How many cookies?

Sweet potato cookies

Makes 60-70 (12g each):

500 g sugar
500 g sweet potato, pureed
125 g grinded almonds
4 egg yolks
24 g butter
Cinnamon

Pre-heat the oven to 180º C.
Bring the sugar to boil with some water until it reaches 117ºC.
Add the sweet potato and almonds and stir.
Let it cool down a little and add butter, cinnamon and the whisked egg yolks.
Bring the mixture to medium heat stirring constantly until thick (when you pass a spoon through the mixture you should be able to see the bottom of the pan).
Let it cool down.
With your greased hands make small balls and place them on a baking sheet.
Sprinkle with icing sugar and bake for 20-30 minutes.

12 Responses to “How many cookies?”

1. proofofthepudding em 2 November, 2008

   I’ve never had sweet potato in a cookie before — it sounds delicious!!

2. gkbloodsugar em 2 November, 2008

   What a novel idea.
   They look great.

3. Juliet em 2 November, 2008

   I’m not a big fan of sweet potatoes but these look delicious!

4. LyB em 2 November, 2008

   Sweet potato cookies, what a great idea! I love your photos, they’re gorgeous!

5. Y em 2 November, 2008

   How pretty! I love how you managed to stack them so high

   Sweet potato in a cookie? How I’d love to taste that!

6. miri em 2 November, 2008

   Sweet potatoes cookies, now that sounds special! They look wonderful!

7. Clumbsy Cookie em 3 November, 2008

   Que boas, devem ser parecidas com as nossas broinhas de natal de batata doce! É melhor nem contar quantas comeria…

8. Aran em 3 November, 2008

   they must be so moist… yum!

9. Zita em 3 November, 2008

   Perfect stacks! I wouldn’t count if i could eat it

10. Lori em 3 November, 2008

    Sweet potato anything, yum. Amazing cookies.

11. Mevrouw Cupcake em 11 November, 2008

    I love anything with sweet potatoes, so these are most certainly the cookies for me!

12. Kim em 24 November, 2008

    I live in the heart of sweet potato land in the South. I must try these, they look wonderful-light and moist.

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