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Today, I made the world’s most expensive nutritious cookies. The recipe is from Essential Eating: The Digestible Diet by Janie Quinn. She calls them Oatmeal Style Cookies, but they use quinoa flakes instead of oatmeal. To make them you need:
- 1 large egg
- 2 T filtered water
- 4 T melted butter
- 3/4 c maple sugar
- 3/4 c sprouted flour
- 3/4 c quinoa flakes
- 1 t cinnamon
- 1 t baking soda
- 1/2 t sea salt
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large bowl, slightly beat egg and mix in water and melted butter. In a medium bowl, combine maple sugar, flour, quinoa flakes, cinnamon, soda and salt; add to egg mixture. sitr until well blended. Drop rounded tablespoons onto greased cookie sheet. Bake 8 – 10 minutes or until light brown. Remove to wire rack to cool. Optional: add 1/3 c raisins or dried cranberries.
What the author has to say about some of the ingredients:
Quinoa: (Pronounced keen-wa) Most people think of this as a grain, but it is actually an herb. It is a complete protein and is wheat-free, gluten-free, and easy to digest.
Maple Sugar: Maple syrup and sugar are the easiest to digest natural sweeteners because they digest very slowly, avoiding a sugar rush into the bloodstream.
Sprouted Flour: Sprouting a grain changes its composition from a starch to a vegetable. More vital nutrients are able to be absorbed into the body. Unsprouted grain is difficult for the body to process.
Yes, the ingredients in this recipe were a bit expensive. Maple sugar is $10 a pound, quinoa flakes are $5 a pound and sprouted flour is about $3.50 a pound (these are less expensive in bulk). But, to put this in perspective, potato chips, depending on the brand are up to $6.00 a pound, Oreos are about $4.50 a pound and granola bars are about $6.00 a pound. Whatever the price, hearing Mike yell from the living room, “these are good!” makes them well worth it.
I just got some quinoa and have been wondering what I’m going to do with it. Thanks for the recipe!
Be sure to use quinoa flakes in the cookie recipe. Enjoy!
These were great! I made the recipe this morning and the whole family loved them. I used Sucanat instead of maple sugar and rice flour instead of sprouted flour – just because that’s what I had on hand. I shared this recipe on facebook – love how healthy it is! Thanks!
Fantastic, Cassi!! Thanks for letting me know and for sharing the recipe.