Sweet Potato Cookies

Sweet Potato Cookies
King County, Washington

(makes 24 cookies)

Ingredients:

  • 2 1/2 cups flour
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup butter or margarine (1 stick)
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1 tablespoon grated lemon peel
  • 1 teaspoon nutmeg
  • 1/4 cup honey
  • 1 egg
  • 1 cup grated, raw sweet potatoes

Directions:

  1. Sift flour, baking powder, baking soda, & salt into medium bowl. Set aside.
  2. Cream butter or margarine with the sugar in a large mixing bowl.
  3. Mix in lemon peel, nutmeg, honey, & egg. Then stir in the grated sweet potatoes.
  4. Blend the flour mixture into the sweet potato mixture.
  5. Place rounded teaspoons of the cookie dough onto an ungreased cookie sheet (1/2 inch apart).
  6. Bake in a preheated 350° oven for 7 minutes. Remove cookies from sheet and put on a cooling rack.

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