Chewy carrot cake cookies recipe

Chewy Carrot Cake Cookies

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36 cookies

Do you love carrot cake as much as we do? How about cookies? If you said both, this recipe is definitely for you.

We combined our favorite carrot cake spices with our best sugar cookie recipe to create a chewy carrot cake cookie recipe that will melt in your mouth.

The combination of carrot, cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves is perfect for a holiday celebration. And rather than baking a whole carrot cake, cookies are much easier to store and transport to holiday parties and cookie exchanges.

Using carrots will give your cookies a moist, dense texture. Carrots also enhance the flavor and appearance of your baked items. This is why these chewy carrot cake cookies taste so darn good!

The chopped walnuts and cream cheese frosting keep with tradition in this twist on the every day carrot cake.

When your cookies are fresh out of the oven, the flecks of spices, carrot and walnuts will practically scream, eat me! Enjoy!

Chewy Carrot Cake Cookies Recipe

what you'll need
  • cookies
  • 1 1/4 cups unsalted butter, room temperature
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1 cup brown sugar, packed
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1/4 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp nutmeg
  • 1/2 tsp ground cloves
  • 2 cups flour
  • 2 cups carrots, shredded
  • 1 cup walnuts, chopped
  • frosting
  • 1 stick unsalted butter
  • 8 oz cream cheese
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1 pinch salt
Nutrition Facts
Chewy Carrot Cake Cookies Recipe
Amount Per Serving
Calories 207 Calories from Fat 117
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 13g 20%
Saturated Fat 7g 35%
Polyunsaturated Fat 2g
Monounsaturated Fat 3g
Cholesterol 42mg 14%
Sodium 175mg 7%
Potassium 49mg 1%
Total Carbohydrates 21g 7%
Dietary Fiber 1g 4%
Sugars 15g
Protein 2g 4%
Vitamin A 19%
Vitamin C 0.4%
Calcium 1%
Iron 3%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
let's do it
  1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
  2. Cream butter and sugar in mixing bowl until light and fluffy. Add eggs and vanilla; stir to just combine.
  3. Sift flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg and clove in separate bowl. Combine wet and dry ingredients then fold in carrots and walnuts.
  4. Scoop heaping tablespoon size dough ball on greased baking sheet spaced 2" apart.
  5. Bake 12-15 minutes then cool on wire rack.
  6. Cream butter, cream cheese and powdered sugar until smooth. Stir in vanilla and salt.
  7. Spread frosting on cooled cookies.
One Last Thing

Grate your own carrots! I know it’s easy to buy a pre-packed bag at the grocery store, but they are usually too dry for baking.

Chewy carrot cake cookies recipe