Cookies From Zimbabwe

Total Time: 17 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 7 mins

Ingredients

• 10 tablespoons butter
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 tablespoon lemon zest
• 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/4 cup honey
• 1 egg
• 1 cup finely grated raw sweet potato
• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon butter
• 1 -2 teaspoon lemon juice
• 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
• 1 tablespoon water

Recipe

• 1 cream together butter and sugar in bowl. blend in lemon zest, nutmeg, honey and egg. fold in sweet potato.
• 2 in separate bowl. sift flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
• 3 add it to the first mixture and blend well.
• 4 arrange cookie dough by rounded teaspoons on ungreased cookie sheet.
• 5 bake at 350 degrees for 7 minutes.
• 6 to make glaze, use a wooden spoon to combine all ingredients in glass container until smooth.
• 7 add more water by the drop until glaze is easy to spread on cooled cookies.