Most paleo cookie recipes use almond flour. These little gems use quinoa flour and are delish!!! Mr. Picky Pants was actually skeptical about them being paleo...thought they tasted liked regular cookies! Oh and to keep the paleo police at bay, let me just tell you that quinoa is NOT a true grain. It is in fact, a seed. Many paleo peeps include quinoa in their diets and many don't...it's your choice..."whatever makes you happy"!
1 stick organic pasture fed butter, softened
3/4 cup coconut sugar
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla
1 1/8 cups quinoa flour*
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp baking soda
1 cup chocolate chips*
Preheat oven to 375* and line baking sheets with parchment paper. In stand mixer, using paddle attachment, cream butter (3-5 minutes). Add sugar and beat until light and fluffy, about 3 more minutes. Beat in the egg and vanilla. Add flour, salt and baking soda to bowl and blend well on medium speed. Add chocolate chips and blend to combine.
Place heaping tablespoons of dough onto baking sheets. Bake 8-10 minutes until cookies are golden brown. Remove from oven and let cool a few minutes before removing cookies to a baking rack.
Enjoy!!!
*You can find quinoa flour right next to the almond flour in the baking aisle at HEB. I use Bob's Redmill brand.
**Use your favorite chocolate chips/chunks. I use Enjoy Life brand. They are dairy, nut and soy free and can be found right beside the reg chocolate chips at HEB.