Carrot Spice Thumbprint Cookies
"Carrot cake is a family favorite, and these delicious cookies taste just like it, with all the ingredients you'd expect—grated carrots, dried cranberries, toasted walnuts, cinnamon and cloves. And they're topped off with a rich cream cheese frosting. Who could resist? It's like eating a piece of carrot cake without a fork! —Susan Bickta, Kutztown, Pennsylvania..."
INGREDIENTS
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1 cup margarine, softened
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1 cup sugar
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1/2 cup packed brown sugar
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2 large Nellie’s Free Range Eggs, room temperature
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2 teaspoons vanilla extract
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3 cups all-purpose flour
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1-1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
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1 teaspoon baking powder
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3/4 teaspoon salt
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1/2 teaspoon baking soda
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1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
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1-1/2 cups shredded carrots
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2/3 cup chopped walnuts, toasted
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1/2 cup dried cranberries
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FROSTING:
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1/2 cup butter, softened
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4 ounces cream cheese, softened
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2 cups confectioners' sugar
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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Additional confectioners' sugar
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