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Chocolate Cinnamon Heart Cookies
Ingredients
125 ml Butter, room temperature
180 ml Sugar
2 ml Salt
125 ml Flax flour, brown or golden
2 ml Pepper, finely ground
1 Egg, large
125 ml Milk
500 ml All purpose white flour
7.5 ml Baking powder
80 ml Cocoa, sifted
180 ml Chocolate chips, mini
5 ml Cinnamon
60 ml Icing sugar
10 ml Milk
35 g Red sprinkles
1. Cream the butter and sugar. Blend in the salt, flax flour, and pepper.
2. Add the egg and milk. Mix until all ingredients are well blended.
3. Sift the flour, baking powder and cocoa together. Stir in the chocolate chips. Fold into wet ingredients.
4. Cover and refrigerate while you make the glaze.
5. To make the glaze, in a small bowl stir the cinnamon, icing sugar and milk together until smooth.
6. Lightly flour the counter and roll the dough to the thickness of the chocolate chips.
7. Cut with a small heart shaped cookie cutter. Gather remaining dough together, roll and cut. Repeat until all of the dough has been used.
8. Lay on a parchment lined baking sheet. Brush with glaze and top with red sprinkles.
9. Bake in an oven preheated to 375F for 10 to 12 minutes.
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Myths and Facts about Flax
Myth: Premium Fine Milled Golden Flax Flour is better than Fine Milled Brown Flax Flour.
Fact: There is no nutritional difference between golden and brown Valley Flax Flour.
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Myth: Flax is expensive.
Fact: Flax is very economical for everyday use. You can eat about 2 Tbsp of Premium Fine Milled Valley Flax Flour for less then ten cents a day.
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Myth: Flax Flour will cause diarrhea.
Fact: Flax Flour does not cause diarrhea. Flax contains both types of fiber which helps keep your bowel movements soft yet formed and easy to pass.
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Are you asking yourself, how can I get started with flax? Contact us and we will help you each step of the way. With over 12 years of success and results using flax flour it's no wonder our Natural Bowel Care Program is "as easy as eating."
Sincerely,
Howard Selig, PDt. Amy Gyger, RD
President, Valley Flaxflour Ltd. Customer Service Representative
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