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Carrot Cake Cookies
Easter is coming and what better way to kick up your Easter than with some Carrot Cake Cookies to enjoy during the egg hunt!
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Servings: 20
Calories: 269 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- ½ tsp nutmeg
- ½ tsp ground cloves
- ½ tsp baking soda
- 1 cup brown sugar
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- ¾ cup butter softened
- 2 eggs
- 2 tsp vanilla
- 2 cup shredded carrots
Frosting:
- ½ cup butter softened
- 1 8 oz pkg cream cheese, soft
- 2-3 cup powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla
- Chopped Pecans
- shredded coconut
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line baking sheets with parchment paper; set aside.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer, beat together your butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Add in your eggs and vanilla and beat until combined.
- In a mixing bowl, whisk together your flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves and baking soda.
- Slowly add the flour mixture to the wet ingredients until combined. Mix in your carrots until blended.
- Roll 2 Tbs of cookie dough into balls and place on baking sheet 2 inches apart. Gently press dough down with palm until flattened.
- Bake for 15-20 minutes or until golden. Remove from oven and let cool on pan for 5 minutes before placing on wire rack to cool completely.
- Meanwhile to make your frosting in a stand mixer by beating the butter and cream cheese until smooth.
- Add in vanilla and mix until combined. Add in powdered sugar 1 cup at a time, mixing until just combined after each addition, until desired consistency is reached.
- Spread onto cooled cookies and sprinkle with pecans and coconut.
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Notes
- If you don't have a stand mixer, a hand-held mixer will work fine.
Nutrition Information
Calories
269kcal
(13%)
Carbohydrates
38g
(13%)
Protein
2g
(4%)
Fat
12g
(18%)
Saturated Fat
7g
(35%)
Cholesterol
46mg
(15%)
Sodium
151mg
(6%)
Potassium
77mg
(2%)
Sugar
28g
(56%)
Vitamin A
2515IU
(50%)
Vitamin C
0.7mg
(1%)
Calcium
22mg
(2%)
Iron
0.8mg
(4%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 20Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 269
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 269kcal | 13% |
| Carbohydrates | 38g | 13% |
| Protein | 2g | 4% |
| Fat | 12g | 18% |
| Saturated Fat | 7g | 35% |
| Cholesterol | 46mg | 15% |
| Sodium | 151mg | 6% |
| Potassium | 77mg | 2% |
| Sugar | 28g | 56% |
| Vitamin A | 2515IU | 50% |
| Vitamin C | 0.7mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 22mg | 2% |
| Iron | 0.8mg | 4% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.