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Quinoa Cookies {GF, Low Cal}

Published: Aug 12, 2016 · Modified: May 1, 2020 by Megan

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These Quinoa Cookies laced with coconut and cinnamon are soft, chewy and melt-in-your-mouth. Made with a handful of healthy ingredients and packed with protein and whole grains, you couldn't ask for a better cookie! Gluten Free + Low Calorie

These Quinoa Cookies laced with coconut and cinnamon are soft, chewy and melt-in-your-mouth. Made with a handful of healthy ingredients and packed with protein and whole grains, you couldn't ask for a better cookie!

It's Friday! Let's eat cookies!!! Who's with me? And these aren't just any cookies friends. These are soft and chewy, cinnamon, coconut laced Quinoa Cookies that no joke melt-in-your-mouth. They're so scrumptiously delicious it's hard to resist eating the entire batch.

You know I forgot about these cookies. Wait, did I mention they're phenomenal? Because they are! You may want to preheat the oven now.

I made these in June to bring on my trip to Chicago. Two days before my trip I realized, "oh crap! I didn't bake anything." I was visiting friends and always like to bring the kids a little something special since I'm basically hijacking their Mom for the weekend. Plus if they're healthy the parents really can't say no. See, I got parents figured out. Haha.

These Quinoa Cookies laced with coconut and cinnamon are soft, chewy and melt-in-your-mouth. Made with a handful of healthy ingredients and packed with protein and whole grains, you couldn't ask for a better cookie!

So I took to the kitchen last minute, all frazzled (with flour in my hair), tossed in a little of this and a little of that, put it in the oven and prayed the baking Gods would make it work and in this case, it did! Magical Quinoa Cookies came out of the oven smelling irresistible.

As soon as I tasted one, it was game over. I could not stop eating them. I ate so many I had to make another batch. Oops!

The unfortunate part was that despite my best efforts wrapping them in bubble wrap, a few got dismantled en route. My friend laughed at me for wrapping cookies in bubble wrap. Hey, at least I tried! How else are you supposed to transport cookies?

These Quinoa Cookies laced with coconut and cinnamon are soft, chewy and melt-in-your-mouth. Made with a handful of healthy ingredients and packed with protein and whole grains, you couldn't ask for a better cookie!

Fortunately, no one minded the broken cookies. They were so good they were fighting for crumbs. The morning they dropped me off at the airport, their oldest daughter, Ava kept shouting from the car "remember to send the cookie recipe."

I'm taking that as a sign that quinoa cookies were a success even if I am a bad "aunt" for forgetting. Technically I did remember, just a little late. Getting old sucks. 🙁

These Quinoa Cookies remind me of a Girl Scout cookie. I couldn't tell you which one. It's been awhile since I've been a Girl Scout so I'll leave that investigation to you because you will surely want to make these. If I could get an 8 year old to love them, I'm sure you will too 😉

Quinoa Cookies

Quinoa Cookies {GF, Low Cal}

Megan Olson
These Quinoa Cookies laced with coconut and cinnamon are soft, chewy and melt-in-your-mouth. Made with a handful of healthy ingredients and packed with protein and whole grains, you couldn't ask for a better cookie!
5 from 1 vote
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Prep Time 5 minutes mins
Cook Time 12 minutes mins
Total Time 17 minutes mins
Course Cookies, Snack
Cuisine American
Servings 14 cookies
Calories 118 kcal

Ingredients
 
 

  • 1 cup quinoa cooked
  • 1 cup Gluten Free 1 to 1 baking flour
  • 1/2 cup shredded coconut
  • 1/4 cup coconut sugar
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 4 egg whites room temperature
  • 1/4 cup coconut oil melted
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven 350 F. Prepare a baking sheet with a silicone slip mat.
  • In a small bowl, sift together flour, shredded coconut, cinnamon and baking powder.
  • In another larger bowl, mix together egg whites, vanilla and sugar. Slowly fold in the flour mixture.
  • Last stir in the coconut oil and quinoa (adding the oil in last prevents it from hardening).
  • Drop 2 heaping tablespoons of batter onto the baking sheet to form a cookie. Repeat until all the batter is gone.
  • Bake 10-12 minutes until cookies are slightly browned around the edges.
  • Remove from the oven and allow to cool 5 minutes on the baking sheet before gently removing and transferring to a cooling rack. These are delicate cookies so use a sturdy spatula to remove them.
  • Store in the refrigerator up to one week.

Notes

  • My Amazon shop has more products similar to those used for this recipe and that I recommend to my nutrition clients.

Nutrition

Serving: 1cookieCalories: 118kcalCarbohydrates: 14.8gProtein: 2.4gFat: 5.5gSaturated Fat: 3.3gSodium: 25.4mgFiber: 0.4gSugar: 3.3g
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These Quinoa Cookies laced with coconut and cinnamon are soft, chewy and melt-in-your-mouth. Made with a handful of healthy ingredients and packed with protein and whole grains, you couldn't ask for a better cookie! Gluten Free + Low Calorie

 

These Quinoa Cookies laced with coconut and cinnamon are soft, chewy and melt-in-your-mouth. Made with a handful of healthy ingredients and packed with protein and whole grains, you couldn't ask for a better cookie!

About Megan

Megan is a certified nutrition practitioner, author, freelance food photographer and fitness instructor living in Phoenix, Arizona. On her blog, Skinny Fitalicious she shares EASY, gluten free recipes for weight loss. Follow Megan on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and Instagram for the latest updates.

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  1. Kaer Soutthard says

    February 09, 2019 at 8:48 pm

    exactly where is the cinnamon?

    Reply
    • Megan says

      February 10, 2019 at 7:49 am

      Not sure what you mean? It's the 5th ingredient and step 2 in the instructions.

      Reply
  2. Gabo says

    October 05, 2018 at 6:03 am

    Hi Megan,

    are the egg whites whipped or not at all?

    Thanks for the awesomeness!

    Gabo

    Reply
    • Megan says

      October 05, 2018 at 9:10 am

      Hi Gabo, you just mix the egg whites with the other ingredients listed. You don't need to whip them.

      Reply
  3. Laurel says

    April 14, 2017 at 5:32 pm

    Can you use coconut flour or almond flour?

    Reply
    • Megan says

      April 15, 2017 at 11:47 am

      I haven't tried. Almond would probably work.

      Reply
  4. Mary says

    April 12, 2017 at 4:33 pm

    Do you use cooked quinoa??

    Reply
    • Megan says

      April 13, 2017 at 7:14 am

      Yes

      Reply
  5. Tan says

    March 27, 2017 at 3:03 am

    Can't wait to bake these! Could you use dates instead of coconut sugar?

    Reply
    • Megan says

      March 27, 2017 at 7:50 am

      I haven't tried, but I'm thinking they wouldn't. The cookies are delicate and need the sugar to hold them together. Maybe date sugar!

      Reply
  6. Ava Kozlovsky says

    March 12, 2017 at 11:53 am

    I made them today and they were delicious. #BESTCOOKIESEVER

    Reply
    • Megan says

      March 12, 2017 at 12:22 pm

      YAY! I'm so glad you loved them honey. Miss you! XOXO

      Reply
  7. Mary says

    August 13, 2016 at 10:03 pm

    Can you use stevia in place of the coconut sugar?

    Reply
    • Megan says

      August 14, 2016 at 8:36 am

      You could use Truvia. You could try Stevia, I'm not sure it would work as you need something that will hold them together. Let me know if you try it!

      Reply
  8. Jody - Fit at 58 says

    August 13, 2016 at 11:48 am

    MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

    Reply
    • Megan says

      August 14, 2016 at 8:37 am

      Love you and your cookies!

      Reply
  9. lindsay Cotter says

    August 12, 2016 at 12:53 pm

    you know me and quinoa! love using the leftovers for cookies or cakes or whatever! YUM!

    Reply
    • Megan says

      August 12, 2016 at 4:29 pm

      Oh yes! Gotta put it to good use, yes?

      Reply
  10. Blair says

    August 12, 2016 at 10:34 am

    Oh, yessss....I've got a bunch of already-cooked leftover quinoa sitting in my refrigerator just waiting to be made into healthy cookies! These sound delicious!

    Reply
    • Megan says

      August 12, 2016 at 4:28 pm

      Your boys would love them Blair! I couldn't believe how my friends kids gobbled them up.

      Reply
  11. Taylor Francy says

    August 12, 2016 at 10:15 am

    I just love quinoa and trying new recipes using it! will definitely give these a try! Have a great weekend!

    Reply
    • Megan says

      August 12, 2016 at 4:26 pm

      Hope you like them Taylor! Have a good weekend girl. 🙂

      Reply

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