Yes, you're right, it should be number two, but Publix doesn't stock almond meal, so we had to skip one. No worries, I'll come back to it!
I made this recipie and the next one (number four) for a class project; we found a way to (loosely) relate cookies to political science, so I was happy.
The only special (not usually stocked) item for the dough was a sweet potato, and the frosting needed cream cheese, maple syrup, and pecan halves.
The only thing that made the dough a little more work was the sweet potato, which you have to cook and mash. The magazine has microwave instructions that looked simple; Reble popped it in a pot for me, which was easy too. I didn't worry much about mashing it; it was cooked well, so I just smushed it a little with a fork.
The icing was easy enough as well, though I'll say it did better after a day or two in the fridge. I froze the dough for two days, and they were delicious!
I made square ones too, which I thought were cuter. This is from the first night, and you can see that the frosting is a little runny.
I shared them with classmates, and they loved them! The sweet potato reminded me of pumpkin-flavored things; I think the consistency was similar in that it gave it a nice weight. The flavor wasn't overpowering, which is good. Here's a pic of them before our presentation:
Taste: 8/10
Easy to Make: 7/10
Visual: 9/10
Here's the link!
http://www.bhg.com/recipe/sweet-potato-pecan-cookies/
