¾cuppacked light brown sugar (or 6 tablespoons Truvia Brown Sugar Blend)
2large eggs, at room temperature
¾cuppumpkin puree
¼cupcanola oil
¼cupdark molasses or liquid honey
1cupdried cranberries or raisins
Instructions
Position an oven rack in the middle of the oven. Preheat oven to 350F degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
In a large bowl, whisk together the quinoa flour, baking powder, cinnamon, ginger, baking soda, salt and nutmeg.
In a medium bowl whisk together the brown sugar, eggs, pumpkin, oil and molasses until well blended.
Add the pumpkin mixture to the flour mixture and stir until just blended. Gently stir in the dried cranberries.
Drop the dough by tablespoonfuls onto the prepared baking sheet, spacing them 2 inches apart.
Bake in the preheated oven for 10 to 12 minutes or until the cookies are just set in the center.
Remove from the oven and let cool on pan on a wire rack for 10 minutes, then transfer the cookies to the wire rack to cool completely.
Repeat steps 4 and 5 (being sure to use cool baking sheets) with the remaining cookie dough.
Recipe Notes
Quinoa flour can be hard to find and it can also be expensive. But it is so easy to make quinoa flour at home. I get my quinoa at Costo, so making my own flour only added a few minutes to the whole cookie-making process.If your quinoa is not pre-rinsed, you'll want to rinse it well first and shake the colander to remove as much moisture as possible (Mine came pre-rinsed so I skipped this step). Add the quinoa to a large skillet and heat over medium heat until thoroughly dry and it begins to turn golden.Next, add the toasted quinoa to a food processor of high-powered blender—I used my VitaMix—and process until it turns to a fine flour-like consistency.That's all there is to it!I also used 6 tablespoons Truvia Brown Sugar Blend in place of the ¾ cup light brown sugar and this little swap reduced my cookies down to 45 calories each!Serving size: 1 cookiesClick here to see your WW PersonalPoints for this recipe and track it in the WW app or site.3*SmartPoints (Green plan)3*SmartPoints (Blue plan)3*SmartPoints (Purple plan)2*PointsPlus (Old plan)
Nutrition Facts
Pumpkin Quinoa Cookies Recipe
Amount Per Serving (1 cookie)
Calories 68Calories from Fat 19
% Daily Value*
Fat 2.1g3%
Carbohydrates 11.4g4%
Fiber 0.8g3%
Protein 1g2%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.