Connie's Carrot Cookies
By
Connie Ottman
@cottman
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When these cookies are in the oven, your house will smell heavenly!! The original recipe was found on the back of a Duncan Hines carrot cake mix. However, after following their recipe, I made a few tweeks. Makes 5 1/2 dozen. Enjoy!
Ingredients
- 1 pkg
- duncan hines decadent carrot cake mix
- 1 pkg
- carrot & raisins (included in cake mix) & 1/2 cup additional raisins if desired.
- 2
- eggs, room temperature
- 1/2 c
- butter, softened
- 1 c
- hot water (used to hydrate carrots and raisins)
- 1/2 c
- oatmeal
- 1 c
- chopped nuts (optional, i used walnuts)
- 1 tsp
- vanilla
- 1/2 c
- additional raisins if you prefer
How to Make Connie's Carrot Cookies
- 1Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- 2Hydrate carrot and raisins in 1 cup of hot water. Allow to hydrate at least 5 minutes. Strain before adding to cake mix.
- 3Beat butter and cake mix, then add eggs (one at a time) and vanilla to batter.
- 4Add drained raisins and carrots to batter and mix.
- 5Add nuts and oatmeal to batter and mix.
- 6Spoon heaping teaspoon of batter onto lightly greased cookie sheets. Wet your fingers and press slightly on top of cookies to flatten.
- 7Bake for 12 minutes at 350 degrees.
- 8Remove cookies and cool on wire rack.
- 9Enjoy!
