Old-fashioned Molasses Yam Cookies

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CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Grains		Cookie	1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1 1/2	c	Mashed cooked yams, about 2
		medium yams = 1-1/2 cups
1 3/4	c	Unsifted flour
1/2	t	Salt
1/2	t	Soda
1	t	Cinnamon
1/4	t	Cloves
1		Orange rind, grated
2/3	c	Butter
1/2	c	Sugar
1/2	c	Molasses
1/2	c	Chopped nuts
		Additional nut pieces

INSTRUCTIONS

To prepare yams, bake at 350 for 40 minutes or cook in boiling water
to cover 25 minutes until soft. Cool, peel and mash. Mix flour, salt,
soda, cinnamon, cloves and orange rind. Melt butter in large  saucepan;
stir in yams, sugar, molasses and chopped nuts. Blend in  flour
mixture. Cover and chill 1-1/2 hours. Drop rounded teaspoons of  dough
onto ungreased baking sheet; flatten slightly with back of  spoon.
Press a nut piece in center of each cookie. Bake at 350 for 10
minutes. Remove from sheet and cool on racks. Makes 6 dozen.  MRS HUGH
BONNER (GAY)  TURNER, AR  From the book <High Cotton Cookin'>, Marvell
Academy Mothers Assn,  Marvell, AR  72366, ISBN 0-918544-14-9,
downloaded from Glen's MM  Recipe Archive, http://www.erols.com/hosey.

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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 3216 Calories From Fat: 1402 Total Fat: 161.4g Cholesterol: 325.4mg Sodium: 1881mg Potassium: 3421mg Carbohydrates: 419.1g Fiber: 15.2g Sugar: 204.7g Protein: 39.2g