When you see what we see, we know you are going to love them! The minute Carrot Cake Cookies hop onto the table, you are going to be bouncing with joy! Full of shredded carrots, plump raisins, impeccable coconut, and good, old-fashioned oats, the moistness of these unique cookies is off the charts. Then to top it off, Carrot Cake Cookies are drizzled with a cream cheese glaze for an extraordinary boost of sweetness. It doesn’t take 20/20 vision to see how delicious these little hippity, hoppity nuggets (aka Carrot Cake Cookies) truly are. You’ll soon see (and taste) what we mean!
Ingredients
For the cookies:
- 3/4 cup butter, softened
- 1 cup brown sugar, packed
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 cup carrots, shredded and squeezed dry, packed
- 3/4 cup unsweetened dried shredded coconut
- 1/2 cup raisins
- 2 cups old-fashioned oats
For the cream cheese glaze:
- 1 cup confectioners’ sugar
- 1 ounce cream cheese, room temperature
- 4 teaspoons milk
- 1/4 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Directions
Step 1 -Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
Step 2 -Line an 18×26-inch baking sheet with parchment paper.
Step 3 -In the bowl of a stand mixer, add the butter, the brown sugar, and the granulated sugar and beat until it is light and fluffy.
Step 4 -Add the eggs, 1 at a time, to the butter mixture and beat well after each addition.
Step 5 -Add 1 teaspoon of the vanilla extract to the butter mixture and beat to combine.
Step 6 -In a large bowl, add the flour, the baking soda, the cinnamon, the nutmeg, and the salt and whisk to combine.
Step 7 -Add the flour mixture to the butter mixture and beat until they are well-combined.
Step 8 -Add the shredded carrots, the coconut, the raisins, and the old-fashioned oats to the batter and mix until they are just combined.
Step 9 -Scoop 1-inch rounds of the dough onto the prepared baking sheet and chill in the freezer, about 10 minutes.
Step 10 -Bake the cookies until they are golden, about 15-18 minutes.
Step 11 -Place the baking sheet on a wire rack and let the cookies cool.
Step 12 -In a second large bowl, add the confectioners’ sugar, the cream cheese, the milk, and the remaining vanilla extract and beat with an electric hand mixer until it is combined.
Step 13 -Drizzle the glaze over each of the cookies and let them rest until the glaze has hardened.
Step 14 -Serve.
