| 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% | ||