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Three Carrot Cake Cookies topped with Cream Cheese Frosting and sprinkled with chopped walnuts. Milk on the side.
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5 from 9 votes

Carrot Cake Cookies with Cream Cheese Frosting

These Carrot Cake Cookies with Cream Cheese Frosting are a MUST for carrot cake lovers! You will love the frosting. So many delicious flavors in one little cookie!
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Total Time20 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Carrot Cake, Cookies
Servings: 24
Calories: 338kcal
Author: Emily Walker

Equipment

  • Stand or hand mixer
  • Baking Sheet

Ingredients

Cookie Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup shortening
  • 1 1/4 cups brown sugar firmly packed
  • 1 egg
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1/3 cup milk
  • 3 cups quick oats
  • 1 cup all purpose flour
  • 1 1/2 cups shredded carrots (1 cup carrots and 1/2 cup zucchini also works)
  • 1/2 cup raisins optional
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
  • 1/2 teaspoon ginger
  • 1/4 cup walnuts chopped (optional for topping)

Cream Cheese Frosting

  • 8 ounces cream cheese softened
  • 3 tablespoons butter softened
  • 1 tablespoons milk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 to 1½ pounds powdered sugar

Instructions

  • In the bowl of a stand mixer or in a large bowl with hand beaters, mix shortening, brown sugar, egg, vanilla, and milk together. Scrape the sides of the bowl before adding dry ingredients.
    Mixing bowl with blended shortening, sugar and egg for Carrot Cake Cookies.
  • Add remaining cookie ingredients to the mixture and mix at a low speed until blended.
    Mixing bowl with Carrot Cake Cookie Dough.
  • Drop dough by rounded tablespoonfuls using a spoon or cookie scoop onto a cookie sheet.
    Scooped Carrot Cake Cookies on a cookie sheet with a baking mat and cookie scoop.
  • Bake at 375 degrees for 10 to 12 minutes. Remove from oven. After cookies have slight cooled, place them on a wire rack and allow them come to room temperature before frosting.
    Baked Carrot Cake Cookies on a cooling rack. Spatula on the side.

Cream Cheese Frosting

  • Blend cream cheese, butter, milk, and vanilla together.
    Mixing bowl with cream cheese and butter blended for cream cheese frosting on Carrot Cake Cookies.
  • Stir in powdered sugar until frosting is smooth and creamy.
    Mixing bowl with cream cheese frosting for Carrot Cake Cookies. Mixing whisk on the side.
  • When cookies are cooled, spread icing on the top of each cookie and sprinkle with chopped walnuts.
    Carrot cake cookies on a cooling rack and some are frosted with cream cheese frosting and sprinkled with chopped walnuts.

Notes

  • The cookie batter/dough will be wet. Be sure to use a cookie scoop or spoon when forming the dough into balls and placing them on the cookie sheet.
  • Add chopped walnuts to the cookie dough for a nutty crunch.
  • Add chocolate chips for a little something sweet.

Nutrition

Calories: 338kcal | Carbohydrates: 55g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 20mg | Sodium: 176mg | Potassium: 136mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 40g | Vitamin A: 1525IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 37mg | Iron: 1mg