Apple Quinoa Cookies with Dates and Walnuts

By Sarah-Lyn

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup sorghum flour
• 1/2 cup rice flour
• 1/2 cup tapioca flour
• 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
• 3/4 teaspoon of xanthan gum
• 3 cups quinoa flakes
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 8 oz. dried dates, chopped
• 1 cup walnuts, chopped
• 1 cup apple, chopped fine (I used my mini-prep food processor)
• 1 1/2 cups brown sugar
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1 cup butter (2 sticks)
• 2 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Details

Servings 30
Adapted from glutenfreemommy.com

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. In a med. bowl, beat the butter until fluffy and then add the brown sugar and the granulated sugar- beat for a few more minutes. Add the eggs one at a time and then add the vanilla. In a separate bowl, sift together all the dry ingredients. Slowly add to butter mixture- mix until combined. Mix in the apples, dates, and walnuts. Spoon on to cookie sheets lined with parchment paper. Make the cookies big- maybe a little more than 2 Tablespoons worth of dough. Leave about 2 inches between the cookies. Bake for about 19 minutes. Do not brown the cookies, but take them out when the edges begin to get a little brown.

2.5 dozen big cookies