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Carrot Cake Cookies
Soft and chewy cookies filled with grated carrots, oats, and cinnamon sandwiched with sweet and tangy cream cheese frosting.
👥 15 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 1h 10m⏳ Prep: 30 min🔥 Cook: 10 min👤 Allison Mattina📖 celebratingsweets
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- baking sheet
- bowl
- oven
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Cookies:
2
Line two baking sheets with parchment paper (do not place the cookies directly on the baking sheets, they will spread too much).
3
Beat butter and both sugars for one minute until light and creamy. Add egg and vanilla and beat to combine, scraping the bowl if necessary.
large egg1
4
In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon and salt. Add the flour mixture to the butter mixture and beat on low until just combined. Add the oats, coconut, carrots and walnuts (if using) and mix until just combined.
5
Place the dough in the refrigerator for ⏱️ 45-60 minutes. Meanwhile, preheat oven to 350°F.
6
Scoop the dough into 2-teaspoon sized mounds and place a couple inches apart on the cookie sheets (make sure they are mounded and not flat). Ensure that the cookie dough mounds are similar in size so that cookies will bake up the same size.
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Bake for ⏱️ 9-11 minutes, until golden brown and still slightly underdone in the center (they will be very delicate). If necessary, rotate your cookie sheets halfway through the baking time to ensure even baking. Follow notes below for shaping the cookies as soon as they come out of the oven.
8
Cool the cookies completely on the baking sheets placed on wire racks. Repeat with remaining dough, chilling the dough between batches and allowing the baking sheets to cool completely before adding the next batch of dough.
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Once the cookies have cooled to room temperature, proceed with the frosting.
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Frosting:
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Beat cream cheese and butter until well combined. Add powdered sugar and vanilla extract. Beat until smooth and creamy, scraping the sides and bottom of the bowl as needed. If the frosting appears too thin, add a little more powdered sugar or place it in the refrigerator for about ⏱️ 30 minutes.
cream cheese (softened)4 ounces
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Spread frosting on the underside of half of the cookies and top with another cookie. Transfer to the refrigerator to firm up.
Nutrition Facts
calories
250 kcal
fat Content
15 g
serving Size
1 serving
fiber Content
1 g
sugar Content
15 g
sodium Content
120 mg
protein Content
2 g
cholesterol Content
45 mg
carbohydrate Content
25 g
saturated Fat Content
8 g
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