SWEET POTATO HOLIDAY COOKIES

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A holiday recipe to help with that one sweet potato you had left over.

Provided by purrplenesss

Time 43m

Yield 24

Number Of Ingredients 15

Ingredients

2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon baking soda
¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
¼ teaspoon ground allspice
¼ teaspoon ground ginger
¼ teaspoon salt
¾ cup butter
¼ cup white sugar
¼ cup brown sugar
¼ cup honey
1 egg
1 tablespoon lemon zest
1 cup mashed cooked sweet potato

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Sift flour, baking powder, cinnamon, baking soda, nutmeg, allspice, ginger, and salt into a bowl.
Beat butter, white sugar, and brown sugar in a bowl until smooth and creamy. Mix in honey, egg, and lemon zest until well blended. Fold in sweet potato. Stir in flour mixture with a large spoon until dough is just blended.
Shape tablespoonfuls of dough into balls and place 2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheets.
Bake in the preheated oven until edges start to brown, about 8 minutes. Cool on the baking sheets for 5 minutes; transfer to wire racks to cool completely, about 10 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 130.3 calories, Carbohydrate 17.6 g, Cholesterol 23 mg, Fat 6.1 g, Fiber 0.5 g, Protein 1.7 g, SaturatedFat 3.7 g, Sodium 126 mg, Sugar 7.3 g