Chewy Carrot Cake Cookies Recipe
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!
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: 207kcal | Carbohydrates: 21g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 42mg | Sodium: 175mg | Potassium: 49mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 15g