Sweet Potato Cookies With Toasted Hazelnuts, Dulcey Chocolate & Salted Caramel

Rebecca Marshman

Rebecca Marshman

24th August 2023
Rebecca Marshman

Sweet Potato Cookies With Toasted Hazelnuts, Dulcey Chocolate & Salted Caramel

80 min

Great dessert for Autumn 

Ingredients

Potato Puree

  • 1 Large Sweet Potato

Cookie Mix

  • 1Tsp Baking Soda
  • 1Tsp Cinnamon
  • 1/2 Tsp Ginger
  • 1/2 Tsp Salt
  • 100g Dulce De Leche
  • 100g Hazelnuts
  • 50g Valrhona Dulcey Chocolate

Method

Cookie Dough

In a bowl mix all your dry ingredients, then add the melted butter eggs and purée mix well.
Next roll out the dough mixture into 50g balls and place onto a lined greased tray and with your finger spread out the dough into flat discs.
Bake the cookies at 180° for 12 minutes then remove from oven and place on top a Dulcey chocolate bean then place back in the oven for 1 minute to melt, then
remove from oven and leave to cool
Next take some hazelnuts and chop and roast in the over again at 180° this time for around 4-6 mins till golden brown then remove from oven and leave to cool.
After that take your Dulce de leche and slightly warm in the microwave then place into a piping bag.
7. Finally drizzle the Dulce de leche over each cookie and sprinkle with hazelnuts and finish with gold leaf and a sprinkle of salt!

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