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A pile of carrot cake cookies, some with frosting and some without.
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5 from 3 votes

Carrot Cake Cookies

These Carrot Cake Cookies are baked to perfection with fresh carrots and finished with a rich cream cheese frosting. It’s an easy and tasty dessert recipe!
Prep Time30 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Cooling Time15 minutes
Total Time1 hour
Servings: 20
Calories: 162kcal

Ingredients

Optional Decorations

  • Storebought or homemade cream cheese frosting
  • Food coloring optional, for frosting
  • Festive sprinkles

Instructions

  • Preheat your oven to 350°F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone baking mats.
  • In a large mixing bowl, use a hand mixer to cream the butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar together until light and fluffy (about 2-3 minutes).
  • Beat in the egg and vanilla extract until smooth and fully combined. Stir in the grated carrots.
  • In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
  • Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet mixture, mixing just until combined. Do not overmix.
  • Using a cookie scoop or spoon, drop heaping tablespoons of dough onto the prepared baking sheets, spacing them about 2 inches apart. Flatten slightly with the back of a spoon or your fingers.
  • Bake for 10-12 minutes, or until the edges are lightly golden and the centers are set. Allow cookies to cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely.
  • Once cooled, spread or pipe cream cheese frosting onto each cookie.To create the carrot cookie, tint some frosting in a light green and tint some in orange. Place in a piping bag or zip top bag with a tiny corner cut out. Pipe a bead frame around the cookie by piping dots around the outer edge. Next pipe the carrot. You can also just spread on some icing and dust with cinnamon, they are also delicious left plain.

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Notes

  • Allow the cookies plenty of time to cool completely so the frosting doesn’t melt off of them.
  • Store them in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days with frosting or up to 5 days without.
  • Feel free to freeze unbaked cookie dough for up to 3 months. Bake them straight from frozen and add a couple of extra minutes to the baking time.

Nutrition

Calories: 162kcal | Carbohydrates: 16g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 22mg | Sodium: 63mg | Potassium: 40mg | Fiber: 0.5g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 1225IU | Vitamin C: 0.4mg | Calcium: 16mg | Iron: 1mg