Sweet Potato Cookies

Ingredients:

• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

• 1 1/2 tsp baking powder

• 1 tsp ground cinnamon

• 1/2 tsp baking soda

• 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg

• 1/4 tsp ground allspice

• 1/4 tsp ground ginger

• 1/4 tsp salt

• 3/4 cup butter

• 1/4 cup white sugar

• 1/4 cup brown sugar

• 1/4 cup honey

• 1 egg

• 1 Tbs lemon zest

• 1 cup mashed cooked sweet potato

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

2. Sift flour, baking powder, cinnamon, baking soda, nutmeg, allspice, ginger, and salt into a bowl.

3. Beat butter, white sugar, and brown sugar in a bowl until smooth and creamy. Mix in honey, egg, and lemon zest until well blended. Fold in sweet potato. Stir in flour mixture with a large spoon until dough is just blended.

4. Shape tablespoonfuls of dough into balls and place 2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheets.

5. Bake in the preheated oven until edges start to brown, about 8 minutes. Cool on the baking sheets for 5 minutes; transfer to wire racks to cool completely, about 10 minutes.