A New Turkeyday Tradition

I have been with my husband for almost 11 years now and every year that I have known him (and way before that) he has made a sweet potato pie for Thanksgiving. He has become very famous amongst our friends and family for his holiday pies. They are tasty!! The problem is, we always have a ton of extra filling left when we have finished all of the pies we intended to make. I had to find a way to use up some of the left over sweet potato pie filling this year and I really wanted to try making some cookies. And the Sweet Potato Pie Oatmeal Cookie was born. Enjoy!!

Greg's Sweet Potato Pie Oatmeal Cookies

Greg's Sweet Potato Pie Recipe

What you need:
4 large sweet potatoes / yams
1 cup white sugar
1 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup butter melted
1 pinch cinnamon
1 pinch nutmeg
1/2 cup milk
1 graham cracker crust

What you do:

1. Boil potatoes until they are fork tender. Cool and peel.
2. Mash potatoes in a large mixing bowl. Mash thoroughly until smooth.
3. Mix in all other ingredients.
4. Fill pie crust.
5. Bake at 375 degrees for 35-40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out dry.
6. Serve and enjoy!


Sweet Potato Pie Cookies

What You Need:
•2 cups flour
•1 1/3 cups rolled oats
•1 teaspoon baking soda
•3/4 teaspoon salt
•1 tsp cinnamon
•1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
•1 2/3 cups sugar
•2/3 cup canola oil
•2 tablespoons molasses
•1 cup sweet potato pie filling
•1 teaspoon vanilla

What To Do:
1. Preheat oven to 350. Have ready 2 greased baking sheets.
2. Mix together flour, oats, baking soda, salt and spices.
3. In a seperate bowl, mix together sugar, oil, molasses, sweet potato and vanilla until very well combined.
4. Add dry ingredients to wet in 3 batches, folding to combine.
5. Drop by tablespoons onto greased cookie sheets. They don’t spread very much so they can be placed only an inch apart.
6. Flatten the tops of the cookies with a fork or with your fingers, to press into cookie shape.
7. Bake for 16 minutes at 375. If you are using two sheets of cookies on 2 levels of your oven, rotate the sheets halfway through for even baking. You’ll have enough batter for 4 trays.
8. Remove from oven and get cookies onto a wire rack to cool. These taste best when they’ve had some time to cool and set. They taste even better the next day! And try topping with whipped cream!! Even better!!
9. Enjoy!!!