Spiced Sweet Potato Cookies

Name: Spiced Sweet Potato Cookies
Prep time: 2 h
Cook time: 2 h
Total time: 2 h
Yield: 24
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 355 milliliters all purpose flour; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1 teaspoons cinnamon; 1 egg; 0 teaspoons ground cloves; 1 teaspoons ground ginger; 118 milliliters light brown sugar; 1 Tbsp blackstrap molasses; 0 teaspoons nutmeg; 1 teaspoons salt; 118 milliliters sugar; 118 milliliters mashed sweet potato (see note); 8 Tbsps unsalted butter, at room temperature; 1 teaspoons vanilla

One portion of this dish contains about 1g of protein, 4g of fat, and Head to the store and pick up ground cloves, salt, blackstrap molasses, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 2 hours.

Instructions

In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and cloves; set aside.

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Baking Soda

Cinnamon

Clove

Ginger

Nutmeg

All Purpose Flour

Salt

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Whisk

Bowl

In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, cream together butter, sugar, and light brown sugar until fluffy, about 3 minutes.

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Light Brown Sugar

Butter

Cream

Sugar

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Stand Mixer

Bowl

Add egg, vanilla, and molasses, and beat to combine.

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Molasses

Vanilla

Egg

Add sweet potato puree and beat until well incorporated.

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Sweet Potato Puree

Add dry ingredients to the bowl and mix until it just comes together. Wrap dough in plastic wrap (it will be soft) and chill in refrigerator for 1-2 hours.

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Dough