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5 from 10 votes

Perfectly Soft Carrot Cake Cookies

All the flavors of carrot cake packed into a soft, chewy cookie! Serve them up plain, frost them, or turn them into sandwich cookies.
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Total Time30 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Carrot Cake Cookies
Servings: 24 Cookies
Author: Caytlin McCleery

Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup dark brown sugar
  • 3/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 3/4 cup salted butter softened
  • 1 large egg
  • 1/2 cup finely shredded carrots
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1/8 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/3 cup raisins optional
  • 1/3 cup chocolate chips optional
  • 1/3 cup chopped walnuts optional

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350°F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
  • In a large bowl, beat together brown sugar, granulated sugar, and butter with a hand mixer until fluffy, about 1-2 minutes. Add egg, vanilla extract, and shredded carrot; mix to combine.
  • In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and ginger until well combined.
  • Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, mixing until just combined. Fold in raisins, walnuts, or chocolate chips if using.
  • Scoop 1 1/2-inch rounds of batter onto the prepared baking sheets, spacing them about 2 inches apart.
  • Bake for 15-17 minutes, or until cookies are slightly golden. Remove from oven and let cool on the pan for about 5 minutes, then transfer to a cooling rack to cool completely.
  • Optionally, frost the cookies or use them to make sandwich cookies with cream cheese frosting.

Notes

  • Raisins, chocolate chips, and walnuts are optional additions to your cookies and aren't required at all. Simply limit your mix-ins to 1 cup total should you choose to add them.

Nutrition

Serving: 1cookie | Calories: 215kcal | Carbohydrates: 29g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 29mg | Sodium: 121mg | Potassium: 91mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 16g | Vitamin A: 925IU | Vitamin C: 0.5mg | Calcium: 27mg | Iron: 1mg
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