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Chewy Carrot Cake Cookies Recipe
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We’ve combined a carrot cake with a sugar cookie to create our chewy carrot cake cookies recipe. The cream cheese icing is a great compliment to the spices!
Course
Dessert
Cook Time
15
minutes
mins
Total Time
15
minutes
mins
Servings
36
cookies
Calories
207
Author
Cheryl Najafi
Ingredients
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
Instructions
Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
Cream butter and sugar in mixing bowl until light and fluffy. Add eggs and vanilla; stir to just combine.
Sift flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg and clove in separate bowl. Combine wet and dry ingredients then fold in carrots and walnuts.
Scoop heaping tablespoon size dough ball on greased baking sheet spaced 2" apart.
Bake 12-15 minutes then cool on wire rack.
Cream butter, cream cheese and powdered sugar until smooth. Stir in vanilla and salt.
Spread frosting on cooled cookies.
Notes
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.
Nutrition
Calories:
207
kcal
|
Carbohydrates:
21
g
|
Protein:
2
g
|
Fat:
13
g
|
Saturated Fat:
7
g
|
Polyunsaturated Fat:
2
g
|
Monounsaturated Fat:
3
g
|
Cholesterol:
42
mg
|
Sodium:
175
mg
|
Potassium:
49
mg
|
Fiber:
1
g
|
Sugar:
15
g