Cookies are my favorite thing to bake. One because they are easy and two because they are so fun to customize with different flavors. Since I am obsessed with sweet potato I knew I had to make a sweet potato cookie. These Purple Sweet Potato Cookies With Chocolate Chips (vegan) are my latest cookie creation and they are so good.
These cookies are vegan and gluten free. Plus they are made with healthy for you ingredients like oat flour, almond flour and unrefined sugars. These cookies are chewy, just the perfect amount sweet and absolutely dreamy. You have to make them.
I love sweet potatoes, for more yummy sweet potato recipes try my sweet potato oatmeal chocolate chip cookies or my sweet potato oatmeal bars.
Let's get into the recipe.
Why you will love this recipe
- It is gluten free, dairy free, egg free and plant based.
- It is super easy to make and made in one bowl
- It is made with healthier for you ingredients.
Ingredients for chewy & healthy sweet potato cookies
- purple sweet potato
- maple syrup
- coconut sugar
- oat flour
- almond flour
- chocolate chips
- cashew butter
- salt
- vanilla extract
- baking powder
- baking soda
See recipe card for quantities.
Instructions for making Purple Sweet Potato Cookies with Oat and Almond flour
Step 1: Mix together wet and dry ingredients in a bowl. Fold in chocolate chips.
Step 2: Add cookie dough to sheet pan and bake at 350 degrees for 12-15 minutes.
Step 3: Let cookies cool and dig in.
Substitutions
- Purple sweet potato- can be subbed with regular sweet potato
- Coconut sugar- can be subbed with brown sugar
- Maple syrup- can be subbed with honey
- Cashew butter- can be subbed with almond butter or peanut butter
Equipment
You just need a sheet pan and your oven for these cookies
Storage instructions for Purple Sweet Potato Chocolate Chip Cookies
The leftover cookies can be stored in a sealed container in your fridge for up to about 5 days. You can also freeze the cookers in a freezer safe bag or box for up to 3 months.
Recipe FAQ
Purple sweet potatoes are slightly more starchy and sweet than regular potatoes. They are delicious!
Recipe Pro-Tips
Do not sub out the flours in this recipe. The flour combination is key to the cookie texture.
A good chocolate chip will make this cookie so much more delicious. I love hu gems.
Other healthy vegan desserts to try
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Purple Sweet Potato Cookies With Chocolate Chips (vegan)
Ingredients
Wet
- ⅓ cup cooked and cooled mashed purple sweet potato - can sub any sweet potato
- ¼ cup maple syrup
- ¼ cup coconut sugar
- ½ cup cashew butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
Dry
- ¼ cup + 3 tablespoon oat flour
- ¼ cup + 1 tablespoon almond flour
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- pinch salt
- ~½ cup chocolate chips adjust to your preference
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Add all wet ingredients to a bowl. Mix until just combined with a spatula. Pour in dry ingredients except for chocolate chips. Mix until just combined. Lastly fold in your chocolate chips.
- Line a sheet pan with parchment paper. Form 8-10 evenly sized cookies. The dough is very sticky so I recommend working quickly and with wet hands
- Bake cookies for 12-14 minutes.
- Let cool for at least 10 minutes and enjoy. Store cookies in a sealed container in your fridge for up to 4 days or in your freezer for 3 months.
Notes
Nutrition
Stasse says
Delicious ! 😋
Adithya Ullas says
Those looks so yum….