carrot cake cookies with cream cheese frosting

Oshawa, ON
Updated on Mar 23, 2011

These are awesome cookies!! While I was on Vancouver Island I participated in the Farmers Market with my soap...across from me was this lady that made these cookies and sold them for a dollar each... I had one every Saturday morning at the market...so delicious...she only shared the recipe with me because I was leaving the island!! Enjoy all!! * not my pic

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yield 40 cookies

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup raisins
  • 1/4 cup oatmeal
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 cup packed finely grated carrots
  • 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
  • 1 1/4 teaspoons cinnamon
  • 1/2 cup chopped walnuts, plus extra for top
  • CREAM CHEESE FROSTING
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 1 package 6 oz cream cheese
  • 1/4 cup butter
  • 2 tablespoons heavy cream
  • 2 teaspoons lemon juice

How To Make carrot cake cookies with cream cheese frosting

  • Step 1
    Preheat oven to 350. Line a cookie sheet with parchment papere. Place oats and raisins in a small bowl and add 1/4 cup warm water. Let soak until water is absorbed (15 mins). Beat butter and both sugars. Add eggs and the carrots.. Add flour and cinnamon. Beatto blend in. Stir in raisin mixtyre and nuts....batter will be sticky. Drop by lever tbsp on sheeet....about 1 1/2 - 2 inches apart. Bake until golden...20 mins. Cool...when all are baked and cooled, frost and add a walnut to the top of each one.
  • Step 2
    Mix a frosting together and beat till creamy. Frost the cookies when cool.

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