ORANGE SPICED QUINOA COOKIE

By Iggiewoman

Ingredients

• 2 1/3 cups Cooked Quinoa
• 1/2 cup Fresh Squeezed Orange Juice
• Zest from 1 Large Orange
• 1/2 tsp Baking Powder
• 1/2 tsp Baking Soda
• 1/4 tsp Salt
• 1/4 tsp Nutmeg
• 1 tsp Cinnamon
• 1 1/4 cup Whole Wheat Pastry Flour
• 3 TB Canola Oil
• 3 TB Apple Sauce
• 1 Cup dark Brown Sugar
• 1/2 large Banana, pureed
• 3 tsp Vanilla Extract
• 1/2 cup Chopped Walnut (or nut of choice)
• 1/2 cup Dried Cranberries (or Cherries)
• Raw Sugar or Sanding Sugar
• Whole Walnuts

Details

Servings 1
Adapted from livinginclogs.blogspot.com

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Stir together cooked Quinoa, Orange Juice and Orange Zest. In separate bowl , mix Baking Powder, Baking Soda, Salt, Cinnamon, Nutmeg and Flour. On low, in a mixer, cream Oil, Banana and Sugar until fully combined and then add Vanilla. Slowly add dry ingredients into the sugar and oil mixture until well mixed. Fold in the Quinoa, Nuts and Cranberries. Batter will be wet and slightly sticky.

Drop batter by tablespoon on to a parchment or Silpat lined sheet pan, leaving plenty of space between cookies. Press one whole Walnut on top of cookie to flatten out the batter, then sprinkle with raw sugar. Bake for approximately 18-20 minutes or until edges are golden brown.

Yields approximately 18 cookies.