Monday, February 28, 2011

Sweet Potato Cookies

(makes 24 cookies)

Weight Loss Recipes : Sweet Potato CookiesIngredients:

  • 2½ cups flour


  • ¼ tsp salt


  • ½ cup unsalted butter or margarine


  • 1½ tsp baking powder


  • ½ tsp baking soda


  • ¼ cup sugar


  • 1 tsp nutmeg


  • ¼ cup honey


  • 1 tbsp grated lemon peel


  • 1 medium egg, room temperature, slightly beaten


  • 1 cup grated, raw sweet potatoes


Preparation:

  • In the medium-sized bowl, sift flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.


  • In a large-sized mixing bowl, cream butter the sugar


  • Mix in lemon peel, nutmeg, honey, and egg. Then stir in the grated sweet potatoes.


  • Blend the flour mixture into the sweet potato mixture.


  • Place rounded teaspoonfuls of the cookie dough onto an ungreased cookie sheet, leaving about 1½ inches between them


  • Bake in a preheated 350 degrees F oven for about minutes or until lightly browned.. Remove cookies from sheet and put on a cooling rack.


Make 24 Servings:

Weight loss recipes Amount Per Serving(1 cookie (32 g)): 110 Calories, 2 g Protein, 16 g carbohydrates, 1 g Dietary Fiber, 4 g fat, 2 g saturated fat, 19 mg cholesterol, 95 mg sodium

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