Sweet Potato Cookies

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine, at room temperature
• 1 1/2 cups light brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup mashed sweet potatoes (boil 1 small potato until tender and peel after it cools)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 4 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 cup shredded coconut

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375.
• 2 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.
• 3 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.
• 4 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.
• 5 serve cookies as a sweet snack with honey and butter to spread on cookies.