RECIPE FOR SWEET POTATO COOKIE

SWEET POTATO COOKIE

Makes 150 cookies					Bake in 375° oven.
2 ½ “ Cookies


INGREDIENTS	WEIGHTS	MEASURES
Shortening	1 lb. + 1 oz.	2 ¼ cups
Sugar		5 ¾ cups
Shell eggs **		6
Sweet potatoes,cooked &mashed		6 cups
Vanilla		1 Tbsp.
Flour		6 cups
Baking powder		4 Tbsps.
Salt		1 Tbsp.
Cinnamon		1 Tbsp.
Cloves		2 tsps.
Nutmeg		2 tsps.
Raisins,plumped		1 ½ cups

**	1 cup dried egg and 1 cup water may be substituted for the shell eggs.


DIRECTIONS:
1. Cream together shortening and sugar then add eggs and beat until smooth. Add sweet potatoes and vanilla. STIR WELL.
2. Mix flour,baking powder,salt and spices. Add plumped raisins to dry mix with potatoes.
3. Drop batter with a No. 40 dipper on greased baking sheet or bake in greased sheet pan and cut in 1” bars for serving.



Number of Portions	150
Size of Portion	serving




Calories	283		Iron……	0.49 Mg	Protein….	1/02 G	4.36%
Cholesterol	9 Mg		Calcium	28 Mg	Carbohydrates	15.23 G	65.18%
Sodium	96 Mg		Vitamin A	158 RE	Total Fat .	3.36 G	32.40%
Fiber…	0.40 G		Vitamin C	0.6 Mg	Saturated Fat	0.85 G	8.22%

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