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!
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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!
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.
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?
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!
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!
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.
Megan is a nutritionist who coaches women 35+ lose weight sustainably. She is the author of the Low Calorie Cookbook, fitness instructor, host of the Dish On Ditching Diets Podcast and creator of Skinny Fitalicious where you get lighter, higher protein recipes. Follow Megan on Facebook, Pinterest, YouTube and Instagram for the latest updates.
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!
Hi Megan,
are the egg whites whipped or not at all?
Thanks for the awesomeness!
Gabo
Hi Gabo, you just mix the egg whites with the other ingredients listed. You don’t need to whip them.
Can you use coconut flour or almond flour?
I haven’t tried. Almond would probably work.
Do you use cooked quinoa??
Yes
Can’t wait to bake these! Could you use dates instead of coconut sugar?
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!
I made them today and they were delicious. #BESTCOOKIESEVER
YAY! I’m so glad you loved them honey. Miss you! XOXO
Can you use stevia in place of the coconut sugar?
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!
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Love you and your cookies!
you know me and quinoa! love using the leftovers for cookies or cakes or whatever! YUM!
Oh yes! Gotta put it to good use, yes?
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!
Your boys would love them Blair! I couldn’t believe how my friends kids gobbled them up.
I just love quinoa and trying new recipes using it! will definitely give these a try! Have a great weekend!
Hope you like them Taylor! Have a good weekend girl. 🙂