Carrot Cake Cookies

Carrot cake is one of my absolute fav cake flavors!! AND cookies are one of my favorite desserts. I love taking two of my favorite things and putting them together. So this dessert is SO YUM. I love how easy these are to make. They taste just like carrot cake but in cookie form.

The texture for these carrot cake cookies are soft, chewy, fluffy and SO flavorful. The cream cheese frosting top these off perfectly. You can even add chopped toasted walnuts or pecans on top as well for an extra crunch. SO GOOD!!

I like making a list of all the ingredients you’ll need to make my recipes so that way you can easily see what you’ll need & what you already have!! Screenshot this list and once you have everything, you’re ready to go!!

What You’ll Need:

• butter
• brown sugar
•  sugar
• eggs
• vanilla bean paste
• carrots 
• flour
• cinnamon
• cornstarch
• baking soda
• salt
• walnuts 
• cream cheese
• vanilla extract
• heavy whipping cream
• powdered sugar
• parchment paper
• baking sheets

All the ingredients in this recipe are easy to find. Simple ingredients but put together, make for the best flavors. All these ingredients can be found at your local grocery store and vanilla bean paste can be found online or at a speciality food store. Most of these ingredients are probably already in your kitchen at home. I’m so excited for you all to try these.

Easter is one of my favorite holidays. I love celebrating the resurrection of my savior Jesus, not only on Easter but everyday. God so loved us all that He sent His one and only son that whosoever believes in Him will not perish but have everlasting life. ANYONE who calls on His name and believes in their heart he rose from the grave, will be saved!!

Growing up, we would always have Easter egg hunts and do something fun for Easter as a family. I love any opportunity to celebrate, be with family and gather. AND of course baking for family gatherings is a must. That’s why I love creating fun recipes for each holiday!!

These carrot cake cookies are SO delicious. They are soft, chewy, perfectly spiced and perfectly sweet. If you like carrot cake then you will absolutely love these cookies. The cream cheese frosting swirl top these off perfectly. OH and you can add toasted walnuts or pecans to take these to another level.

These cookies are super good slightly warm with that swirl of frosting and especially with a glass of milk. The texture reminds me of carrot cake. Soft and tender. I also love these cookies chilled. the textures blend together for a perfect bite.

I’m so excited for you guys to try these out!! I hope you love them as much as I do!! They are so easy to make that anyone can do it!!

Let’s Get Started!!

Carrot Cake Cookies

Cassidy Morris

Carrot Cake Cookies with Cream Cheese Frosting that are soft, chewy, and super easy to make. They taste just like carrot cake but in cookie form. They are packed with flavor, have a fluffy texture and are the PERFECT Easter dessert.

5 from 2 votes

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Prep Time 30 minutes mins

Cook Time 30 minutes mins

Total Time 1 hour hr

Course Dessert, Snack

Cuisine American

Servings 30 cookies

Ingredients

  

For Cookies:

• 1 cup butter browned
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 egg + 1 egg yolk
• 1 tsp vanilla bean paste
• 1 cup shredded carrots patted dry
• 2 1/2 cups flour
• 2 tsp cinnamon
• 1 tbsp cornstarch
• 1 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 cup walnuts toasted, chopped

For Cream Cheese Frosting:

• 8 oz cream cheese 1 block
• 1/2 cup butter 1 stick
• 1 tbsp vanilla extract
• 1/4 cup heavy whipping cream
• 5-6 cups powdered sugar

Instructions

 

For Cookies:

• Pre-heat your oven to 350° and line your baking sheets with parchment paper.
• In a sauce pan over medium high heat, add your butter and let melt. Once it’s melted keep it on the heat and let it cook for 5-10 minutes until it foams up and then turns brown. Let cool.
• In a large bowl add your brown butter, brown sugar, and sugar and stir until combined.
• Add your egg, egg yolk, vanilla bean paste and stir until fluffy in consistency and well combined.
• Shred your carrots and pat them dry. I used a paper towel to squeeze all the liquid out.
• Add them into your wet ingredients and stir until evenly distributed.
• Next, add your flour, cinnamon, baking soda, salt and cornstarch into your bowl and fold them in, until combined.
• Scoop out your cookie dough into 1-2 inch balls and place on your baking sheet lined with parchment paper a couple inches apart to prevent from spreading into each other.
• Bake at 350° for 8-10 minutes until baked. remove from oven and let cool.

For Frosting:

• In a large bowl, beat together your butter and cream cheese until well combined and fluffy.
• Add your powdered sugar, one cup at a time. If your mixture gets too thick add your heavy whipping cream and vanilla extract.
• Continue to mix and add the rest of your powdered sugar. You can add a pinch of cinnamon if you'd like.
• Once your cookies have cooled, add a swirl of your frosting and top with your toasted chopped walnuts (optional).
• Continue with the rest of your cookies.
• Serve, share & ENJOY!!!

Keyword brown butter cream cheese frosting, brownie skillet cookie recipes, carrot cake, carrot cake cookies, Easter dessert, easter desserts

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