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Doggy Valentine Beet-ing Heart Cookies

You can’t go wrong giving your furry valentine an edible gift this season of love. Your dog will beg you to make these treats more often than Valentine’s Day. The red beets and applesauce will delight taste buds over and over.
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Servings 240 small dog treats
Calories 15 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • ¼ cup olive oil
  • 2 cups unsweetened applesauce
  • 1½ cups beet purée (3 to 4 fresh beets)
  • 4½ cups oat flour
  • 3½ tsps baking powder
  • 2½ cups quick rolled oats
  • coconut flour (this will be used in the kneading process)

Instructions
 

Beet Purée Directions

  • Cover the countertop with parchment or wax paper.
  • Wash and rub the dirt from 3 to 4 beets and place on the covered countertop.
  • Quarter-cut the beets. (You can peel the beets before cutting them, but it is not necessary.)
  • Add the quarters to a food processor and pulse, adding a little water.
  • Put the processed beets into a blender with a little water and blend until smooth.

Cookie Directions

  • Heat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit and place parchment or wax paper on cookie sheets.
  • In a large bowl, stir together beet purée, applesauce, and olive oil.
  • In a separate bowl, combine oat flour and baking powder. Slowly stir the flour mixture into the wet ingredients.
  • Stir in the quick rolled oats. Cover the bowl and let the oats expand for 10 minutes.
  • Cover a countertop with parchment or wax paper and dust with the coconut flour.
  • Spoon out a cup of the mixture onto the covered countertop.
  • Pour a small amount of coconut flour on the mixture, knead it into a play-doh-like consistency and form a dough ball.
  • Flatten the dough ball with the palm of your hands, then roll it out with a rolling pin to a ¼ inch.
  • Use a heart shaped cookie cutter to cut out cookies and place on the prepared cookie sheets.
  • Bake for 5 to 6 minutes, then turn the cookies over and bake another 5 to 6 minutes.
  • Remove the cookies from the pan and let them cool on a rack.

Notes

**You can skip making the beet purée and opt for canned purée. Just make sure there is not any added sugar or vinegar.
**The mixture will be sticky, so I recommend only kneading about a cup of it at a time.
**Cooking time varies with different ovens. If you want a crunchier cookie, leave in the oven a little longer. The cooking time in this recipe is for a softer cookie.

Nutrition

Calories: 15kcalCarbohydrates: 2gProtein: 1gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 7mgPotassium: 13mgFiber: 1gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 1IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 5mgIron: 1mg
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