Carrot Cake Cookies

Total Time Prep/Total Time: 30 min.
Yield 28 cookies
Test Kitchen Approved
These yummy cookies taste just like bite-size carrot cakes! Michelle Nichols from Joplin, Missouri fills her irresistible treats with grated carrots, raisins and chopped pecans.

Ingredients

  • 6 tablespoons butter, softened
  • 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon each baking soda, salt and ground cinnamon
  • 1 cup grated carrots
  • 1/2 cup each raisins and chopped pecans

Directions

  1. In a bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add egg and vanilla; mix well. Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon. Gradually add to creamed mixture until blended. Stir in carrots, raisins and pecans.
  2. Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 325° for 12-15 minutes or until edges are lightly browned and cookies are set. Cool for 2 minutes before removing to wire racks.
These yummy cookies taste just like bite-size carrot cakes! Michelle Nichols from Joplin, Missouri fills her irresistible treats with grated carrots, raisins and chopped pecans.
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