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    Home Β» Desserts Β» Sweet Potato Cookies with White Chocolate Chips and Cranberries

    Jan 23, 2011 Β· Modified: Jul 27, 2014 by Chels Β· This post may contain affiliate links, uses cookies, and generates income via ads Β· View privacy policy + disclosure statement linked in footer Β· 24 Comments

    Sweet Potato Cookies with White Chocolate Chips and Cranberries

    For some reason, the other night while I was sleeping I thought, "Hmm, I wonder what a sweet potato cookie would taste like". Don't ask how that thought popped in my head, but I swear some of my best ideas come while I'm half asleep or dreaming. I love sweet potatoes in every form (mmm, sweet potato pie!), so I figured it was necessary to incorporate it into a cookie.

    The following morning, the first thing I did was get to researching. I found quite a handful of recipes that sounded promising, but decided this recipe from Evil Shenanigans sounded the best... because of the white chocolate chips and cranberries πŸ˜‰ That combination, along with sweet potatoes, sounded outstanding to me! The Evil Shenanigans' recipe actually included pecans but, as you all know by now, I had to omit them due to my allergy. Oh, and while we're on the topic of my tree nut allergy... I had a piece of almond by accident in a salad recently and I wound up with a swollen lip. Doesn't look like this allergy is going away any time soon. Waa waa.

    Anywho. Back to these show-stopping cookies, my dear friends.

    Here's what you'll need:

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    • 8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature
    • Β½ cup packed light brown sugar
    • ΒΌ cup white sugar
    • 2 tablespoons honey
    • 1 teaspoon vanilla. I, for some reason didn't have any more vanilla extract, so I used vanilla beans, which, for some reason, I did have. Go figs πŸ˜‰
    • 1 egg
    • 1 cup sweet potato puree
    • 1 ΒΌ cups all-purpose flour
    • 1 teaspoon baking powder
    • Β½ teaspoon salt
    • Β½ teaspoon cinnamon
    • β…› teaspoon ground ginger
    • β…› teaspoon fresh grated nutmeg
    • Β½ cup white chocolate chips
    • If using, β…“ cup pecans, finely chopped
    • ΒΌ cup dried cranberries

    It's times like these when I'm impressed with my spice cabinet since I had everything πŸ™‚

    Here's what you do:  

    • Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line your baking sheets with parchment paper.

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    • In the bowl of an electric mixer, cream the butter, white sugar, brown sugar, and honey until fluffy.

    IMG_2522.JPGMy Dad bought me this honey from a farm near my parent's house and I am in love with it. I need a refill soon πŸ™‚

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    • Add the egg and vanilla (or vanilla beans) and mix on a medium speed until light and fluffy.

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    • Now, add the sweet potato puree and continue to mix.

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    • In another bowl, sift the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and all of your spices together.

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    • And add the flour mixture to the sweet potato mixture until everything is nicely incorporated.

    IMG_2536.JPGmmmmmmmmmmm, mmmmmmmmmm, mmmmmmmmm.

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    • Gently fold in the cranberries, white chocolate, and other add-ins you chose to use.

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    • Next, you'll drop tablespoon size scoops onto the baking sheets and bake for about 10-12 minutes. They're supposed to be soft but I suggest keeping an eye on them as they approach the last few minutes of baking as different oven settings vary. If you feel they need some additional time, feel free to keep them in a bit longer. They'll continue cooking/setting after you take them out of the oven, too.

    The flavors in these cookies could easily be my best friend. They all worked so well together and the moistness and consistency of them, quite honestly, blew me away. Yes, they're cookies, but the texture is a bit muffin-y or even cake-y, which was a pleasant little surprise.

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    I tried to share with co-workers as much as possible, but let's be honest, I wanted them all for myself. And since we're playing the "let's be honest" game... I've been eating them for breakfast, too πŸ˜‰

    [Chels]

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    Comments

    1. Simply Life says

      January 23, 2011 at 3:27 pm

      Oooh great idea- they look delicious and like the perfect cookie consistency!

    2. Shannon says

      January 23, 2011 at 3:39 pm

      Such a great alternative to the pumpkin cookie. LOVE this idea!

    3. Lauren at KeepItSweet says

      January 23, 2011 at 3:50 pm

      Love the idea of a sweet potato cookie! These look terrific.

    4. Jess says

      January 23, 2011 at 3:52 pm

      What a creative idea!~

    5. Victoria says

      January 23, 2011 at 3:57 pm

      I come up with recipe ideas when I'm falling asleep too! This looks like a great sweet potato cookie! I would totally eat them for breakfast, so don't feel guilty πŸ˜‰

    6. Shannon says

      January 23, 2011 at 3:59 pm

      ooh, how fabulous. especially with those cranberries and white chocolate πŸ™‚

    7. Erica says

      January 23, 2011 at 4:00 pm

      I would have never thought to make sweet potato cookies! How fun. I'm a fluffy cookie fan, so I would definitely be down with the cake like consistency!

    8. Kerstin says

      January 23, 2011 at 4:04 pm

      What unique cookies! I'd enjoy them for breakfast, too, after all sweet potatoes are healthy, right? πŸ™‚

    9. Lauren says

      January 23, 2011 at 4:24 pm

      I've been thinking about these since you mentioned them on Twitter... they look fabulous! I LOVE sweet potatoes... and white chocolate + dried cranberries... and cookies :).

    10. Kelly @ EvilShenanigans says

      January 23, 2011 at 4:58 pm

      I am so glad you liked them! Your cookies looked really tasty ... those last shots made me start craving them again!

    11. Sharlene says

      January 23, 2011 at 5:20 pm

      These sound fantastic! I love all things sweet potato so I'm sure I'd love these too!

    12. Camels & Chocolate says

      January 23, 2011 at 5:54 pm

      Christ on a cracker! These guys sound divine. I'm also in the eat-sweet-potato-in-any-way-shape-or-form camp, so I will be making these promptly!

    13. Amanda L. (Tales From A Kitchen Misfit) says

      January 23, 2011 at 6:10 pm

      Sweet potato cookies sound fabulous! And best of all, they don't sound bad for you! hah

    14. vanillasugarblog says

      January 23, 2011 at 7:22 pm

      i have been looking forward to this one ever since you tweeted it. love sweet potato anything. and they look good girl. i made one a couple years ago with a savory twist.
      love that name evilshenanigans!

    15. Michelle says

      January 23, 2011 at 8:02 pm

      This sounds fabulous! I wake up thinking about food...I love that you dream of it!

    16. Blog is the New Black says

      January 23, 2011 at 8:38 pm

      I love this idea! Genius!

    17. Georgia @ The Comfort of Cooking says

      January 24, 2011 at 1:00 am

      This is such a creative little cookie - They look so delicious, and I can understand why you haven't been able to stay away from them. Thanks for sharing! I'll have to try these next time I have leftover sweet potatoes.

    18. sweeter salt says

      January 24, 2011 at 9:33 am

      These sound so good! I was thinking of making oatmeal cookies with white chocolate chips and cranberries last night, but went with pb oatmeal with white choc chips instead. Wish I had seen this first - yum!

      Laura

    19. Elina (Healthy and Sane) says

      January 24, 2011 at 11:41 am

      Too bad you couldn't make it to the cookie swap party because I would have loved to try these. Actually I picked up a can of sweet potatoes last time I was at WF and thought they'd make great cookies. Yup, looks like sps definitely belong in cookies!

    20. Elizabeth says

      January 25, 2011 at 4:39 pm

      Omg, sweet potato and white chocolate, yes. I've used pumpkin in cookies several times, never sweet potato though (I think). I'm definitely curious how it tastes baked into a cookie.

    21. Travel Food Phil says

      January 26, 2011 at 10:44 am

      Hey Chels, what a great eureka! moment, I love trying out flavours that wouldn't normally be put together, so this recipe has given me a few ideas for some new recipes.

    22. bianca says

      January 26, 2011 at 11:29 am

      I LOVE sweet potatoes but my hubs hates them! He does love white chocolate however, so I'm tempted to make these and not let him in on the fact that they have sweet potato puree to see what he thinks. Great idea, thanks for sharing!

    23. Katie says

      January 26, 2011 at 1:34 pm

      sweet potatoes, white chocolate and cranberries sounds like an amazing combo! i need to make these!

    24. Tami says

      January 27, 2011 at 4:49 pm

      Such an interesting combo of ingredients! I love sweet potatoes but not so much white chocolate but I would try these anyway. The combo has piqued my curiosity. πŸ™‚

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