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Easy Sweet Potato Cookies Recipe
These easy sweet potato cookies are healthy, delicious and ready in less than 40 minutes! Made with sweet potato puree, butter and semolina and perfect for the holiday season!
Prep Time
5
minutes
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Cook Time
30
minutes
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Total Time
35
minutes
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Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
Mediterranean
Servings:
12
servings
Calories:
170
kcal
Author:
Radwa
Equipment
Mixing bowl
Measuring spoons
Measuring cups
Cookie scoop
Ingredients
1
cup
sweet potato
cooked, peeled, then mashed to puree
¼
cup
semolina
¾
cup
granulated sugar
1
teaspoon
vanilla extract
1
cup
plain flour
⅓
cup
butter
1
tablespoon
baking powder
2
eggs
pinch of salt
Topping
1
tablespoon
pecan
chopped (optional)
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 170C / 338F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
Cook the sweet potato, peel then mash them until puree.
1 cup sweet potato
Mix flour, semolina, baking powder and salt then set aside.
¼ cup semolina,
1 cup plain flour,
1 tablespoon baking powder,
pinch of salt
In a large mixing bowl, cream the butter and sugar.
⅓ cup butter,
¾ cup granulated sugar
In a small bowl, whisk the eggs and vanilla extract well.
2 eggs,
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Add the eggs mixture to the butter mixture, mix.
Then, add the mashed sweet potato, mix. After that stir in the flour mixture.
1 cup sweet potato
Spoon the batter in the baking sheet forming 12 big cookies.
Sprinkle the chopped pecan over the cookies then press gently on each cookie trying to flatten it a bit.
1 tablespoon pecan
Bake for 10-15 minutes. Let the cookies cool before serving.
Notes
Don't overmix the batter.
The cookies come out of the oven soft, so don't touch them for 5-10 minutes or until firm.
If you don't have time to make your own homemade sweet potato puree You can use canned sweet potatoes.
Variations
Top your cookies with chocolate chips instead of pecans.
To make this recipe dairy-free, substitute butter for coconut oil.
Add some warm spices, such as ½ teaspoon cinnamon, ground ginger or pumpkin pie spice, to make these cookies extra flavour.
Nutrition
Serving:
1
serving
|
Calories:
170
kcal
|
Carbohydrates:
26
g
|
Protein:
3
g
|
Fat:
6
g
|
Saturated Fat:
3
g
|
Cholesterol:
40
mg
|
Sodium:
123
mg
|
Potassium:
69
mg
|
Fiber:
1
g
|
Sugar:
13
g
|
Vitamin A:
1612
IU
|
Vitamin C:
1
mg
|
Calcium:
68
mg
|
Iron:
1
mg