Carrot Cake Cookies
Everything you love about carrot cake in a easy and delicious cookie!
Servings: 24 cookies
Ingredients
- 2/3 cups brown sugar
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup butter - softened
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup shredded carrots
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 cups flour
- 1 tablespoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- For the frosting:
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 2 tablespoon butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- pinch of salt
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- tablespoons *For cream cheese variation - switch out butter for 2cream cheese
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 F.
- Add brown sugar, sugar, and butter and cream together.
- Add eggs, vanilla and shredded carrots.
- In a bowl, add flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, baking soda and salt and stir.
- Pour into butter mixture and stir well.
- Spoon into a greased cookie sheet.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes.
- Cool.
- In a mixing bowl, add all frosting ingredients and whisk together until smooth.
- Frost cooled cookies and enjoy!