Carrot cake cookies are so delicious, and people of all ages love them. You know the best part? These cookies are healthy. You can make and eat them with hot milk to enjoy the most. DIY Beauty is here with these amazing cake cookies.
How To Make Carrot Cake Cookies At Home?
Carrot cake cookies is actually a European recipe which can satisfy your belly easily. The addition of carrots in desserts like cookies and cakes became popular during World War II. The reason behind it is that sugar was rationed, and carrots were able to provide natural sweetness. So, without much ado then get to the famous recipe of cake cookies made up from carrots.
Ingredients
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup raisins or chopped nuts
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup grated carrots
- 1 cup rolled oats
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- Cream cheese frosting (optional)
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
Method
You have to preheat the oven to 350 F and then line up the baking sheet with parchment paper. Now, you need to take a medium bowl and then whisk together flour. Moreover, you have to add baking powder and baking soda. Also, you have to add ginger, salt and then nutmeg.
Furthermore, you have to take a separate bowl and then add cream together with brown sugar, butter and granulated sugar. This cream should be light but fluffy as well. You have to add the egg and vanilla extract together but keep mixing well. When you think that all things are mixed together properly then you have to add dry ingredients into the wet ones. Keep mixing until then they combine properly.
You have to stir in grated carrots and then rolled oats. However, if you like then you can also add raisins or nut until they spread equally in the dough. Take a spoon and start dropping the spoonful of the dough onto the prepared baking sheet. Make sure that you are leaving space between the cookies.
Now, you have to bake these cookies for around 15 minutes and then take them out when they become golden brown. Let them cool down at room temperature on the baking sheet and then serve them. If you like then you can frost the cooled cookies with cream cheese frosting as some people like this frosting with these cookies.
Tips
- You have to always use grated carrots to make sure they mix well into the cookie dough.
- If your dough is sticky, then you have to put it in fridge for around half an hour. In this way, you will get perfect texture of it.
- You have to use a cookie scoop or even tablespoon to make sure you get uniform cookie sizes for perfect baking.