{"id":20358,"date":"2020-12-10T16:06:00","date_gmt":"2020-12-10T21:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thatorganicmom.com\/?p=20358"},"modified":"2022-06-29T10:54:12","modified_gmt":"2022-06-29T14:54:12","slug":"tahini-glazed-purple-sweet-potato-cookies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thatorganicmom.com\/tahini-glazed-purple-sweet-potato-cookies\/","title":{"rendered":"Tahini Glazed Purple Sweet Potato Cookies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Good things can come from experimenting in the kitchen! When I set out to make tahini-glazed-purple-sweet-potato-cookies using these purple sweet potatoes, I had no idea what I was about to discover. While it may seem like MAGIC, it's science.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The anthocyanin that makes blueberries blue and purple sweet potatoes purple has a chemical reaction when combined with baking soda, baking powder, or other alkaline ingredients<\/strong>. This results in a surprising change in the cookie dough from purple to a deep blueish green. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The result of my first attempts were not cookies! But after several tries, I came up with something that WAS purple<\/strong> and a bit more like cookies, although they almost taste like MOCHI<\/em>! Try them if you like: Fork Pressed Purple Sweet Potato Cookies. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, the first few attempts at these cookies resulted in a delicious dessert that, while not precisely cookies, were quite tasty! I tried to call them cakies but it didn't stick. They are the shape and size of cookies, but the texture was more like cake.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The combination of the cake-like cookie with the tahini glaze was so satisfying and delicious. It is really hard not to eat too many, y'all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Not only are these fun to make and super tasty, but they are also packed with nutrition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I have made these tahini-glazed-purple-sweet-potato-cookies using both sugar and erythritol. Even with erythritol, they're never going to be low-carb<\/em>, but at least they can be sugar-free<\/strong>. If you don't mind a bit of sugar, go ahead, and use organic cane sugar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I used my kitchen aid mixer<\/a> with the whisk attachment to “mash” my potatoes after steaming them. Then I proceeded with adding butter, sugar, eggs, etc. This saves a step and time!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Tahini Buttercream Frosting or Tahini Glaze<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

If you want glaze, use melted butter, but if you want buttercream frosting, use softened butter. Both are delicious!<\/p>\n\n\n

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Tahini Glazed Purple Sweet Potato Cookies<\/h2>\n\n\n
<\/div>\n<\/span>Rebecca Huff<\/span><\/span>\n
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Purple sweet potato cakies are delicately sweet with a velvety texture and tahini glaze, oh my!<\/span><\/div>\n
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