Sweet Potato Cookies

Ingredients

• •2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• •1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• •1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• •1/4 teaspoon salt
• •1/2 cup butter or margarine
• •1/4 cup sugar
• •1 tablespoon grated lemon peel
• •1 teaspoon nutmeg
• •1/4 cup honey
• •1 egg
• •1 cup grated, raw sweet potatoes

Directions

1. 1Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
2. 2Sift the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt into a medium-size mixing bowl. Set Aside.
3. 3Cream the butter or margarine with the sugar in a large mixing bowl. Mix in the lemon peel, nutmeg, honey, and egg. Then, stir in the grated sweet potato.
4. 4Blend the flour mixture into the sweet potato mixture.
5. 5Place rounded teaspoons of the cookie dough onto an ungreased cookie sheet. The cookies should be spaced at least 1/2-inch apart.
6. 6Bake for 7 minutes. Remove cookies from the sheet and cool on a rack.