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almond butter chocolate chip quinoa cookies

1/29/2014

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okay, so, this is the part, very much like the beginning of a dramatic movie when credits are binging forth artistically here and there and the music fades out and there's text across the screen informing you that this is a true story. gasp.  i always wonder how true and how big of liberties they took with the actual events and script. but, in any case, these cookies are a true story.  the recipe inspirado comes from the Peanut Butter Quinoa Cookies recipe in the book Quinoa 365:  The Everyday Superfood.  check the book out, if you have not, it is my favourite cookbook for gluten free baking. hands down.  for any baking, actually. 

i am a full on anarchist when it comes to baking.  you always hear that, in the kitchen, baking is where you have to actually stick to a precise recipe.  feck that.  total anarchy baby. substitutions is my middle name.  could be sexier, but let's go with it.  

almond butter chocolat chip quinoa cookies

2 cups quinoa flour

2 tsp baking soda

1/4 tsp salt

1 cup butter

1/2 cup sucanat, stevia, xylitol, erythritol, date sugar, or plain old cane sugar*

1/2 cup brown sugar

2 large eggs

1 1/2 cups organic almond butter

1/2-1 cup chocolate chips (how chocolatey do you want them baby? it's up to you)

Preheat oven to 375F.

combine flour, baking soda and salt in a medium bowl and set aside.

cream the butter with the two "sugars" until smooth.  Beat in the eggs and then add the almond butter and mix well.  slowly add the flour mixture and blend well.   fold in your chocolate chips and chill the dough in the fridge for 20 minutes.

i like rolling little balls at this point but you could also use a 1 inch cookie scoop to spoon dough onto a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper.  place them 2 inches apart.  Flatten the balls with a fork in a crisscross design.

place on the center rack and bake 8-10 minutes, or until the cookies brown slightly on the edges and puff up.

remove the cookies from the oven and cool for a few before transferring to a cooling rack.  Store in a sealed container for up to 1 week. 

*so awesome using alternative sweetners in this one because my fam never knows. i can pop them in Loji's lunch and feel great about it.

*also, for all of you with super legit sweet tooths, the original recipe calls for 3/4 cup each white sugar and brown sugar.  my fave is to use 1/2 cup hippy kind, 1/2 cup brown sugz.  you get sweet from the added chocolate chips too....enjoy!

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Melody Blore
1/30/2014 12:06:11 am

These look and smell amazing!!!

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8/13/2022 07:10:41 pm

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    I'm Jody Starfish. My friends call me Martha Starfish because I obsess a wee bit over miss Martha Stewart, Pintrest, and all things clever and beautiful. Love to cook, play, craft, garden and love up my friends and family. Welcome to the rodeo.

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