Valentine’s Day Chocolate Covered Red Velvet Cookies

When I think about Valentine?s Day, I see hearts, the color red, and of course, CHOCOLATE! This recipe is the perfect Valentine?s Day cheat treat because it includes all of those things!! I dare say these cookies might work even better than cupid?s arrow at winning over that special Valentine this year! This recipe comes from Clean Simple Foodie?Erika Peterson . Give it a try!

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Valentine’s Day Chocolate Covered Red Velvet Cookies
By Erika Peterson?Clean Simple Foodie

What you will need:

? cup grass-fed  butter or coconut oil
3/4 cup honey
1 whole egg
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
2 tablespoons beet root powder
2 cups Kodiak Power Cakes mix
1 scoop vanilla protein powder
2 tablespoons cocoa powder
1 teaspoon baking powder
? teaspoon sea salt
60 dark chocolate chips, melted (optional)

Let?s Bake!

1. Beat butter and honey together until combined. Beat in egg and vanilla. Set aside.
2. In a separate bowl, combine the Kodiak Power Cakes mix, protein powder, cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt. Add to the wet mixture and mix until just combined. Let cool in fridge for 1+ hours.
3. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Using a cookie scoop, scoop sticky dough balls onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Bake 8-10 minutes.
4. Let cool 2 minutes on pan and transfer to a cooling rack. If using chocolate, let cookies cool. Melt chocolate chips and dip half of each cookie in chocolate. Place on wax paper until chocolate is hardened. Enjoy!

Makes 27-28 cookies

What?s in each cookie: 106 cals; 4.5g fat; 13.9g carb; 3.5g protein

*Macros using coconut oil and protein powder with 140 calories per scoop.

Superman?s wife, Mother of 3, lover of family, fitness, and baseball tees, and of course, anything that involves clean food (lots of it)! AFPA certified nutrition and wellness consultant, certified TRX group fitness instructor, and Clean. Simple. Foodie.

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*Originally posted on February 13, 2014 

 

13 Responses

  1. I’ve noticed in reading your books and recipes you share (though not this one specifically), that you always use unsweetened almond milk over regular skim milk. What is the reason for this and what are your thoughts on using regular milk? Thanks!!!

    1. Hi Kelsey: Great question! Dairy milk doesn’t really fit into any of the macro categories because it has some carbs but not enough protein to count as a serving of protein or carbs. And other types, besides skim, also have some fat. This is why Chris and Heidi recommend using unsweetened almond milk, which also has less calories than milk.

    1. Hi Eve: If you’re having a hard time finding the the Kodiak Cakes powder, you can use any protein baking mix, and you can find the beet root powder on amazon if you can’t find it in your local stores. Hope that helps!

    2. Target has the Kodiak Cakes and they are normally a pretty decent price. We’ve switched to them for our Sunday pancake breakfast, just add a little cinnamon!

    1. Where do you see red food coloring in the ingredient list? I only see beet root powder, which is what gives the coloring.

  2. Please could you tell us how many the recipe is supposed to make? Calorie count/macros don’t mean much without this information.

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