CARROT CAKE COOKIES WITH CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

When we think of Spring, we think of Carrot Cake.  There are a lot of spring birthdays in our family and our mom loved Cream Cheese Frosting so there were a lot of Carrot Cake Birthday Cakes in our childhood. We decided to take those classic flavors of carrots, cinnamon and cream cheese and turn them into a cookie … hello Carrot Cake Cookies with Cream Cheese Frosting!  You are delicious!  We think this cookie tastes just like Carrot Cake and it is the perfect delivery device for our Best Cream Cheese Frosting. We hope you like these cookies as much as we do!

In a large bowl, cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy.  Beat in eggs and vanilla.  Mix in cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Mix well.  Add the flour and mix until combined.  Mix in the chopped carrots.

Bake the cookies in a 375 degree oven for 13-15 minutes or until golden brown around the edges.   Here is what the cookies look like just out of the oven.  Golden brown and delicious and chock full of sweet delicious carrots.

INGREDIENTS:

• 1 cup Butter (Sweet Cream Salted)
• 1 cup Granulated Sugar
• 1/2 cup Brown Sugar
• 2 Eggs
• 1 teaspoon Vanilla
• 3 cups All-Purpose Flour
• 2 1/4 teaspoons Cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon Baking Powder
• 1 teaspoon Baking Soda
• 1/2 teaspoon Salt
• 2 cups grated or chopped raw Carrots
• The Best Cream Cheese Frosting
• 1  cup chopped Pecans

DIRECTIONS

1. Grate and chop 2 cups Raw Carrots
2. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy.
3. Beat in eggs and vanilla.
4. Mix in cinnamon, baking powder, baking sold and salt and mix well.
5. .....................................

for full instruction please see : www.twosisterscrafting.com

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