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Amaranth Flour Cookies
These amaranth flour cookies are crispy, warmly spiced gluten-free cookies made with 100% amaranth flour, olive oil, brown sugar, and bold spices — ginger, cardamom, and nutmeg. Ready in just 18 minutes, they are naturally dairy free and loaded with protein and fiber from ancient grain amaranth. Perfect for gluten-free diets, clean eating, or anyone exploring alternative flour baking.
Servings: 18 cookies
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Ingredients
- 1 egg
- ⅓ cup Olive Oil
- ⅓ cup dark brown sugar
- ⅔ cup amaranth flour, (batter should be spoonable)
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest
- 1 teaspoon ginger powder
- ⅛ teaspoon cardamom powder
- ¼ teaspoon nutmeg powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 F. Line cookie sheet with parchment paper.
- Add olive oil and egg - whisk together in the a small ceramic bowl. Next add brown sugar and mix well. Add lemon zest and spices.
- Slowly add amaranth flour, baking soda and salt into the mixture.
- Using a table spoon, add cookie dough on top of the parchment paper (see picture inside the post ). You will have 16 to 18 small cookies.
- Bake for 8-10 minutes and remove from the cooking sheet within 5 minutes after done.
Nutrition Facts
Amaranth Flour Cookies
Serving Size
1 cookie
Amount per Serving
Calories
71
% Daily Value*
Fat
5
g
8
%
Saturated Fat
1
g
6
%
Trans Fat
0.001
g
Polyunsaturated Fat
0.5
g
Monounsaturated Fat
3
g
Cholesterol
9
mg
3
%
Sodium
68
mg
3
%
Potassium
11
mg
0
%
Carbohydrates
7
g
2
%
Fiber
0.5
g
2
%
Sugar
4
g
4
%
Protein
1
g
2
%
Vitamin A
13
IU
0
%
Vitamin C
0.3
mg
0
%
Calcium
11
mg
1
%
Iron
0.4
mg
2
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Nutritional information is provided as a courtesy only. This information comes from online calculators. Although whatsinthepan.com attempts to provide accurate nutritional information, these figures are only estimates.
