Vegan Chocolate Rum Pecan Cookies

Brought to you by Vegan Chocolate Company
1/4 cup of vegetable oil
1/4 cup of soy milk
1/3 cup of maple syrup
1/3 cup of sugar
3 Tbsp. dark jamaican rum
2 ounces Xocai chocolate Nuggets, melted.
1 cup whole wheat pastry flour
1 cup unbleached all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 cup chopped pecans
1. Preheat oven to 350∞F.
2. Combine oil, soy milk, sugar, and syrup and whip until blended.
3. Add rum and melted Xocai chocolate and mix well in a separate bowl.
4. Sift together flour and baking soda, then add to the chocolate mixture and mix well.
5. Fold in pecans.
6. Drop by teaspoonfuls onto a greased cookie sheet and bake for about 8 minutes. Do not allow the edges to darken or burn.
All the Xocai products are made from natural ingredients, such as unprocessed natural cacao. The chocolate is full of the healthy Omega - 3 and the Omega - 6 fat acids, all the essential amino acids, iron, calcium and proteins that are similar to the protein composition that is found in fresh eggs. Xocai dark chocolate products contain other healthy and delicious ingredients such as aai berries, blueberries and also concord grapes which are super foods known for being high in antioxidants. The effects of the dark chocolate can be astonishing. In some cases whole diseases have been eradicated after a period of consuming some of the products offered by Xocai. Some people who have used it have seen some vast improvements in their general quality of life.
More studies are concluding that chocolate not only tastes great it has numerous health benefits. As far as your oral health is concerned cocoa and dark chocolate can reduce the bacteria in the mouth, reduce bleeding gums, reduce reduction of the gums, enhance breath odor and dramatically reduce the risk of cavities. Most people dont realize that chocolate is so nutriant-rich. The level of antioxidants in chocolate can be compared to many fruits and vegetables. Hundreds of studies have proven that cocoa can reduce the risk of mood and emotional dissorders. Rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis has forever been connected to inflammation.
Research today shows that there are also connections between inflammation and conditions like cancer, allergies, hormone imbalances, Alzheimers and of course cardiovascular disease. Doctors today know that this is the case and now test for these heart conditions earlier than in pervious history.
Cocoa that has high levels of flavanol can be very effective in counteracting inflammation. Doctors in Germany have discovered that the cocoa polyphenols neutralized compounds that are inflamed and cause artery disease. The tested 20 different individuals with astounding results. They also reconfirmed that cocoa protects the cardiovascular system as a whole.
The snacks that American's love snacks that are full of sugar, flour, high fructose corn syrup, unhealthy fats, hydrogenated oils and other unhealthy artificial ingredients. Doctors attribute these poor snack choices for the rise in obesity, diabetes, heart disease and many other diseases. Chocolate and cookies are a very common unhealthy snack choice.
FACT: 50 lbs of cookies and 12 lbs of unhealthy chocolate is consumed by American's every year