Description
Homemade carrot cake cookies combine classic dessert flavors with portable cookie charm. Spiced dough packed with grated carrots and optional nuts delivers delightful comfort you’ll savor with each sweet, warmly spiced bite.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 ½ cups finely grated carrots
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup (226 grams) unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup (100 grams) old-fashioned rolled oats
- 1 cup (200 grams) California Raisins
- 1 cup (80 grams) unsweetened coconut
- 2 cups (240 grams) all-purpose flour
- 1 cup (200 grams) brown sugar, lightly packed
- 1 cup (200 grams) granulated sugar
- 1 tsp (5 ml) cinnamon
- ½ tsp (2.5 ml) baking soda
- ½ tsp (2.5 ml) baking powder
- ½ tsp (2.5 ml) salt
- 6 oz (170 grams) cream cheese, softened
- 8 tbsps (113 grams) butter, softened
- 1 tsp (5 ml) vanilla extract
- 2 ⅓ cups (270 grams) powdered sugar
Instructions
- Preheating: Position oven rack centrally and warm to 350°F, lining baking sheets with parchment paper for optimal cookie preparation.
- Creaming: Vigorously blend butter and sugars until light and fluffy, creating a voluminous base for the cookie mixture.
- Wet Ingredients: Integrate eggs and vanilla, mixing thoroughly to develop a smooth, unified texture that ensures even distribution of flavor.
- Dry Ingredient Fusion: Delicately fold flour, oats, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt into the wet mixture, stirring minimally to preserve the cookie’s tender crumb.
- Flavor Incorporation: Gently fold in grated carrots, coconut, and raisins, ensuring even dispersion throughout the dough for a harmonious flavor profile.
- Portioning and Shaping: Drop spoonfuls of dough onto prepared sheets, leaving ample space between each cookie, and softly contour with moistened fingertips for uniform appearance.
- Baking: Transfer to preheated oven, baking until edges turn golden and surfaces lose their glossy sheen, approximately 9-10 minutes.
- Cooling: Allow cookies to rest briefly on baking sheet, then transfer to cooling rack to achieve complete temperature equilibration.
- Frosting Preparation: Whip cream cheese, butter, and vanilla until silky, gradually introducing powdered sugar to create a light, airy frosting.
- Assembly: Construct sandwich cookies by spreading generous frosting between two cooled cookie bases, pressing gently to secure filling.
- Finishing: Let frosted cookies stabilize at room temperature, then store between wax paper layers in a cool environment.
Notes
- Measure with Precision: Use exact measurements for consistent texture and flavor, especially in baking where precision matters most.
- Grate Carrots Carefully: Pat grated carrots dry with paper towels to prevent excess moisture from making cookies soggy or spread unevenly.
- Room Temperature Matters: Ensure butter and cream cheese are softened at room temperature for smoother mixing and better cookie consistency.
- Chill for Success: Refrigerate dough for 30 minutes before baking to prevent excessive spreading and maintain cookie shape during baking.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 22
- Calories: 226
- Sugar: 18 g
- Sodium: 160 mg
- Fat: 10 g
- Saturated Fat: 6 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 34 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 30 mg