Carrot Cake Cookies

When you're looking for a delicious and easy dessert to whip up for your friends, family, or even just for yourself, look no further than these soft, chewy Carrot Cake Cookies! A blend of carrots, cinnamon, nutmeg, and nuts make these cookies full of sweet, seasonal flavor. The perfect way to enjoy the taste of carrot cake in an easy-to-make cookie!

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword carrot, carrot cake, carrot cake cookies, carrot cookie, cookies, cream cheese, cream cheese glaze, Easter, oreo cookie recipe, spring

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 15

Servings cookies

Calories 354kcal

Author Jesseca

Ingredients

Cookies

3 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon baking soda
2½ teaspoons ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup unsalted butter softened
1 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup granulated sugar
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups fresh grated carrot

Cream Cheese Glaze

4 oz cream cheese softened
1/4 cup unsalted butter softened
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup powdered sugar
1 pinch salt
2 tablesppons milk

Instructions

Cookies

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees and line a baking tray with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat. Set aside for later.
Combine the flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, ground clove, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a large measuring cup. Gently stir to combine and set aside.
Add the butter with both the white and brown sugar into the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, or a mixing bowl with a hand mixer. Stir at medium speed for roughly 3 to 5 minutes, or until the butter and sugar combine and become light and fluffy.
Reduce the speed to low and add the eggs. Continue to stir until incorporated. Scrape the sides of the bowl and stir in the vanilla followed by the dry ingredients. Fold in the shredded carrots until evenly dispersed throughout the dough.
Roll the dough into 1/4 cup amounts and place onto the prepared tray, leaving a good amount of space between each cookie. Bake for 12 to 14 minutes, or until the cookies begin to lightly brown on the bottom.
Let the cookies cool completely on the baking tray.

Cream Cheese Glaze

Whisk together the cream cheese and butter until completely incorporated.
Stir in the vanilla and powdered sugar.
Add the milk, one tablespoon at a time, and stir until your desired consistency is reached.
Drizzle or spread onto your cooled cookies.

Notes

Nutrition information is an estimate provided by a third party and may not be accurate.

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