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Sweet Potato Spice Cookies

Name: Sweet Potato Spice Cookies
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 7 dozen.
Ingredients: 3/4 cup butter, softened; 1 cup sugar; 1/4 cup packed brown sugar; 1 large egg; 1 cup finely shredded uncooked sweet potato; 3 tablespoons orange juice concentrate; 2 cups all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1/2 teaspoon baking soda; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg; 1-1/4 cups quick-cooking oats; 1 cup butterscotch chips; 1 cup sweetened shredded coconut; 1 cup chopped pecans

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Prep: 15 min. Bake: 15 min./batch

Makes

7 dozen

Shredded sweet potatoes, butterscotch chips, pecans, coconut and spices are creatively combined in a one-of-a-kind cookie that always brings rave reviews. —Ruth Shaffer, Elizabethville, Pennsylvania

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Ingredients

3/4 cup butter, softened
1 cup sugar
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
1 large egg
1 cup finely shredded uncooked sweet potato
3 tablespoons orange juice concentrate
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1-1/4 cups quick-cooking oats
1 cup butterscotch chips
1 cup sweetened shredded coconut
1 cup chopped pecans

Directions

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.

Nutrition Facts

1 cookie: 75 calories, 4g fat (2g saturated fat), 7mg cholesterol, 47mg sodium, 9g carbohydrate (6g sugars, 0 fiber), 1g protein.

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