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Perfectly Soft Carrot Cake Cookies
All the flavors of carrot cake packed into a soft, chewy cookie! Serve them up plain, frost them, or turn them into sandwich cookies.
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Servings: 24 Cookies
Calories: 215 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup dark brown sugar
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 3/4 cup salted butter softened
- 1 large egg
- 1/2 cup Finely shredded carrots
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/8 teaspoon ground ginger
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/3 cup raisins optional
- 1/3 cup chocolate chips optional
- 1/3 cup chopped walnuts optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl, beat together brown sugar, granulated sugar, and butter with a hand mixer until fluffy, about 1-2 minutes. Add egg, vanilla extract, and shredded carrot; mix to combine.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and ginger until well combined.
- Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, mixing until just combined. Fold in raisins, walnuts, or chocolate chips if using.
- Scoop 1 1/2-inch rounds of batter onto the prepared baking sheets, spacing them about 2 inches apart.
- Bake for 15-17 minutes, or until cookies are slightly golden. Remove from oven and let cool on the pan for about 5 minutes, then transfer to a cooling rack to cool completely.
- Optionally, frost the cookies or use them to make sandwich cookies with cream cheese frosting.
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Notes
- Raisins, chocolate chips, and walnuts are optional additions to your cookies and aren't required at all. Simply limit your mix-ins to 1 cup total should you choose to add them.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1cookie
Calories
215kcal
(11%)
Carbohydrates
29g
(10%)
Protein
2g
(4%)
Fat
11g
(17%)
Saturated Fat
6g
(30%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
2g
Monounsaturated Fat
2g
Trans Fat
0.3g
Cholesterol
29mg
(10%)
Sodium
121mg
(5%)
Potassium
91mg
(3%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
16g
(32%)
Vitamin A
925IU
(19%)
Vitamin C
0.5mg
(1%)
Calcium
27mg
(3%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 24Cookies
Amount Per Serving
Calories 215
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1cookie | |
| Calories | 215kcal | 11% |
| Carbohydrates | 29g | 10% |
| Protein | 2g | 4% |
| Fat | 11g | 17% |
| Saturated Fat | 6g | 30% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 2g | 12% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Trans Fat | 0.3g | 15% |
| Cholesterol | 29mg | 10% |
| Sodium | 121mg | 5% |
| Potassium | 91mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 16g | 32% |
| Vitamin A | 925IU | 19% |
| Vitamin C | 0.5mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 27mg | 3% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.