sweet potato cookies with orange spice frosting

How To Make sweet potato cookies with orange spice frosting

• Step 1
  Peel, dice, and boil sweet potatoes until soft.
• Step 2
  Place in bowl. Pour in enough orange juice to mash to a smooth, but not liquidy consistency.
• Step 3
  In a separate bowl, beat brown sugar and butter until fluffy.
• Step 4
  Then add in egg and beat for a minute.
• Step 5
  Add molasses and vanilla and beat for another minute. Set aside.
• Step 6
  Add two thirds of your orange sweet potato mash to your mixture. Combine well.
• Step 7
  In a separate mixing bowl, add flour, salt, baking powder, pumpkin spice, and cream of wheat (dry, uncooked). Mix with a fork, then double sift.
• Step 8
  Add dry to wet. Depending on the size of your sweet potatoes, add a tablespoon or two of cream to make a moist batter. You may skip altogether. Beat for 2 minutes.
• Step 9
  Place in refrigerator or freezer. I like to freeze mine for 30 minutes.
• Step 10
  Grease a cookie sheet. Make a ball of batter, then roll in confectioners' sugar. Place on cookie sheet and slightly press down.
• Step 11
  Bake at 350F for about 8 minutes or until center is set. These are cake cookies, so a soft center.
• Step 12
  To make "frosting", mix a ratio of 2/3 orange sweet potato mash to 1/3 confectioners' sugar. Optionally, add pumpkin pie spice and orange zest to your taste.
• Step 13
  Spoon on cookie and spread to rim. Optionally sprinkle with more confectioners' sugar.
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