Sweet Potato Cookies

Need a healthy cookie recipe that's just as moist and delicious as your old favorites? This Sweet Potato Cookies recipe with chocolate and oats has you covered.

Course Baked Goods, Desserts, Snacks

Cuisine American

Diet Halal, Vegetarian

Keyword healthy cookies, oatmeal cookies, sweet potato cookies

Diet Vegetarian

Occasion 4th of July, Birthdays, Christmas, Easter, Thanksgiving, Valentine's Day

Time 45 minutes or less

Prep Time 30

Cook Time 12

Total Time 42

Servings cookies

Calories 189

Author Sarah Bond

Ingredients

2 medium sweet potatoes
2 cups all-purpose flour 240 g
1 ½ cups rolled oats 130 g
1 tsp baking soda
2 tsp ground cinnamon
½ tsp salt
¼ tsp each ground nutmeg, ground cloves, and ground ginger
½ cup unsalted butter, room temperature 1 stick, 112 g
½ cup brown sugar 110 g
½ cup white sugar 110 g
1 large egg
1 tsp vanilla extract 5 mL
1 ½ cups chocolate chips or chunks 250 g

Instructions

Mash Potatoes: Peel and chop sweet potatoes into chunks. Bring a large pot of water to a boil and add sweet potatoes, cooking for about 15 minutes, until fork tender. Drain water and mash potatoes, then set aside to cool some.
Dry Ingredients: In a medium bowl combine flour, oats, baking soda, salt, and spices. Set aside.
Wet Ingredients: Combine butter and sugars until smooth, then add egg and vanilla. Once sweet potato has cooled off a bit (should be warm, not hot) add it to the sugar mixture.
Dries + Wets: Stir flour mix into sweet potato mix, then fold in chocolate chips.
Bake: Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Scoop dough onto a greased or parchment paper-lined baking sheet. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes, or until slightly crisp on the outside (do not over bake! They may look soft in the center; that’s perfect!) Let cool on the pan for 20 minutes before transferring to a container.

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