Celebrate Valentine's Day with these beautiful pink Valentine's Day Oatmeal Cookies! These oatmeal cookies are completely plant-based - a healthy and delicious treat.
Pink oatmeal cookies for Valentine's day?! I think yes.
What's so cool about these Valentine's Day Oatmeal Cookies is that we are using plants as food coloring, not chemicals. For the pink cookies we'll use beetroot powder.
And if you'd like to make a purple version of these cookies, you can use maqui powder, which is a beautiful violet color.
St. Valentine was a priest in Rome. He was martyred on February, 14th in the year 269. There were reportedly a couple other people named Valentine who lived during this time. It is still unknown if these people were all the same or if they were separate people.
Despite this, there are stories of Valentine's great faith. When he was under arrest, he cured the judge's daughter of blindness in the name of Jesus. The judge and his family immediately converted. He set Valentine free and released all other Christian prisoners. Valentine was later arrested again for evangelizing. When Valentine tried to convince the emperor, Claudius, to embrace Christianity, Claudius sentenced him to death. They executed Valentine on February 14th.
We associate Valentine's day with love but this tradition started many years after Valentine's death. A poet, Geoffrey Chaucer, supposedly introduced this celebration with a poem about birds coming together to find a mate.
So, while Valentine is the patron saint of love and other romantic things. This celebration really has nothing to do with him. Kind of sad, right?
Step 1. Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line two cookie sheets with parchment paper.
Step 2. In a medium bowl mix the rolled oats, oat flour, beetroot powder, cinnamon, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
Step 3. In a large bowl mix the applesauce, nut butter, maple syrup, non-dairy milk, and vanilla.
Step 4. Add the dry mixture to the wet mixture and mix thoroughly.
Step 5. Stir in the chocolate chips.
Step 6. Scoop into 2-tablespoon portions and arrange on the cookie sheet. Use a wet hand to gently press the cookies flat.
Step 7. Bake for 8-10 minutes. Let cool. Serve and enjoy!
St. Valentine, pray for us!
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Celebrate Valentine's Day with these beautiful pink Valentine's Day Oatmeal Cookies! These oatmeal cookies are completely plant-based - a healthy and delicious treat.
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