I love those recipes that we all grew up with, they are just too good to miss out on.Get a head start on your spring baking with this fun and delicious twist on carrot cake – Carrot Cake Cookies! Soft and chewy cookies filled with grated carrots, oats, and cinnamon sandwiched with sweet and tangy cream cheese frosting.
This is a fabulous recipe for Easter, Mother’s Day or any Spring occasion. These Carrot Cake Cookies are always met with rave reviews. Prefer a more traditional carrot cake? We have that, too: Carrot Cake with Brown Butter Frosting. To Make this Recipe You’ Will Need the following ingredients:
INGREDIENTS
COOKIES
1 cup butter softened to room temperature*
1 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup granulated sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
1 cup shredded carrots
2 cups quick oats not old-fashioned whole oats
1 cup finely chopped pecans
CREAM CHEESE FROSTING
4 oz. Cream Cheese at room temperature
4 tablespoons butter at room temperature
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 1/2 cups Powdered sugar
Milk as needed
