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Sweet potato cookies made from leftover sweet potato casserole
Thanksgiving is over, but the memory of beautiful, cinnamony sweet-potato casserole topped half and half with southern praline and oven toasted marshmallows is still fresh in my mind.  It’s aroma wafting through the corners of our house if only as a ghost of Thanksgiving past.   I thought for sure that whatever we didn’t eat on the big turkey day, we’d eat as leftovers.  Sadly, that never happened.  I used up all the turkey in our (Leftover) Turkey Pot Pie, and I just couldn't get the kids to eat the leftovers without the turkey.

 With a family of six, I’m always looking for ways to save money.  Beyond saving money, I hate to waste money, and when you get right down to it…food is money.  So I came up with a plan.  I would give the casserole a leftover makeover.   With just a handful of ingredients that I already had on hand, I turned the leftovers into fabulous cookies.  And best of all?  The kids never knew the difference.  
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(Leftover) Sweet Potato Casserole Cookies

Sweet potato cookies made from leftover sweet potato casserole

Ingredients

  • 2 Cups leftover sweet potato casserole (don’t worry about the marshmallows or praline topping that is all mixed in)
  • 1 ½ cups of flour
  • ½ cup shortening
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 3 teaspoons baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • Whole pecans, (optional)

Directions

1.  In a large bowl, cut flour into shortening.  Add sugar and baking powder making sure it's well mixed as well.

2.  Add 2 cups of leftover sweet potato casserole and mix/fold into the rest of the ingredients being careful not to overwork the dough.

3.  Roll into balls a little smaller than golf balls and transfer onto a greased cookie sheet as shown in the image.  Flatten them slightly once they're placed on the cookie sheet.  The dough will be on the wet side.

4.  Bake at 375F for 20-25 minutes, remove from oven and top with a single pecan, if desired.  

5.  Let cool for 10 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack.
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Comments

Kelley @ Chef Savvy said…
Elizabeth these cookies look amazing!! I've never had sweet potato cookies and I can't wait to try them!
December 12, 2014 at 1:56 PM
Elizabeth Obsesses said…
Hi Kelley - Thank you. They taste so good too! I love sweet potatoes, but you'd never know that these were made from them. They remind me of a soft, chewy molasses cookie.
December 14, 2014 at 6:11 PM
Anonymous said…
I found your pin on Pinterest. So glad! I've never heard of sweet potato cookies before and I would love to try to make some. Thank you!
December 16, 2014 at 9:50 AM
Elizabeth Obsesses said…
Thank you for the comment, and I hope you do give them a try. They're super easy to make and so delicious!
December 16, 2014 at 4:53 PM
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