These sweet potato chocolate chip cookies are thick, chewy & chocolaty with tons of texture and a delicious nutty flavor from browned butter!
Hollaaaaa! I made brown butter. For the first time ever.
People were all like “oh, it’s so nutty and delicious!
Brown butter this, brown butter that, brown butter ALL THE THINGS!”
And I was just standing there on the sidelines like “ok dude, chill with the brown butter.”
I get it now though and I’m hopping on that train.
You know, 3 years late or whatever.
So I had this pot of brown butter and yeah, some of it made it’s way into my mouth via spoon (like you wouldn’t do the same) but I still filled an entire mason jar up with the rest of it.
And… now we have cookies.
Sweet potato chocolate chip cookies to be exact made with said browned butter.
These cookies are a texture EXPLOSION in your mouth.
Think oats, coconut flakes, chopped hazelnuts and chocolate chips (I know, you’re all like “dude, I can read the ingredients below.” Just work with me here, mmk?) all in a browned butter nutty cookie.
Not a pie person?
Bring these to your Thanksgiving celebration.
They’re totally appropriate, they have SWEET POTATOES in them.
While these brown butter sweet potato cookies are a bit more on the traditional chocolate chip cookie side of things (duh, they have chocolate chips in them), these sweet potato cookies are a slightly different recipe for those of you who just love all the warming fall spices and want a hearty, chewy and soft cookie dough-like center wrapped up in a gluten-free/vegan little fall treat.
Highly recommend either of these recipes, your sweet tooth won’t be disappointed!
More cookie recipes like these sweet potato chocolate chip cookies:
Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
Healthy Carrot Cake Cookies
Chocolate Drizzled Salted Butter Pecan Cookies
Road Trip Cookies
Orange Infused Cranberry Almond Chocolate Chip Cookies
Brown Butter Sweet Potato Chocolate Chip Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup oat flour
- 1/2 cup almond flour
- 1/2 cup oats
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
- 2 tablespoons maple syrup
- 2 eggs
- 3 tablespoons brown butter, *see note
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3/4 cup cooked mashed sweet potato
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 1/4 cup unsweetened coconut flakes
- 2 tablespoons chopped hazelnuts
- dark chocolate chips for topping the cookies
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silpat.
- Combine all the dry ingredients in a large bowl.
- Combine the maple syrup, eggs, brown butter, and vanilla in a medium bowl and whisk together until smooth.
- Add the mashed sweet potato and brown sugar and whisk again until smooth.
- Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and mix together with a spatula.
- Fold in the coconut and nuts.
- Drop about 2 tablespoons of batter onto the baking sheet for each cookie.
- Press 3-4 chocolate chips into the top of each cookie.
- Bake for 12-14 minutes until firm and starting to turn golden brown on the edges.
- Remove from the oven and let cool for 2-3 minutes on the baking sheet before transferring to a cooling rack.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Gina Matsoukas is an AP syndicated writer. She is the founder, photographer and recipe developer of Running to the Kitchen — a food website focused on providing healthy, wholesome recipes using fresh and seasonal ingredients. Her work has been featured in numerous media outlets both digital and print, including MSN, Huffington post, Buzzfeed, Women’s Health and Food Network.
So I’ve never, ever eaten browned butter. Every time I see a recipe that calls for it, I am instantly more attracted to it–maybe because I’ve never had it so it is SO appealing, or maybe because I just know how good it must be. Anyway, combining it with sweet potatoes and chocolate? Even more sold.
These sound delicious…and they are, obviously, good for you because they have sweet potatoes in them, right!? ;)
Obvi ;)
These look delicious! Browned butter makes everything better!
Sounds interesting and delicious.. love it :)
These cookies look amazing, I would have never thought of adding sweet potato to cookies and I’m so curious to try them out!
love me a hearty, NUTTY cookie :)
I love everything about this. The perfect Thanksgiving dessert!
Drool…
These look so good and what a great way to use a sweet potato!
I definitely just posted browned butter chocolate chip cookies too! However, I love the idea of inviting sweet potatoes to the party….sounds yummy Gina!