a different carrot cookie

Name: A Different Carrot Cookie
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 10 min
Yield: 3
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: - cooking spray, shortening, or parchment paper; 1 cup(s) butter, softened or shortening (as is) or half of each; 1 cup(s) sugar; 2 large eggs; 1 large 7 1/2 to 8 oz. jar junior baby food carrots; 1 teaspoon(s) vanilla extract; 1 teaspoon(s) lemon extract (optional); 2 3/4 cup(s) sifted all-purpose flour or unbleached all purpose flour; 1 tablespoon(s) baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon(s) or more to taste, of ground cinnamon (optional); 1/4 teaspoon(s) salt; **********ORANGE GLAZE**********; 1/4 cup(s) orange juice; 1 1/2 tablespoon(s) grated orange peel (preferrably organic); 2 1/2 to 3 cup(s) confectioners' sugar

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Private Recipe by

Sharon Colyer

@Cmom02

Louisville, KY

I used to have a recipe for these cookies. I don't remember where it originated. But, I made them at Christmas, & my mother-in-law loved them. I made them a few times & then misplaced the recipe. After I joined JAP, I started thinking of them. So, I found a few similar recipes online & one here. I put together a recipe from those. I had it saved on my computer. Unfortunately, I had not posted it to JAP, at that time. So, our computer crashed, and I lost the recipe again. I repeated the process again & now have a recipe to post.

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yield 3 dozen

prep time 25 Min

cook time 10 Min

method Bake

Ingredients For a different carrot cookie

cooking spray, shortening, or parchment paper
1 c

butter, softened or shortening (as is) or half of each
1 c

sugar
2 lg

eggs
1 lg

7 1/2 to 8 oz. jar junior baby food carrots
1 tsp

vanilla extract
1 tsp

lemon extract (optional)
2 3/4 c

sifted all-purpose flour or unbleached all purpose flour
1 Tbsp

baking powder
1/2 tsp

or more to taste, of ground cinnamon (optional)
1/4 tsp

salt
**********ORANGE GLAZE**********
1/4 c

orange juice
1 1/2 Tbsp

grated orange peel (preferrably organic)
2 1/2 to 3 c

confectioners' sugar

How To Make a different carrot cookie

1
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Prepare cookie sheet, by spraying with cooking spray, greasing with shortening, or use parchment paper. Also, prep ahead for glazing area, by placing cooling racks over waxed paper.

2
Cream together soft butter (and/or shortening, as is), with sugar, and eggs, until well mixed. Stir in baby food carrots. Mix, until carrots are well incorporated.
3
Stir together dry ingredients, in a separate bowl, until well combined.
4
Add dry ingredients to creamed mixture. Mix well. Chill, at least 1 hour. (Chill time, not included in prep time.)
5
Bake 10-12 minutes, or until firm and edges are golden brown. Let cookies cool in pan for 1 minute.
6
Glaze: While cookies are still warm, put them on the prepared rack with wax paper underneath. Glaze them by mixing orange juice & grated peel together; then, pour into the confectioners' sugar. Stir, until it starts thickening & is smooth. Glaze or ice cookies, making thicker for using as icing.
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