I've been on a quest to make my recipes healthier and healthier. There's only so much one can eat in a day, and I'm come to believe that good nutrition is THE most important factor when it comes to health. Therefore, I find it important to make sure every bite counts nutrition-wise (well most bites anyway). Anyway, I've been playing with amaranth grain and flour lately. If you're not familiar with amaranth seed or flour, it is very high in protein and fiber, so rather healthy for you. However, it also resembles bird seed and has a distinctive "earthy" taste to it. It can take some getting used to, but I've learned to like it.
Anyway, I've decided to play around with it and came up with these cookies. They are pretty good, moist, soft and chewy with a slight crunch from the amaranth seed. They aren't perfectly nutritious (they do have some sugar in them) but for cookies, they're not too bad.
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| They were so good, hubby couldn't resist grabbing one while I was taking a picture. |
Amaranth Seed Chocolate Chip Cookies
1/2 cup softened butter
1 cup brown sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
3/4 cup peanut butter (or other nut butter)
1 1/2 cups sorghum flour
1 cup tapioca flour
1/2 cup amaranth grain
1 1/2 tsp xanthum gum
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
1 cup chocolate chips (gluten free)
Cream butter and sugar. Beat in eggs, peanut butter and vanilla until well mixed and creamy. Stir in remaining ingredients and mix well after each addition. Drop by spoonfuls onto greased cookies sheets and bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes or until done. DO NOT over bake, they will be very soft when they come out of the oven.
Enjoy your Amaranth Seed Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
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