Description
Nostalgic carrot cake cookies blend classic dessert flavors into portable treats. Sweet spices and cream cheese frosting create irresistible homemade comfort you’ll crave again and again.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 3/4 cup shredded carrots
- 1 large egg
- 1/4 cup chopped walnuts or raisins (optional)
Dry Ingredients:
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
Wet and Sweet Ingredients:
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Cream cheese frosting (optional)
Instructions
- Thoroughly mix dry ingredients including flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt in a medium mixing vessel.
- Using an electric mixer, blend butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar until achieving a light, airy texture.
- Incorporate egg and vanilla extract into the butter mixture, ensuring smooth integration.
- Gently fold dry ingredient mixture into wet ingredients, stirring until just combined to prevent overmixing.
- Carefully fold shredded carrots and chopped walnuts or raisins into the cookie dough, distributing evenly.
- Prepare a baking sheet with parchment paper at 350F (175C).
- Scoop rounded tablespoon-sized portions of dough onto the prepared sheet, spacing cookies approximately 2 inches apart.
- Bake in preheated oven for 10-12 minutes, watching for golden-brown edges as an indicator of doneness.
- Remove from oven and allow cookies to cool completely on the baking sheet for 5 minutes.
- Transfer cookies to a wire rack to finish cooling.
- Optional: Embellish with cream cheese frosting once cookies have reached room temperature.
Notes
- Make your cookies gluten-free by substituting all-purpose flour with almond or oat flour for a nutritious twist.
- Control moisture by gently squeezing excess liquid from freshly shredded carrots to prevent soggy cookies.
- Toast walnuts briefly before adding them to enhance their nutty flavor and provide a delightful crunch to your cookies.
- Experiment with mix-ins like dried cranberries or coconut flakes to create unique flavor variations that suit your taste preferences.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Snacks, Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 24
- Calories: 118 kcal
- Sugar: 7 g
- Sodium: 71 mg
- Fat: 5 g
- Saturated Fat: 2 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 17 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 20 mg