Chocolate-Date Quinoa Cookies

Staff favorite! This gluten-free, date-sweetened recipe offers a fun way to use leftover cooked quinoa and makes tender, cakelike cookies—with no added sugar. Possible modifications: 

Notes and modifications:

• For a vegan recipe:
  • Substitute virgin coconut oil for the butter.
  • To replace eggs, place 2 tablespoons ground flaxseed in a small bowl with 3 tablespoons boiling water, stir to combine, and let stand 10 minutes before using.
• If making gluten-free cookies: You can also substitute 1.5 cups of your favorite GF flour blend for the dry ingredients.
  • If your GF flour blend does NOT contain them, add 3/4 teaspoon xanthan or guar gum, 1 teaspoon baking soda, 1 teaspoon baking powder, and 1/2 teaspoon sea salt.
• For those who eat wheat, 1½ cups of whole-wheat pastry flour can replace the brown rice flour, potato starch, tapioca flour, and xanthan or guar gum.

Chocolate-Date Quinoa Cookies

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Prep Time

50 minutes

Cook Time

15 minutes

Servings

26 people

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Ingredients

• 16 medjool dates pitted
• ½ cup (1 stick) butter room temperature
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 cups cooked quinoa
• 2 eggs
• DRY INGREDIENTS: see notes at right
• 1 cup brown rice flour
• 1/3 cup potato starch
• 3 tablespoons tapioca flour
• ¾ teaspoon xanthan or guar gum
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• ½ teaspoon sea salt
• 1 cup chocolate chips

Ingredients 16 medjool dates pitted ½ cup (1 stick) butter room temperature 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 2 cups cooked quinoa 2 eggs DRY INGREDIENTS: see notes at right 1 cup brown rice flour 1/3 cup potato starch 3 tablespoons tapioca flour ¾ teaspoon xanthan or guar gum 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon baking powder ½ teaspoon sea salt 1 cup chocolate chips

Prep Time 50 minutes Cook Time 15 minutes Servings 26 people Print Recipe

Instructions

1. If dates are dry, cover with boiling water and let stand 10 minutes to soften. Drain; chop coarsely.
2. Cream together dates and butter. Add vanilla, quinoa, and eggs; mix thoroughly.
3. In a separate bowl, combine next seven ingredients (flour through salt) and mix well. Fold dry ingredients into date mixture until combined. Stir in chocolate chips. Chill dough 30 minutes.
4. Preheat oven to 375°. Roll dough into 1½-inch balls and flatten slightly between palms to form cookies about ½ inch thick and 2 inches in diameter. Arrange on an ungreased baking sheet and bake 16–18 minutes. Transfer to a cooling rack.

Recipe Notes

Nutrition Facts

Chocolate-Date Quinoa Cookies

Amount Per Serving

Calories 157 Calories from Fat 54

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 6g 9%

Saturated Fat 4g 20%

Monounsaturated Fat 2g

Cholesterol 23mg 8%

Sodium 110mg 5%

Total Carbohydrates 25g 8%

Dietary Fiber 2g 8%

Protein 2g 4%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

PER SERVING: 157 cal, 6g fat (2g mono, 0g poly, 4g sat), 23mg chol, 2g protein, 25g carb, 2g fiber, 110mg sodium