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Stone Fruit & Quinoa Breakfast Cookies

  • 1 orange
  • ⅓ cup pure cane sugar
  • ¼ cup almond butter
  • 1 tablespoon cider vinegar
  • 2 teaspoons grated fresh ginger
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • ¼ teaspoon sea salt
  • 1½ cups cooked quinoa
  • ¾ cup whole wheat flour
  • ½ cup fresh or thawed frozen stone fruit, cut into ½-inch pieces
  1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Line two cookie sheets with parchment paper. Remove 1 tablespoon of zest from the orange. Peel and cut the orange into pieces.
  2. In a food processor, combine orange zest and pieces and the next six ingredients (through salt). Cover and process until smooth. Transfer the mixture to a large bowl. Stir in the quinoa and flour until combined. Fold in the stone fruit.
  3. Drop dough 2 inches apart onto the prepared cookie sheets, using 2 tablespoons for each cookie. Bake 40 minutes or until edges are light brown. Remove and cool the cookies on wire racks.

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