Sweet Potato Cookies # HBC - OCT

For the month of October +nalini suresh was the host for Home Bakers Challenge. She had Chosen recipes which were apt for the season of Fall/ Halloween . They were really spooky ... We all enjoyed the recipes and it was really interesting seeing other co-bloggers posting their spooky dishes. As usual 4 recipes were given and we had to choose one among them. Thank you +nalini suresh and +Priya Suresh

Suggested 4 recipes were:

• Chocolate Glazed Pumpkin Cookies.
• Spooky Witches Finger.
• Halloween Whoopie Pies
• Ghostly Cupcakes.

I was so busy this month , so i chose the simple recipe Pumpkin Cookies. Both of us at home are not a big fan of pumpkins so i replaced it with Sweet potatoes and i never thought that it is going to be tasty , but it was. I am happy that i replaced it and tried a new recipe.

INGREDIENTS:

All purpose flour - 1 Cup

Baking Powder - 1/4 TSP

Baking Soda - 1/4 TSP

Butter - 1/4 Cup 

Salt - a pinch

Sugar - 1/2 Cup

Egg - 1 Small

Cinnamon Powder -1/4 TSP

Sweet Potato  Puree-  7.5 oz/ 1 Cup- 2 TBLS 

                        

INSTRUCTIONS:

How to make Sweet Potato Puree:

Take 2 medium sized sweet potatoes.

Boil it.

Strain the water.

Peel the skin and mash it.

How to make the cookies:

• Pre-heat the oven at 375 F.
• In a bowl mix all the dry ingredients - Flour , Salt , Baking Powder , Baking Soda and Cinnamon Powder. 
• In another bowl using a hand beater , beat the butter and sugar till it is fluffy .
• Then add the egg and continue to beat till it is smooth.
• With the mixer on the slow speed ,add half the dry ingredients and the sweet potato puree and mix . 
• Once it is combined add the other half the dry ingredients and mix.
• Lastly pipe or drop the batter in the baking sheet and bake it for 15 - 20 minutes till the cookies are golden brown.
• Rotate the sheet once when the cookies are baking.
• Transfer the cookies to the wire rack allow it to completely cool before decorating.

                         

            The cookies were soft , tender and had a cake like texture. It just melted in mouth.

                         

Yeah i know these cookies doesn't look spooky but they are really apt for the Halloween.

                          Linking the cookies to my event " Lets Celebrate Halloween"

Cooking with white at merry tummy