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Yields:
3 dz.
Prep Time:
15 mins
Total Time:
30 mins
Forget sweet potato casserole. And forget all about pumpkin spice. Sweet Potato Cookies are our new fall staple. Once you taste its maple glaze, you'll understand why.
If you absolutely can't forget about your precious pumpkin then, well, this pumpkin bread is amazing too.
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Ingredients
For the cookies
- 2 1/4 cups
all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp.
baking soda
- 1 tsp.
ground cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp.
kosher salt
- 1/4 tsp.
ground nutmeg
- 1 cup
(2 sticks) butter, softened
- 3/4 cup
brown sugar
- 1/2 cup
granulated sugar
- 3/4 cup
sweet potato purée
- 1
large egg
- 2 tsp.
pure vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups
toasted pecans, chopped
For the maple glaze
- 1 cup
powdered sugar
- 2 Tbsp.
maple syrup
- 1 Tbsp.
milk
Pinch kosher salt
- 3/4 cup
toasted pecans, finely chopped
Directions
- Step 1Preheat oven to 375° and line two large baking sheets with parchment paper. In a small bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, cinnamon, salt, and nutmeg.
- Step 2 In a large bowl using a hand mixer, cream together butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Beat in sweet potato, egg, and vanilla, then add dry ingredients and mix until just combined. Stir in chopped pecans.
- Step 3 Scoop 1” balls onto prepared baking sheets, 2 inches apart, and bake until golden and just set, about 10 minutes. Cool on baking sheets 5 minutes then place cookies on a cooling rack and let cool completely.
- Step 4 Make glaze: In a medium bowl stir together powdered sugar, syrup, milk, and pinch of salt. Drizzle glaze over cookies and sprinkle with chopped pecans.
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