Carrot Cookies
"We love these carrot cookies either plain or with butter cream frosting flavored with a little lemon zest and lemon juice, or try 1/2 recipe of Recipe #26165. These cookies have a nice cake-like texture--nice and soft. Note: Made these again today and thought I'd better add a comment. I made them about tablespoon sized and they cooked in 8 minutes. They don't need to brown on bottom--just cook until they are nice and firm."
photo by Sharlene~W
- Ready In:
- 25mins
- Ingredients:
- 8
- Yields:
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48 cookies
ingredients
- 2 cups carrots, peeled and sliced
- 3⁄4 cup butter or 3/4 cup margarine, softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
directions
- 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.
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Reviews
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I made these last night to take to Easter Dinner... there are only a couple left. I'm in the porcess of making another batch now. -
These cookies were really tasty, however I didnt follow the original recipe to a tee. I made some changes to lighten them up a little, cut the sugar, and add flavor elsewhere:<br/><br/>-Sub half the butter with mashed avocado<br/>-I used only 1/4 cup of sugar and to that added 1 tbsp of molasses<br/>-I added a good amount of cinnamon, fresh ground nutmeg and powdered ginger. Probably about 3 Tbsp, 1/2 tsp, and 1/2 tsp respectively. Pumpkin Pie spice would probably also be great, I just don't have any.<br/><br/>They turned out very cakey (which I like) with an almost half-baked center (which I really like ;-)) -
Fluffy and so addictive! I'm making a second batch now. I only deviated from the recipe by adding about 1 cup of chopped dates. I'm sure it would have been great without. Cream cheese frosting turned out to be a great topping, though they're marvelous on their own.
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Very yummy! It was a very cakey texture cookie. Actually they seemed more like muffin tops to us--I was expecting that though so we really liked them. They had a mild sweet flavor. The only reason I didn't give this 5 stars was because I added a good amount of cinnamon and a dash more of vanilla for more flavor. The last part of the dough I threw in some chocolate chips to mix it up--great addition! Thanks for the recipe! -
I've made these several times, and they're a hit every time! Although I confess that I've never had the icing work out for me - it's always way too thin and runny. :-(
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Tweaks
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i used one cup of flour and one cup of ground rolled oats to up the fiber content- incredible texture, very puffy and cake-like. i also added some fresh orange zest. absolutely delicious. i’m making my second batch now!!
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I left the carrots raw and added 1 tsp cinnamon and 1 tsp allspice...they were like bite sized cakes! -
I substituted whole spelt flour for the all purpose, replaced 1/3 of the butter with applesauce and half the sugar with sucanut --- just to make them seem more appropriate as a snack for my kids rather than a huge treat. I also added some orange rind. They are really yummy!
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Sharlene~W
Campbell, California
I live in the San Francisco area and love it here. I discovered Recipezaar (then Food.com..Genius Kitchen) in 2001 and have been so happy to have my favorite recipes stored safely here. I am mother to 7 and grandmother to 7.
I love to knit, smock, sew, etc., but my favorite hobby of the moment is traditional rug hooking. This is a sample of what I do.? It's called "November".? I dyed most of the wool myself. It is made from wool flannel, cut into strips a little less than 1/4" and then worked into a linen backing. This is my 3rd rug.
