

Don't let the quinoa throw you off... these cookies won't disappoint!

ENJOY!

Elizabeth

Hi Friends,

I’m excited to be back and sharing a new recipe with you today! If you are anything like me a warm, fresh-out-of-the-oven cookie always seems to be calling my name. (I may have even convinced my husband it’s one of my love languages.) Unfortunately, It’s not always easy to find a good and healthy cookie with food limitations.

Having recently moved to the suburbs, my husband and I are conveniently living with Whole Foods in our backyard. After perusing the bakery many times at Whole Foods and practically drooling over all their yummy treats, I quickly came to love the Peanut Butter Quinoa cookie by Cravin Raven Bakery in Southeast, Portland.

However, I also quickly came to learn that some of my favorite bakery treats weren’t so friendly to my budget. I decided to get creative in the kitchen and come up with my own version of the Peanut Butter Quinoa Cookie, but adding some chocolate on top. Because who doesn’t like to add chocolate to a cookie? After some trail and error, I think I’ve finally settled on this delicious and full of protein recipe.

I hope you enjoy it as much as I do!

Fallon

P.S. If you have a great recipe for cookies, please share with the rest of us! Also, make sure to join in on Instagram and tag you food photos with #hespeaksthekitchen.

CHOCOLATE PEANUT BUTTER QUINOA COOKIES

gluten free, dairy free, soy free

Ingredients:

1/2 cup of oat flour

1 cup of quinoa flakes (these can be found at Whole Foods or New Seasons and look like this)

1/2 cup of gluten-free oats

3/4 cup of peanut butter

1/2 cup of maple syrup

1/8 tsp of sea salt

1 tsp vanilla

1/2 tsp of baking soda

1 tsp of baking powder

1 flax seed "egg" (1 tbs flex seed + 3 tbs water)

Optional Topping:

3/4 cup chocolate chips

1 tbs of maple syrup

To Make:

1. Pre-heat oven to 350.

2. Mix together flax seed egg and set aside.

3. Mix together dry ingredients: oat flour, quinoa flakes, gluten-free oats, baking soda, and baking powder, sea salt and set aside.

4. Mix together wet ingredients: maple syrup, vanilla, and flax seed egg.

5. Begin to add dry ingredients to wet ingredients and mix together until the dough is fully mixed.

6. Roll into balls on caking sheet and flatten (I used a mason jar!).

7. Bake for 12-15 minutes. Keep an eye on them though, as you want them to be light brown.

8. Heat the chocolate chips and maple syrup in a pan on low heat. Stirring every 20-30 seconds to make sure the chocolate doesn’t burn.

9. After removing the cookies from the oven and letting them cool, you can drizzle or full cover them with chocolate over the top.

10. Now they are ready to be served with a glass of almond milk or you favorite summer drink.

All photos by Bethany Small

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CHOCOLATE PEANUT BUTTER QUINOA COOKIES

gluten free, dairy free, soy free

Ingredients:

1/2 cup of oat flour

1 cup of quinoa flakes

1/2 cup of gluten-free oats

3/4 cup of peanut butter

1/2 cup of maple syrup

1/8 tsp of sea salt

1 tsp vanilla

1/2 tsp of baking soda

1 tsp of baking powder

1 flax seed egg (1 tbs flex seed + 3 tbs water)

Optional: