Last Updated on November 20, 2020 by Sweet and Savoury Pursuits
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These quick and easy Quinoa Chocolate Chip Cookies with a slightly crispy exterior and a soft and chewy interior are made with quinoa flour.
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These cookies are a favourite at my house. They hit all of the musts in a cookie. They're sweet, but not overly so, soft and tender but with a crispy exterior. And I personally love their beautiful crinkly top.
So if you have a craving for chocolate chip cookies or want to make a sweet treat for someone special, I recommend you bake them a batch of these Quinoa Chocolate Chip Cookies!
How to Make Quinoa Cookies
Though these cookies do include quinoa flour, I can't say they are healthy since they also include white flour and refined sugar. But at least they have some additional nutrients that are not found in cookies made with all-purpose flour alone.
I often combine quinoa flour and all-purpose or whole wheat pastry flour when making cookies and muffins. I find the slightly sweet and nutty taste of quinoa flour makes it perfect for baking.
Ingredients Overview:
- Unsalted butter
- Brown sugar
- One egg
- Pure vanilla extract
- All-purpose flour or whole wheat pastry flour
- Quinoa Flour
- Baking soda and salt
- Semi-sweet chocolate chips
Steps Overview:
Combine the flours, baking soda and salt in bowl. Whisk and set aside. In the bowl of you mixer, beat the butter and sugar until smooth and creamy.
Add the egg and vanilla and combine. Add the dry ingredients and beat until no traces of flour remain. Stir in the chocolate chips.
Scoop out balls of cookie dough and place them on the baking sheet a couple of inches apart. Press down on the balls gently to flatten them out slightly and bake until cookies are golden brown.
How to Store:
These cookies will keep well in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 5 days. If you have any extra cookies you can store them in a freezer bag and freeze them for up to three months. Thaw the desired quantity in the refrigerator.
Enjoy!
If you make this recipe let me know how it went for you in the comment section below. I'd love to know if you made any variations to the recipe and how it worked out. And if you take a picture, share it with me on Instagram by tagging #sweetandsavourypursuits, I love to see your photos!
Quinoa Chocolate Chip Cookies
Ingredients
- ½ cup unsalted butter softened 113 grams
- 1 cup light brown sugar packed, 220 grams
- 1 large egg
- 1 tsp. pure vanilla extract
- 1 cup all-purpose flour 128 grams
- ¾ cup quinoa flour 93 grams
- ½ tsp. baking soda
- ½ tsp. salt
- ½ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips 85 grams
Instructions
- Place a rack in the centre of your oven and preheat oven to 350ºF.
- Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
- In the bowl of your stand mixer cream the softened butter and brown sugar together for 2-3 minutes.
- Add in the egg and vanilla and beat until well blended.
- Add flour, quinoa flour, baking soda and salt and beat until no traces of flour remain.
- Add in the chocolate chips and stir until they are well-distributed in the cookie dough.
- Using a size 50 scoop, or a tablespoon, scoop out evenly sized cookie balls and place on a baking sheet approx. 2 inches apart. Repeat this process until the tray is full.
- Press gently on the cookies to flatten the tops out slightly.
- Bake in the oven for 10 to 12 minutes, or until cookies are golden brown.
- Let the cookies cool on the baking sheet for a couple of minutes and then move them to a rack to cool completely before storing them in an airtight container.
Notes
- The cookies will keep well in a covered container at room temperature for up to 5 days. They can be frozen for up to three months.
Nutrition
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A Kitchen Hoor says
WOW How interesting to add quinoa! A delicious and healthy addition to these yummy cookies! Thank you for linking up with #FoodieFridays! Please stop back this week to see if you were featured. http://akitchenhoor.blogspot.com/
Kloesunny @ Kloe's Kitchen says
These look sooo amazing! I have been dying to use quinoa....maybe this is the recipe!
Sweet and Savoury Pursuits says
Hi! I hope you do try them. These cookies have become my daughter's favourite, and she can be quite the critic!
Chez @ Chez Moi says
Interesting recipe. I love all the alternative flours that are available now - all of a sudden there are so many new flavours to try in baking - wonderful!
Sweet and Savoury Pursuits says
Thanks! I completely agree it's so much fun to try different flours in baking.
Patty Nguyen says
I love those crackly tops, Fida!
Sweet and Savoury Pursuits says
Thanks Patty, I really like that too 🙂 Have a great day!
Lily says
Great recipe, love that there is some quinoa goodness in these delicious cookies, pinned!
Sweet and Savoury Pursuits says
Thanks Lily! And thank you for pinning as well 🙂
Chitra Jagadish says
Quinoa flour in cookies- crowd fetcher and looks delicious. ...
Sweet and Savoury Pursuits says
Thank you Chitra 🙂
Eleanore Brickell says
these look delicious!!
Sweet and Savoury Pursuits says
Thanks Eleanore!
spiceinthecity says
I love this idea of adding Quinoa flour to make healthier cookies! The cookies look really delicious and I'm sure your daughter totally loved them. Thank you for sharing these at FF 🙂
Sweet and Savoury Pursuits says
Thank you, so do I and yes she loved them!
Natalie Tamara says
These look delicious. I saw quinoa flour in a shop for the first time the other day... I was so close to picking some up and now I wish I had! Will have to try these out as soon as I have got some of the flour in 🙂
Sweet and Savoury Pursuits says
Thanks Natalie, I think you will be very pleased with the taste of quinoa flour in baked goods, it's delicious!
nancyc says
I love this healthy version of one of my favorite cookies! 🙂
Sweet and Savoury Pursuits says
Thanks Nancy!