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Tahini Glazed Purple Sweet Potato Cakies 3

Tahini Glazed Purple Sweet Potato Cookies

Rebecca Huff
Purple sweet potato cakies are delicately sweet with a velvety texture and tahini glaze, oh my!
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Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 36 cookies
Calories 212 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 3 cups flour all-purpose or gluten-free
  • 1 tbsp cornstarch nonGMO
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • ½ tsp cinnamon ground
  • 1 tsp cardamom
  • ½ tsp nutmeg ground
  • ½ tsp Himalayan sea salt
  • 3 cups purple sweet potatoes mashed
  • 2 sticks butter organic
  • 1 cup granulated sugar or substitute
  • 1 large egg
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract pure

TAHINI GLAZE

  • 1 cup butter melted
  • ¾ cup tahini organic, unsalted
  • 1 and ½ cup powdered sugar or powdered erythritol
  • ½ tsp cardamom powder
  • ½ tsp Himalayan sea salt

Instructions
 

  • In a medium-sized bowl, whisk together flour, cornstarch, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt. Set aside.
  • In a large bowl, whisk together sweet potatoes, butter, and granulated sugar. Add egg and vanilla extract.
  • Beat in flour mixture until well combined. Cover the bowl with foil or parchment paper and refrigerate for one hour or overnight.
  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line 2 large baking sheets with parchment paper.
  • Scoop dough out with a small cookie scoop, then flatten with the bottom of a measuring cup (you may need to spray oil on it to keep it from sticking) and smash flat (around 1/2 inch thick.)
  • Bake the cakies for 10 to 12 minutes or until tops are set. Transfer to wire racks to cool.

TAHINI GLAZE OR TAHINI BUTTERCREAM FROSTING

  • *NOTE If you want to make tahini buttercream frosting instead of glaze, use softened butter instead of melted... everything else is the same.
  • Mix melted butter and tahini, then slowly sift in powdered sugar, salt, and cardamom a spoonful at a time, continuing until glaze is thoroughly mixed.
  • Put the tahini glaze in a piping bag and drizzle over cookies.
    Or if using buttercream, use a piping bag or spreading tool.
    (let cool completely before storing)

Nutrition

Calories: 212kcalCarbohydrates: 22gProtein: 2gFat: 13gSaturated Fat: 7gCholesterol: 32mgSodium: 211mgPotassium: 76mgFiber: 1gSugar: 11gVitamin A: 1898IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 22mgIron: 1mg
Keyword cookies, purple sweet potatoes
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