Best 9 Carrot Cookies I Recipes

CARROT COOKIES

Steps:

• Prepare carrots: wash, peel and coarsely chop about 2 lbs of carrots. Boil in water until tender, usually about 20 minutes. Drain water from carrots then mash. Allow to cool to room temperature, or refrigerate if you are going to prepare the cookie batter later. Measure 2 cups of carrots for recipe.
• Preheat oven to 375 f degrees.
• Sift together the flour, baking powder and salt in a medium bowl and set aside.
• Cream together sugar, shortening, eggs, vanilla and lemon extracts with a mixer in a large mixing bowl.
• Add in combined flour, baking powder and salt until incorporated (do not over mix).
• Add cooled mashed carrots and mix in, taking care not to over mix.
• Drop cookie dough by tablespoons onto ungreased or parchment lined cookie sheet, at least 1 inch apart.
• Bake in 375 f. degree oven for 8-10 minutes, until the surface looks dry. They will not be browned. Cool on a rack until completely cool.
• While the cookies are cooling, prepare the frosting:.
• Mix the powdered sugar with the butter then add the orange juice a tablespoon at a time until desired consistency.
• Frost cookies.
• Store cookies in the refrigerator with layers separated by waxed paper.
• Enjoy!

CARROT COOKIES

Steps:

• Cook carrots in saucepan with water until tender; drain and mash.
• (Should measure about 1 cup when you are done).
• Cool.
• Cream butter and sugar.
• Add egg and vanilla, beat together until fluffy.
• Stir in cooled mashed carrots.
• Stir together flour, baking powder and salt; blend into butter.
• Drop by spoonful on ungreased cookie sheet.
• Bake at 375° for about 8-12 minutes (doesn't need to cook until browned--just until firm).
• Cool.
• Good plain or top with butter cream frosting with a little lemon zest and lemon juice added.

CARROT COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease a cookie sheet.
• In a mixing bowl whisk together the flour, baking powder, salt, orange zest, and cinnamon. Mix the vegetable oil, egg and sugar together and beat in the pureed carrots and raisins. Combine the wet with the dry ingredients.
• Drop teaspoonfuls of dough onto the cookie sheet and space well apart. Bake for 12 to 15 minutes or until golden brown.

CARROT COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°. In a bowl, cream shortening and sugar. Add eggs; mix well. Stir in carrots. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; gradually add to carrot mixture. , Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls 2 in. apart onto ungreased baking sheets. Bake until lightly browned, 8-10 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool.

CARROT CAKE COOKIES

Steps:

• In a bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add egg and vanilla; mix well. Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon. Gradually add to creamed mixture until blended. Stir in carrots, raisins and pecans., Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 325° for 12-15 minutes or until edges are lightly browned and cookies are set. Cool for 2 minutes before removing to wire racks.

CARROT COOKIES III

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Cream together the sugar, shortening and the egg.
• Add cooked cooled mashed carrots, flour, baking powder, salt and vanilla. Mix well.
• Drop on greased cookie sheet and bake for 15 minutes.
• To Make Frosting: Combine orange juice with the grated rind of one orange. Add enough confectioners' sugar to thicken. Put on cookies while hot.

CARROT-CAKE COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper. Make filling: With an electric mixer, beat cream cheese and butter until smooth. Add sugar and lemon juice; beat until combined. Cover; chill until firm, at least 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, make cookies: In a large bowl, whisk together butter, sugars, and egg yolk. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, ginger, and salt. Add flour mixture to butter mixture; stir until combined. Mix in oats, carrots, and currants.
• Drop dough by level tablespoons, 2 inches apart, onto prepared baking sheets. Flatten with the palm of your hand. Bake until edges are crisp, rotating baking sheets halfway through, 15 to 18 minutes. Transfer cookies to a wire rack to cool.
• Turn half the cookies over, bottom side up; dollop each with about 1 teaspoon chilled cream-cheese filling. Top with remaining cookies, pressing gently to spread filling to edges. Serve immediately.

CARROT CAKE COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets or line with parchment paper.
• In a large bowl, cream together the butter and brown sugar until smooth. Beat in the eggs one at a time, stir in the crushed pineapple, carrots and raisins. Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon; stir into the carrot mixture. Mix in the walnuts if desired. Drop by rounded spoonfuls onto the prepared cookie sheets.
• Bake for 15 to 20 minutes in the preheated oven, until bottoms begin to brown and cookies are set. Allow cookies to cool for a few minutes on the cookie sheets before removing to wire racks to cool completely.

CARROT CAKE COOKIES RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• Make the cream cheese filling: In a medium bowl, combine the cream cheese, powdered sugar, flour, and vanilla. Mix with a fork until smooth.
• Scoop 16 teaspoon-sized balls of icing onto a parchment paper-lined baking sheet. Freeze for at least 1 hour.
• Make the cookies: Preheat the oven to 350°F (180˚C) and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. (Do not use a silicone mat--if the bottoms of the cookies are too thin, the silicone will stick to the cookies and the icing centers will fall through when removed from the pan.)
• In a medium bowl, mix together the flour, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
• In a large bowl, combine the butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar, and beat with an electric hand mixer or whisk for 1-2 minutes, or until well combined.
• Add the eggs, 1 at a time, then the vanilla and cinnamon and beat until combined.
• Add the flour mixture and beat until just incorporated.
• Fold in the carrots, raisins, and pecans with a rubber spatula.
• Scoop 16 heaping tablespoons of dough onto 2 prepared baking sheets, spacing at least 3 inches apart. Flatten each scoop with moistened fingers.
• Place a frozen icing ball in the center of each dough round.
• Top the filling with another scoop of dough and use moistened fingers to flatten and seal the edges so the filling is completely encased.
• Bake for 15-18 minutes, or until the edges are light brown. Be careful not to overbake or the filling will ooze out.
• Let the cookies cool completely. This is important! If you try to lift the cookies before they are cool and the icing is still warm, it could fall through the cookies.
• Enjoy!