Mbatata (Sweet Potato) Cookies

Rita~'s Note:

Malawi is known as the "warm heart of Africa" due to the friendliness of Malawian people. These cookies can be cut in the shape of hearts to commemerate the Malawian people.

• Total Time: 35 mins
• Prep Time: 20 mins
• Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients:

Yield: 40 cookies

• 1 cup mashed sweet potato
• ¼ cup milk
• 1 egg , slightly beaten
• 4 tablespoons melted butter
• 1 ¼ cups sifted flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• ½ cup sugar
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• ½ cup raisins

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Mix sweet potatoes, milk, and melted butter and beat well. Sift and stir in the remaining ingredients. Drop by spoonfulls onto greased cookie sheet and bake 15 minutes.
2. Or chill 1-2 hour then turn onto a floured board, knead lightly and roll out 1/2 an inch thick. Cut with a cookie cutter. Place cookies on a greased baking sheet, and bake for 15 minutes. Sprinkle some cinnamon/sugar mixture on top.

Reviews

[adventures-cook]

This recipe was awesome!!! I did not use raisins instead I fold in a half cup of pecans. They taste great they were more of a cake texture than a cookie texture. Just like other viewers I will try them with brown sugar next time. I also drizzled a homemade cream cheese coconut icing on top, so good my daughter, cousin & husband loved it. I didn't wait to roll them out scooped them rite away & baked. This is a keeper. Thanks.

[Motivated Mama]

I preschool my daughter and a friend at home and we made these for this months baking project. I used whole wheat flour, pumpkin instead of sweet potato and substituted half the butter with applesauce. Next time I will use brown sugar instead of white, but we really enjoyed these fluffy cookies! Thanks for posting