Amish Sweet Potato Cookies with Molasses and Fall Spices
Soft and chewy sweet potato drop cookies flavored with rich molasses and warm fall spices for an easy, old-fashioned autumn treat.
Servings: 54 servings
Calories: 59kcal
Equipment
- stand mixer optional
- hand mixer optional
- kitchen scale optional
- 3 quart saucepan for cooking the potatoes
- nut chopper optional
- baking spray optional
- microplane for zesting orange
- chef's knife for chopping sweet potatoes
- cutting board for chopping sweet potatoes
- storage labels optional
Ingredients
- 1½ cups sweet potatoes, mashed from approximately 3 medium sweet potatoes, discard skins.
- 2 sticks (16 tablespoons) butter softened (I use salted butter)
- 2 teaspoons grated orange zest
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- ½ cup dark molasses
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon allspice
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup chopped pecans
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 C).
- In a large bowl, blend together the cooked sweet potatoes and butter until creamy.
- Add the grated orange zest, brown sugar, molasses and lemon juice. Blend until combined.
- Add the salt, baking soda, cinnamon, allspice and flour to the sweet potato mixture.
- Blend on low until completely combined.
- Switch to a wooden spoon and stir in the chopped pecans.
- Drop the batter by tablespoons onto a parchment lined baking sheets.
- Bake in a preheated oven for 15-17 minutes, rotating cookie sheets half way through baking.
- Remove the cookie sheets to a cooling rack and allow the cookies to cool.
- *Note - the cookies will firm up a little upon cooling but they will still be soft and chewy.
Notes
Store cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for 5 days.
Store cookies in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 10 days.
May be frozen. Store cookies in an airtight freezer container or freezer bag. Label and date. Freeze for up to 3 months. Thaw in the refrigerator overnight.
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 59kcal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 2g | Saturated Fat: 0.2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.001g | Cholesterol: 0.1mg | Sodium: 68mg | Potassium: 77mg | Fiber: 0.5g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 526IU | Vitamin C: 0.2mg | Calcium: 14mg | Iron: 0.5mg
