Heart Beets | Wholegrain Beet Cookies | How to make Heart Beets | Wholegrain Beet Cookies

How to make Heart Beets | Wholegrain Beet Cookies

1. Whisk together whole wheat flour, oatmeal, and salt.
2. Beat butter and sugar until light, fluffy and pale
3. Add flour mixture and mix well.
4. Now add 1 tablespoon beet puree. Mix with hands and try to bring the mixture together to bind into a dough.
5. Add more beet puree and knead till you get a very smooth and silky dough. The dough will be a beautiful pink.
6. Bring the dough together and shape like a ball. Wrap with a cling film and keep in the refrigerator till hard. It would take around 20-25 minutes
7. Preheat oven to 180 degrees C.
8. Divide dough into two with a sharp knife. Keep one half back into the refrigerator.
9. Dust your counter with some flour. Roll out the dough evenly, keeping it 1/4 th inch thick. Use a heart shape cookie cutter to cut out cookies.
10. Arrange cookies on a greased baking tray. Bake for about 15-20 minutes. Remove immediately when the sides begin to change colour. Repeat with the remaining dough.
11. Leave the cookies to cool.
12. Prepare ganache by heating chocolate in double boiler. Add cream and stir briskly.
13. Dip half side of each cookie into ganache and decorate with sugar beads / funfetti
14. Serve