Sweet Potato Thumbprint Cookies with Cinnamon Cream Cheese Icing
Soft, spiced sweet potato cookies pressed with a thumbprint and topped with a piped cinnamon cream cheese icing.
| prepPreheat oven to 350°F / 175°C | |||||||
| prepLine baking sheets with parchment or baking mats | |||||||
| 1 stick / 115 g salted butter, softened | Beat butter & sugars | Beat in sweet potato, spices & vanilla | Beat in flour mix in 2-3 batches | Roll 1-inch balls, thumbprint centers | Bake 350°F / 175°C, 8-10 min | Cool 10 min, move to rack | Pipe icing onto cooled cookies |
| 130 g light brown sugar | |||||||
| 130 g granulated sugar | |||||||
| 120 g mashed sweet potato | |||||||
| 1/2 tsp cinnamon | |||||||
| 1/2 tsp nutmeg | |||||||
| 1/2 tsp vanilla extract | |||||||
| 315 g all-purpose flour | Whisk flour, baking soda & salt | ||||||
| 1 tsp baking soda | |||||||
| 1/2 tsp salt | |||||||
| 115 g cream cheese, softened | Mix cream cheese, butter & vanilla 2 min | Mix in cinnamon & powdered sugar until fluffy | |||||
| 1/2 stick / 55 g salted butter, slightly softened (for the icing) | |||||||
| 1-2 tsp vanilla extract (for the icing) | |||||||
| 1 heaping tsp cinnamon (for the icing) | |||||||
| 240 g powdered sugar | |||||||
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