Sweet Potato Cookies

5 from 2 votes

Published on August 23, 2023

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Sweet Potato Cookies is the ultimate holiday cookies. They are soft and fluffy with the hint of chocolate chips. You will love these simple ingredient cookies.

Stacked sweet potato cookies on a cooling rack

Easy Sweet Potato Cookies Recipe:

These sweet potato cookies start with baked fresh sweet potatoes and combined with warm spices. They are the best holiday cookies with amazing texture. Soft, fluffy and delicious a must cookie recipe to make for the holidays.

Pumpkin recipes are very popular for the holidays, but this sweet potato cookies have become my family’s favorite. The flavorings of the fresh sweet potato combined with the spices has made it a permanent holiday dessert.

If you do not like pumpkin or looking to change up your fall desserts, this is the cookie to start with. They have a similar texture as oatmeal cookies. Feel free to add in walnuts for a crunchy texture.

There are multiple ways that you can prepare sweet potatoes for this recipe. We like to bake them in the oven at 400 degrees for about 45 minutes. This is a great way to prepare sweet potatoes ahead of time.

You can also cook them in your instant pot or crock pot for an easy to way to prepare them.

Whether your baking or letting your slow cooker do all the work. Make sure they are completely cooled before mixing with the other ingredients.

Ingredients:

Serves: 24

Medium Sweet Potatoes
All Purpose Flour
Rolled Oats
Baking Powder
Ground Cinnamon
Ground Ginger
Salt
Butter (softened)
Brown Sugar
Granulated Sugar
Large Egg
Vanilla Extract
Chocolate Chips
Chopped Pecans

How to Make Sweet Potato Cookies:

Step 1 – Prepare Sweet Potatoes – Poke the sweet potatoes with a fork and wrap in foil. Bake at 400 degrees for 45-50 minutes until the potatoes are soft. You may need more cook time depending on the size of your sweet potatoes.
Step 2 – Mash Sweet Potatoes – Allow the sweet potatoes to cool. Then remove the foil and the skin from the sweet potatoes. Place in a bowl and mash the sweet potatoes.
Step 3 – Reduce Temperature – Reduce the oven temperature down to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
Step 4 – Combine Ingredients – In a separate large bowl, whisk together the flour, and baking powder. Add in rolling oats, salt, cinnamon and ground ginger.
Step 5 – Beat Butter – In a different bowl, beat together the butter, brown sugar and granulated sugar. Combine with a hand held or stand up mixer until combined and smooth.
Step 6 – Add in Egg – Then add in the egg and vanilla extract and mix until combined. Then add in the mashed sweet potato and mix until smooth.

Step 7 – Combine dry ingredients with wet ingredients – Stir the flour mixture into the sweet potato mixture. Combine by hand with a wooden or plastic spoon until just combined (do not over mix).
Step 8 – Add in Chocolate Chips – Gently stir in the chopped pecans and chocolate chips.

Combining the sweet potato cookies in a bowl

Step 9 – Use Cookie Scoop – Use a cookie scoop or tablespoon to place the cookie dough on baking sheet.
Step 10 – Bake Cookies – Bake for 10-12 minutes until the edges of the cookies are set. Be careful not to overcook. The cookies may still look soft in the middle but they will continue to cook as they sit.
Step 11 – Cool Cookies – Let the cookies cool on the baking sheet for 20 minutes. Then move them to a wire rack to cool completely.

Scoop the cookie dough on cookie sheet and bake

Step 12 – Serve – Then the cookies are ready to serve and enjoy.

Can I Used Canned Sweet Potato Puree?

If you prefer, you can use canned sweet puree to make this recipe. You can easily find these at your local grocery store.

Recipe Tips:

Sweet Potatoes – Bake the sweet potatoes in oven at 350 degrees up to 400 degrees. We usually bake them for about 45 minutes but cooking time will change depending on the size of your sweet potatoes. I try to get them about the same size.
Baking Sheets – Line the baking sheets with parchment paper for easy cleanup.
Cool Sweet Potatoes – Cool the sweet potatoes completely before mixing with other ingredients. Then they are ready to be mashed and the skin removed.
Combining Ingredients – Combine the dry and wet ingredients together until everything is completely mixed together. Combine with wooden spoon for best results in a large mixing bowl.
Scoop Cookies – To get the cookies about the same size, we recommend using a cookie scoop.
Baking Cookies – Bake the cookies until the edges are golden brown. It usually takes about 10 minutes. Make sure to not over bake the cookies as they will finish cookie after removing from the oven. Place on cooling rack to cool the cookies.

Variation Ideas:

Make Recipe Gluten-Free – If you prefer to make this recipe gluten free, you can use gluten free flour and oats.
Butternut Squash – Instead of using sweet potatoes you can also use butternut squash. It has a natural sweetness that make the best cookies.
Seasoning – Feel free to add in other warm spices to this cookie recipe. Baking Powder, Baking soda, Cinnamon and nutmeg make the perfect combination. You can even add in pumpkin pie spice for a delicious pumpkin flavor.
Chocolate Chips – We used milk chocolate chips to make this recipe, but you can easily use dark chocolate chips. Another options would be peanut butter chips or butterscotch chips.
Nuts – Chopped nuts is a great addition, but you can omit them if you prefer.

Can you Freeze Sweet Potato Cookies?

Yes, we love preparing these cookies ahead of time and then freeze. It helps to cut down on holiday baking. You can freeze the cookie dough or baked cookies.

You can flash freeze both the dough or the baked cookies by placing on a baking sheet. Then freeze for about an hour, then store in a freezer container for up to 3 months.

How to Store Leftovers:

Store the leftover cookies in an airtight container or bag at room temperature for up to 1 week. Place a piece of bread in the container with the cookies to keep them soft.