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Vegan Chocolate Quinoa Cookies

Alyssa · simplyquinoa.com · Original Recipe

They're not just any cookies. Oh no, these babies are chocolate on chocolate, with quinoa and walnuts sprinkled in. Think rich fudgy brownie, but in cookie form.

3

chewiness

2

crispiness

2

cakeyness

3

thickness

3

spread

2

richness

2

sweetness

3

complexity

very chocolatey

Ingredients

gluten-free all-purpose flour1.5 cup (188g)
cocoa powder0.5 cup (43g)
cooked quinoa0.5 cup (70g)
baking powder1 tsp (5g)
fine sea salt0.5 tsp (2g)
light brown sugar(or coconut sugar)0.667 cup (93g)
coconut sugar0.5 cup (70g)
vegan butter6 tbsp (85g)
melted coconut oil2 tbsp (27g)
tahini(or other nut butter)2 tsp (6g)
pure vanilla extract1 tsp (4g)
flax eggs(2 tablespoons flaxseed meal + 6 tablespoons water)2 each (60g)
almond milk(optional if the dough seems dry)1 each (30g)
dark chocolate chunks(or dairy-free chocolate chips)1 cup (160g)
chopped walnuts0.5 cup (70g)
Total dough weight912g

Process

Mixing
creaming
Butter
browned
Eggs
none
Bake Temp
375°F (191°C)
Bake Time
14-16 min
Chill
None
Yield
~36 cookies
Sheet Prep
parchment

Recipe Radar

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Outlier Profile

Uniqueness score: 3.0. Shows how many standard deviations each ratio diverges from the mean.

Percentile Rankings

Where this recipe falls compared to all 669 recipes in the dataset.

Flour:Fat1.67 (68th percentile)
Flour:Sugar1.15 (35th percentile)
Brown:White Sugar999 (93th percentile)
Egg:Flour0 (11th percentile)
Chocolate:Flour1.08 (70th percentile)
Fat %12.3 (23th percentile)
Sugar %17.9 (39th percentile)
Hydration0.16 (22th percentile)
Bake Temp375 (86th percentile)

Key Ratios

Flour:Fat

1.67

Flour:Sugar

1.15

Brown:White Sugar

999

Egg:Flour

0

Chocolate:Flour

1.08

Fat %

12.3

Sugar %

17.9

Flour %

20.5

Hydration

0.16