Sweet Potato Cookies

Estimated Prep Time: 25 minutesEstimate Cooking Time: 20 minutesServings: 15 cookies

• 1 cup almond meal
• 1 cup cooked and mashed yam, pumpkin, or butternut squash
• cup finely chopped walnuts
• cup coconut milk
• 1 egg
• 2-4 TBSP maple syrup
• 1 TBSP cinnamon
• tsp baking powder

1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
2. In a mixing bowl, stir together all the dry ingredients.
3. In another small bowl, whisk together the egg, coconut milk, and maple syrup.
4. Add the wet ingredients to the dry and mix well.
5. Add the mashed yam, pumpkin, or squash to the dough and mix well.
6. Grease a baking sheet with coconut oil or organic grass-fed butter and scoop about 1 heaping tablespoon per cookie onto the baking sheet.
7. Bake for 20 minutes.

Bernadette Added 1 scoop of Sunwarrior Raw Vegan Protein in Vanilla to the recipe, making them higher protein and a little sweeter.Recipe from everydaypaleo.com