Quinoa Chocolate Cookies Recipe

Step 1: To begin making Quinoa Chocolate Cookies, first preheat your oven to 180 C, while you prepare the cookie dough

Step 2: The first step to prepare the cookie dough is to crack an egg into a medium-sized bowl

Step 3: To this add the vanilla essence, salt, oil and beat it all together until well combined

Step 4: Next, add the sugar to this mixture and beat once again

Step 5: To this, add in the cooked quinoa, all purpose flour, shredded coconut, oats, baking powder, mashed banana and combine it all well

Step 6: Scatter the chia seeds into the mix along with 1/2 cup of chocolate chips and stir once again

Step 7: Line a baking sheet with wax paper or parchment paper on which you will bake the cookies

Step 8: Using a small ice cream scoop, place scoops of the mixture on the paper, leaving an inch between them

Step 9: This space allows the cookies to spread as they bake

Step 10: Place the baking sheet in the preheated oven and bake the cookies for 12 to 15 minutes, until they're golden

Step 11: When done, take the sheet out of the oven and place it on a wire rack to cool completely

Step 12: The cookies continue to bake while they are hot out of the oven

Step 13: Meanwhile, prepare the chocolate frosting by melting the remaining 1 cup of dark chocolate chips in a water bath

Step 14: To do this, place a saucepan of water on the heat

Step 15: Place the chocolate chips in a heatproof bowl and place the bowl over the saucepan with water, such that the water does not come in contact with the heatproof bowl

Step 16: With a spatula or a whisk gently stir the chocolate chips, which will start melting due to the heat generated below

Step 17: When the chocolate has melted completely, take it off the heat and allow it to settle for a couple of minutes

Step 18: By now, the cookies would have cooled too

Step 19: Dip the cookies into the chocolate and set them down to cool again

Step 20: As it cools a second time, the chocolate will set, coating them evenly

Step 21: Once done, allow it to cool and store the Quinoa Chocolate Cookies in a airtight container

Step 22: Serve the Quinoa Chocolate Cookies as a tea time snack along with a cup of Masala Chai or even pack them into the snack box for kids