Chocolate Quinoa Cookies

This recipe was given to my Husband by a patient of his in Green Bay, Katie Nelson. (www.katienelsonmusic.com). It is really delicious! I've heard that baking with quinoa flour is tricky, as it is a little bitter tasting, but this cookie was moist and almondy, and the frosting was creamy and delicious- a wonderful combination! You could, of course, mix in another flour if you felt it was bitter tasting, but our entire family just loved them! Thank you Katie!

Quinoa Cookies

preheat oven 375 degrees

1 & 3/4 sticks of organic butter
1/2 cup of raw honey (coconut nectar works too)
1 free range egg
1/2 t vanilla
1 t almond
1 & 1/2 - 2 c of Quinoa flour
1/4 t baking powder
a few grinds of sea salt ( 1/8 t?)

at this point : taste it and see if you would like to add a bit more honey or almond extract.
It will have a slightly bitter taste because of the quinoa.
should be a slightly soft cookie dough- I had no problem scooping it and it staying in little balls:)
add
1/3 cup shredded coconut (no sugar added)
1/2 cup of whole walnuts

Bake them 8-10 minutes.
You will see around the bottoms beginning to get brown and then it's just a minute or 2 more... till the tops get slightly browned.

they will not flatten out. so I recommend making smaller cookies.

They are very fragile so be careful....

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Cacoa Frosting:

3 T softened Organic butter
2 T raw honey
1/3 cup of Raw Organic Cacao powder
1 grind of salt (if you don't use salted butter)
1/4 t of Organic Vanilla extract
rice, coconut, almond or reg milk to get it to your favorite consistency

mix together

will be a fluffyish dark chocolate frosting- may still look a bit separated but don't worry , it will melt on cookie.

Put the frosting on center of cookie before the cookies have cooled and they it will melt down the edges and look fudgie delicious ;)