Best Sweet Potato Holiday Cookies Recipes

SWEET POTATO COOKIES

Steps:

• Place rack in the upper third of oven and preheat to 400°F. Clean and scrub sweet potato, pierce all over with a fork, then roast directly on the oven rack for 40 minutes, until fork tender in the thickest part of the potato. Once cool enough to handle, peel away the skin, mash, and measure out 1 cup of puree for baking the cookies. Reduce oven temperature to 350°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silpat mat. Set aside.
• In a large bowl, whisk together the all purpose flour, whole wheat flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves, coriander, and salt.
• In a separate bowl, beat together the eggs and brown sugar until thick and smooth. Slowly mix in the oil, applesauce, and vanilla.
• Carefully fold the sweet potato puree into the wet ingredients.
• Add sweet potato mixture all at once to the flour mixture. Fold in by hand, just until no streaks of flour remain. Do not over mix. Gently fold in the chocolate chips.
• Drop cookies by rounded tablespoonfuls onto the prepared baking sheet 2 inches apart (they will look fairly small). Bake for 9-11 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Let cool for 10 minutes on the baking sheet, then remove to a wire rack to let cool completely.

SWEET POTATO HOLIDAY COOKIES

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.

SWEET POTATO "COOKIES"

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).
• Combine sunflower seed oil, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, 1 teaspoon salt, coriander, and cumin in a bowl; add sweet potatoes and toss to coat. Arrange sweet potatoes on a baking sheet and top with brown sugar, remaining 1 teaspoon cinnamon, and remaining 1 teaspoon salt.
• Bake in the preheated oven until sweet potatoes are crisp around the edges, about 20 minutes.

SWEET POTATO COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375.
• In large mixing bowl, use mixing spoon or electric mixer to mix butter and brown sugar until smooth. Add eggs, mashed sweet potatoes, and vanilla; mix well.
• Add flour, baking powder, and cinnamon, a little at a time, while mixing. Continue mixing until well blended, about 3 minutes. Add coconut and mix well.
• Spoon tablespoonfuls of batter onto lightly greased or nonstick cookie sheet, about 1 1/2 inches apart, and bake in oven for about 10 minutes, or until browned. Continue baking in batches.
• Serve cookies as a sweet snack with honey and butter to spread on cookies.

SWEET POTATO SPICE COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg, sweet potato and orange juice concentrate. Combine the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, baking soda, salt and nutmeg; gradually add to the creamed mixture and mix well. Stir in the remaining ingredients. , Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls 2 in. apart onto greased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 14-16 minutes or until firm. Remove to wire racks to cool.