Sweet Potato-pecan Cookies
Total Time: 35 mins
Preparation Time: 20 mins
Cook Time: 15 mins
Ingredients
- 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
- 4 ounces unsalted butter, softened
- 3/4 cup light brown sugar, packed
- 1 large egg, room temperature
- 1 cup well mashed sweet potatoes (or pureed)
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 teaspoon finely grated orange zest
- 1/2 cup chopped pecans
Recipe
- 1 preheat oven to 400°.
- 2 in a large mixing bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and nutmeg; set aside.
- 3 in a seperate bowl, cream together the butter and sugar.
- 4 beat in the egg, sweet potato, vanilla and orange zest.
- 5 beat mixture into dry ingredients.
- 6 stir in the pecans.
- 7 lightly butter or spray with pam 3 cookie sheets.
- 8 drop batter by teasponfulls onto sheets, leaving 1 1/2-inch space between each batter drop.
- 9 bake for 12-15 minutes or until cookies are browned.
- 10 cool on wire racks and store in an airtight container.
- 11 if desired, you can make a glaze by mixing together 1 cup confectioners sugar and 2 tablespoons orange juice.
- 12 spread glaze over warm cookies.
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