Best 4 Carrot Spice Cookies Recipes

CARROT SPICE THUMBPRINT COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°. In a large bowl, cream together margarine and sugars until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in eggs and vanilla. In another bowl, whisk flour, cinnamon, baking powder, salt, baking soda and cloves; gradually beat into creamed mixture. Stir in carrots, walnuts and cranberries., Drop dough by rounded tablespoonfuls 2 in. apart onto parchment-lined baking sheets. Press a deep indentation in center of each with the back of a 1/2-teaspoon measure., Bake until edges begin to brown, 10-12 minutes. Reshape indentations as needed. Cool on pans 5 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool completely., For frosting, beat butter, cream cheese, confectioners' sugar and vanilla until blended. To serve, fill each cookie with about 1-1/2 teaspoons frosting; sprinkle with additional confectioners' sugar. Refrigerate leftover filled cookies.

CARROT-SPICE COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pans). In large bowl, beat cake mix, flour, butter and eggs with electric mixer on low speed 1 minute. Stir in cranberries.
• On ungreased cookie sheets, drop dough by teaspoonfuls 2 inches apart.
• Bake 10 to 13 minutes or until edges are set. Immediately remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks. Cool completely, about 10 minutes.
• In small microwavable bowl, microwave frosting uncovered on Medium (50%) 15 seconds. Drizzle frosting over cookies. Store covered.

CARROT APPLE SPICE COOKIES

Steps:

• Position oven racks in the upper-middle and lower-middle positions and preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone baking mats.
• Whisk together the flour, baking powder, salt, ginger, cinnamon, and nutmeg.
• With a stand or hand mixer, beat the butter on medium speed until creamy and smooth. Add the sugars and beat until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes, then add the egg and beat for another minute. Reduce the mixer speed to low and beat in the vanilla. Continuing on low speed, add the flour mixture in 2 or 3 batches and beat only until they just disappear into the mix. The dough will be very thick, but don't overbeat to incorporate the flour. Using a rubber spatula, mix in the carrots, apples, cranberries and pecans.
• Spoon about three heaping tablespoonfuls of dough (or use a large cookie scoop, which is what I did) onto the prepared baking sheets at a time, leaving about an inch of space between them. Using your fingers, every so slightly flatted the tops of the cookies.
• Bake for 16 to 18 minutes, rotating the sheets from top to bottom and front to back at the midway point. The cookies should be light brown and only just firm on top. Carefully transfer the cookies to racks to cool to room temperature. Store in an airtight container at room temperature.

CARROT-RAISIN SPICE COOKIES

Steps:

• MIX flour, cereal, pumpkin pie spice and baking soda; set aside.
• BEAT applesauce and sugars in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended.
• Add egg and vanilla; mix well.
• Add flour mixture; beat on low speed until well blended.
• Stir in carrots and raisins; let stand 10 minutes.
• DROP rounded teaspoonfuls of dough, 2 inches apart, onto parchment paper-covered or nonstick baking sheets.
• BAKE at 350°F for 10-12 minutes or until golden brown.
• Cool on wire racks.