Gingersnap Sweet Potatoes

== Description ==
Source: Christmas With Southern Living 2003 - Southern Living
A crisp gingersnap topping earns this Southern sweet potato casserole high marks. Purchase crisp gingersnap cookies rather than the soft variety for making the strudel.
== Ingredients ==
* 6 sweet potatoes (4 pounds)
* 1/2 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
* 1/2 cup butter or margarine, melted
* 1/3 cup half-and-half
* 2 large eggs
* 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
* 1/2 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
* 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
* 1/4 cup cold butter or margarine, cut into pieces
* 32 coarsely crushed gingersnap cookies
== Directions ==
# Cook sweet potatoes in a Dutch oven in boiling water to cover over medium heat 30 minutes or until tender.
# Cool; peel and mash potatoes.
# Combine mashed sweet potato, 1/2 cup brown sugar, and next 4 ingredients in an mixing bowl; beat at medium speed at an electric mixer until smooth. (Or mash with a potato masher until smooth.)
# Spoon into a greased 2 1/2 quart or 13" x 9" baking dish.
# Combine 1/2 cup brown sugar and flour.
# Cut in 1/4 cup cold butter with a pastry blender until crumbly.
# Stir in crushed gingersnaps.
# Sprinkle streusel over sweet potato.
# Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 25 minutes or until streusel is lightly browned.
Yield: 10 servings
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