For a delicious springtime (or anytime) treat, fresh strawberries are placed on top of a buttery shortbread crust. These bars taste fantastic even after being chilled, and they might possibly taste even better the next day!
| Prep Time: | 15 mins |
| Cook Time: | 14 mins |
| Additional Time: | 26 mins |
| Total Time: | 55 mins |
| Servings: | 28 |
| Yield: | 28 cookies |
Ingredients
- cooking spray
- 2 cups gluten-free oats, divided
- 1 cup cooked and cooled quinoa
- ½ cup applesauce
- 2 eggs
- ¼ cup white sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¾ cup dark chocolate chips
- ½ cup chopped pecans (Optional)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Spray a baking sheet with cooking spray.
- Place 1 cup oats in a food processor; pulse 7 to 8 times. Add quinoa and pulse until finely chopped.
- Transfer oat and quinoa mixture to a large bowl. Add remaining 1 cup oats, applesauce, eggs, sugar, vanilla extract, baking soda, and salt; mix well to combine. Fold chocolate chips and pecans into the batter.
- Drop tablespoons of batter onto the baking sheet.
- Bake in the preheated oven until edges are golden, about 14 minutes. Let sit on the baking sheet for 1 to 2 minutes before moving to a wire rack to cool, about 25 minutes.
- Substitute walnuts for the pecans if desired.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 81 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 11 g |
| Cholesterol | 13 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 1 g |
| Protein | 2 g |
| Saturated Fat | 1 g |
| Sodium | 94 mg |
| Sugars | 2 g |
| Fat | 4 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
I just made these and enjoyed them. Good flavor. The texture of the quinoa kind of threw me off at first, but as they cooled they felt more like a muffin cookie in your mouth. The bottoms got nice and crispy/caramelized. I put in 1/2 cup of peanut butter chips and 1/4 chocolate chips instead of all chocolate because we love peanut butter more and the ratio was perfect. They weren’t too sweet either. My hubby really loved these.
This recipe offered me hope in gluten free, delicious cookies. Without a doubt the recipe will be revisited. Tried leaving out chips but immediately added as the chips add moisture.
Good cookies. I used parchment paper on the baking sheet instead of cooking spray and still turned out great. Thanks.