Sweet Potato Chess Cookies

Submitted By: Lucille Harrison

Ingredients

• 1 (18.5-ounce) box yellow cake mix
• 1 tablespoon pumpkin pie spice or to taste
• 3 eggs, divided, lightly beaten
• 1 stick butter, melted, cooled
• 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 2 cups baked sweet potatoes, pureed
• 1 pound powdered sugar, sifted

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350º. Grease and lightly flour a 12-x-15-inch rimmed baking pan;

set aside. Sift cake mix with pumpkin pie spice; mix in 1 egg and butter. When well blended, pat into the prepared pan; set aside.
Beat cream cheese until smooth. Add remaining eggs, sweet potatoes, and powdered sugar. Beat until well mixed and smooth.
Pour over cake mix. Bake for 30 to 35 minutes or until lightly brown and internal temperature is 150º. Cool before slicing. Number of servings depends on size of the slices.