Carrot Oatmeal Cookies
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4.5
153 reviews
Excellent
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Prep Time
10 mins
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Cook Time
10 mins
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Chill Time
3 hrs
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Total Time
3 hrs 20 mins
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Servings
22
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Calories
146 kcal
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Course
Baked Goods
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Cuisine
American
Carrot Oatmeal Cookies
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These spiced carrot cake oat cookies have all the flavors of richly spiced carrot cake, but in cookie form! Soft, chewy, extremely moist, and not at all cakey.
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Ingredients
- 1 large egg
- ½ cup unsalted butter softened (1 stick)
- ½ cup light brown sugar packed
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1 ½ teaspoons cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon allspice
- ¾ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- ½ teaspoon ground cloves
- pinch salt optional and to taste
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 cup old-fashioned whole rolled oats (NOT instant or quick cook)
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ¾ heaping cup grated carrots loosely packed
- ½ to ⅔ cup butterscotch chips or white chocolate chips (optional)
- ½ cup raisins or nuts (optional)
Instructions
- To the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment (or large mixing bowl with hand mixer), combine the egg, butter, sugars, vanilla, and beat on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes.
- Stop, scrape down the sides of the bowl, and add the cinnamon, allspice, nutmeg, cloves, optional salt, and beat momentarily to incorporate.
- Add the flour, oats, baking soda, and beat until just combined, less than 1 minute.
- Add the carrots and beat to incorporate, about 30 seconds.
- Add the optional butterscotch chips, raisins, and beat to incorporate, about 30 seconds.
- Using a medium cookie scoop (about 2 tablespoons) or your hands, scoop out mounds of dough (I made 22) and place them on a large plate. Flatten mounds just slightly with heel of your hand.
- Cover plate with plasticwrap and refrigerate dough for at least 3 hours, up to 5 days, before baking. Dough is far too soft and moist, and is unsuitable for baking until it’s been chilled or cookies will spread dramatically.
- Preheat oven to 350F, line 2 baking sheets with Silpat Non-Stick Baking Mats, parchment, or spray with cooking spray; set aside. Space dough 2 inches apart (8 per tray) and bake for 9 to 11 minutes (I recommend the lower end of that range), or until tops have just set, even if slightly underbaked and glossy in the center. Cookies firm up as they cool, and baking too long results in cookies that set up too crisp and hard with overdone undersides (The cookies shown in the photos were baked for just over 9 minutes, with trays rotated at the 5-minute mark, and have chewy edges with pillowy, soft centers).
- Allow cookies to cool on the baking sheet for about 10 minutes before removing and transferring to a rack to finish cooling.
Notes
- As written, cookies are pleasantly spiced and robust, without being over-spiced, but dial down the amounts as written and adjust to taste if you’re particularly sensitive.
- Store cookies airtight at room temperature for up to 1 week, or in the freezer for up to 3 months.
- Alternatively, unbaked cookie dough can be stored airtight in the refrigerator for up to 5 days, so consider baking only as many cookies as desired and save the remaining dough to be baked in the future when desired.
Nutrition Information
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Serving
1
Calories
146kcal
(7%)
Carbohydrates
18g
(6%)
Protein
1g
(2%)
Fat
5g
(8%)
Saturated Fat
3g
(15%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
2g
Cholesterol
20mg
(7%)
Sodium
45mg
(2%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
11g
(22%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 22Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 146 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1 | |
| Calories | 146kcal | 7% |
| Carbohydrates | 18g | 6% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 5g | 8% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 2g | 12% |
| Cholesterol | 20mg | 7% |
| Sodium | 45mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 11g | 22% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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4.5
153 reviews
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