Chocolate Kissed Red Velvet Beet Cookies

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Skill Level	Easy

Preparation Time	5 minutes	Total Time	20 minutes
Servings	24 cookies (2 cookies per serving)	Cost Per Serving	$0.30

2 oz / 60 g (1/4 cup)	Dark Chocolate (70% Cocoa), roughly chopped
1 cup	Almond Flour (Ground Almonds)
1 cup	Spelt Flour (any flour will work)
1 tbsp	Baking Powder
1	Egg
3/4 cup	Red Beets, grated
1/2 cup	Plain Yogurt
2 tbsp	Grape Seed Oil
3/4 cup	Whole Cane Sugar
1 tsp	White Vinegar

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Whisk the egg and sugar together in a large bowl. Add the beets, yogurt, grape seed oil and white vinegar.
Mix dry ingredients together and then slowly add to the wet ingredients. Mix until well combined.
Spoon about 1 tbsp of the batter at a time across a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Leave about 2 inches in between each spoonful of batter.
Lightly press a chunk of dark chocolate into the centre of each spoonful of batter. Bake for about 15 minutes. Cool and enjoy.

PDF link to nutrition facts table for the Chocolate Kissed Red Velvet Beet Cookies

Cocoa contains plant nutrients called flavanols which act as antioxidants. Flavanols may also help protect the heart and blood vessels. They make blood platelets less likely to clot, which may lower risk of heart attack and stroke.
Eating one ounce (28 grams) of dark chocolate (70% cocoa or higher) or raw cacao 4 times a week may help lower blood pressure and improve functioning of blood vessels.
Triglycerides are a type of fat which can increase the risk of heart disease if blood levels of it are too high. Eating extra calories or sugar and drinking too much alcohol can increase the level of triglycerides in the blood.
To lower your triglyceride levels, achieve and maintain a healthy body weight, exercise for 30 minutes each day and choose healthy fats. Replace saturated fats (found in meat and high-fat dairy products) and trans fats (found in hard margarine, shortening and other hydrogenated oils) with healthy fats from fish, olive oil and avocados. Alcohol, refined sugar, and refined carbohydrates such as white flour, can increase triglyceride levels, so try to limit or avoid these foods.