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%