Carrot Cake Cookies
These cookies taste remarkably like carrot cake. The flavor improves after standing, so allow them to mellow for at least a day before eating them.
Difficulty: Easy
Hands-on: 15 minutesTotal: 35 minutes
Makes: 36 cookies
Ingredients
- ½ cup unsalted butter
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- 1 can (8 oz.) crushed pineapple, drained
- ¾ cup grated carrots
- 1 cup raisins
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp. baking powder
- ½ tsp. baking soda
- ½ tsp. salt
- 2 Tbsp. ground cinnamon
- ½ tsp. ground cloves
- ¼ tsp. ground ginger
- 1 cup chopped walnuts
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Line 2 large baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Cream together butter and sugar. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Stir in pineapple, carrots, and raisins. Whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, cloves, and ginger together; blend into butter and sugar mixture. Stir in walnuts.
- Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls on prepared baking sheets; bake 15–20 minutes. Allow cookies to cool.
| Amount per serving | |
|---|---|
| Calories | 110 |
| Total Fat | 5g |
| Saturated Fat | 2g |
| Cholesterol | 15mg |
| Sodium | 70mg |
| Total Carbohydrate | 16g |
| Dietary Fiber | 1g |
| Sugars | 11g |
| Protein | 2g |
Recipe Information
Makes: 36 cookies
Ingredients
- ½ cup unsalted butter
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- 1 can (8 oz.) crushed pineapple, drained
- ¾ cup grated carrots
- 1 cup raisins
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp. baking powder
- ½ tsp. baking soda
- ½ tsp. salt
- 2 Tbsp. ground cinnamon
- ½ tsp. ground cloves
- ¼ tsp. ground ginger
- 1 cup chopped walnuts
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Line 2 large baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Cream together butter and sugar. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Stir in pineapple, carrots, and raisins. Whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, cloves, and ginger together; blend into butter and sugar mixture. Stir in walnuts.
- Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls on prepared baking sheets; bake 15–20 minutes. Allow cookies to cool.
Nutrition Information
| Amount per serving | |
|---|---|
| Calories | 110 |
| Total Fat | 5g |
| Saturated Fat | 2g |
| Cholesterol | 15mg |
| Sodium | 70mg |
| Total Carbohydrate | 16g |
| Dietary Fiber | 1g |
| Sugars | 11g |
| Protein | 2g |