Back when Camille was a wee babe (which somehow simultaneously feels like forever ago and yesterday), I ate a lot of cookies. To be specific, these cookies by Mel. I loved them. While I should have been napping when the baby was napping, I was in the kitchen making these cookies. I just couldn’t get enough. At 8 weeks old, Camille was waking at 2am and 6am. The only thing keeping my eyes open during those feedings was thick, chewy cookies with lots o’ stuff. I know Mel didn’t label them as lactation cookies, but with all the good ingredients and protein from the quinoa, I considered them as such. And therefore, my husband wasn’t allowed to touch them. It was glorious. He eats more than his portion of desserts ‘for two’ quite a bit, and not having to share dessert was a revelation, hah!
Anyway, I wanted to keep the quinoa in the cookie, but also share it with those not lactating, so I came up with these chocolate chip cookies with quinoa. The quinoa makes the cookies thick and soft, but the melted butter keeps them crisp around the edges, like a good chocolate chip cookie should be. Who knew that stirring in a superfood would make a cookie both chewy and crisp? The little quinoa curlicues get a little toasted and crisp in the oven. It’s basically perfection in a cookie with a high protein, super food status. This cookie is so many shades of wonderful. Kinda like you ;)
I also have a recipe for a plain small batch chocolate chip cookies, if you’re looking for that!
