Sweet Potato Cookies

2 cups yams, mashed
Nonstick vegetable spray
2 cups all purpose flour
1 cup margarine
3/4 cup chopped walnuts
4tbsp. margarine
1/4 cup brown sugar


Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray cookie sheet. Puree sweet potatoes. In a large bowl, mix sweet potatoes, flour and 1 cup margarine to form dough. On a lightly floured flat surface, roll dough into thin sheet. Cut with floured cookie cutter in circle shapes. In a small bowl, mix the nuts, margarine, and brown sugar. Place a teaspoon of nut mixture on one half of each cookie circle. Fold over the other half of the dough and crimp edges together to seal them. Place the cookies on the cookie sheet. Bake for 12-15 minutes till brown.

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