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Chocolate Potato Cookies
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- MAKES
- 54 (about 4 1/2 dozen)
- COOK TIME
- 10 Min
Mashed potatoes in cookies?! Unbelievable?! Sshhh, let's keep the secret to these can't-get-enough-of-'em Chocolate Potato Cookies until everybody tastes 'em!
What You'll Need
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/2 cup vegetable shortening
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon almond extract
- 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips, melted
- 1/2 cup unseasoned mashed potatoes, at room temperature (see Note)
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 cup milk
- 1/2 cup chopped walnuts or pecans
- 1 (16-ounce) container chocolate fudge frosting
- 1/4 cup nonpareil candies
What to Do
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Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Coat baking sheets with cooking spray.
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In a large bowl, cream together brown sugar and shortening until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and almond extract, mixing well. Add melted chocolate and mashed potatoes, beating until smooth.
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In a small bowl, combine flour, salt, and baking soda. Alternately add flour mixture and milk to brown sugar mixture, stirring until smooth. Mix in nuts. Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls 2 inches apart onto prepared baking sheets.
- Bake 10 minutes, or until cookies spring back when touched lightly with a finger. Remove cookies from oven and wait 2 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool slightly. Frost warm cookies and sprinkle with nonpareils.
Note
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Use only real mashed potatoes in this recipe.
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Wanna try another cookie recipe with a secret ingredient? Then try our Chocolate Mint Surprise Cookies!
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Nutritional InformationShow More
Servings Per Recipe: 54
- Amount Per Serving % Daily Value *
- Calories 104
- Calories from Fat 46
- Total Fat 5.1g 8 %
- Saturated Fat 1.8g 9 %
- Trans Fat 0.0g 0 %
- Protein 0.7g 1 %
- Amount Per Serving % Daily Value *
- Cholesterol 4.9mg 2 %
- Sodium 68mg 3 %
- Total Carbohydrates 15g 5 %
- Dietary Fiber 0.2g 1 %
- Sugars 11g 0 %
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rac7431 2877525
Dec 09, 2017
Just give me a bowl of mashed potatoes and chocolate on top and I will call it a winner.
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memere111 6054829
Nov 20, 2014
Are the potatoes mashed with butter and milk?
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Member 2972460
Nov 20, 2014
can these be made as a bar cookie?
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ellieelizabethpederson 9512884
Oct 21, 2013
I have made rolls with mashed potatoes and they are the most moist and fluffy rolls I've ever tried. These sound very promising.
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bonniehoffman 8194574
Jan 24, 2013
I seem to remember candy made with mashed potatoes, any one else?
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pbruchnc 4290235
Jan 24, 2013
Sounds yummy. I will be trying this one.
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