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Camote (Sweet Potato) Cookies
Servings: about 36
Preparation Time: 30 minutes
Ingredients:
- 1 cup sweet potato (boiled and mashed)
- 1/2 cup coconut oil
- 1/2 cup honey
- 1 egg
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 cup almond flour*
- 1 1/2 cup spelt flour
- 1/3 cup nuts (optional, I used sunflower seeds)
Directions:
Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
Mix sweet potato, oil, honey, and egg in a bowl.
Add in all the dry ingredients: salt, cloves, cinnamon, baking soda, almond and spelt flours, and mix well. Fold in nuts.
Drop batter by tablespoonfuls onto a prepared cookie sheet and bake for about 20 minutes. After 5 minutes in the oven, press cookies down lightly with a fork.
Let cool and enjoy!
*You can grind your own almond flour by placing whole almonds in a blender/food processor and blending until you get a fine meal.
Recipe and photo submitted by Emmardy, Maria Stein, OH.
