FROSTED CARROT CAKE COOKIES

Frosted Carrot Cake Cookies image

This recipe for frosted carrot cake cookies is a favorite of our nursing home residents.

Provided by FAHLSTROM

Categories Desserts Fruit Dessert Recipes Pineapple Dessert Recipes

Time 1h20m

Yield 13

Number Of Ingredients 15

Ingredients

1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
½ cup unsalted butter, softened
⅓ cup white sugar
2 tablespoons packed brown sugar
1 large egg
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup shredded carrot
½ cup raisins
⅓ cup chopped walnuts
¼ cup crushed pineapple
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
¼ cup honey

Steps:

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease 2 baking sheets.
Whisk flour, cinnamon, baking soda, and salt together in a bowl.
Beat butter, white sugar, and brown sugar together in another bowl until creamy. Add egg and vanilla extract; continue mixing until pale and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Mix in carrots, raisins, walnuts, and pineapple at low speed. Add flour mixture; beat until just combined.
Drop 1 1/2 tablespoons of batter at a time onto the prepared baking sheets, 2 inches apart.
Bake in the preheated oven until lightly browned and springy to the touch, 12 to 16 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool on the sheets for 5 minutes before transferring to wire racks to cool completely, about 30 minutes more.
Blend cream cheese and honey together in a food processor or with an electric mixer until smooth. Sandwich flat sides of cooled cookies together with a generous tablespoon of cream cheese filling in between.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 266.6 calories, Carbohydrate 29.5 g, Cholesterol 52 mg, Fat 15.7 g, Fiber 1.2 g, Protein 3.9 g, SaturatedFat 8.6 g, Sodium 204.2 mg, Sugar 17.6 g