Carrot Cake Cookies
Welcome Spring with these fresh Carrot Cake Cookies. Serve these warm and inviting Carrot Cake Cookies for Easter! Easter is all about egg hunts, ham and carrot cake! If time is not on your side and you need an easy homemade dessert, I would recommend making these Carrot Cake Cookies. ♥ From Grandmothers to mothers to daughters, this is a recipe that can be passed down from generation to generation. ♥
These giant soft and chewy cookies are not only perfect as a dessert but also brunch. With fresh carrots and tons of oatmeal you could almost consider this cookie a breakfast cookie. I plan on serving these at my Garden Party.
Carrot Cake Cookies
Ingredients
For the Carrot Cake Cookies:
- 1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1 1/2 cups light brown sugar, packed
- 2 large eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 3 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups old-fashioned rolled oats
- 2 cups finely grated carrot
For the Glaze:
- 2 cups confectioners' sugar
- 1/2 cup sour cream
Instructions
For the Carrol Cake Cookies:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Line two cookie sheets with parchment paper.
- In a large mixing bowl whip together the butter, brown sugar, eggs and vanilla until light and creamy.
- In a medium bowl stir together the flour, cinnamon baking soda and salt.
- Gradually add flour mixture to butter mixture, beating until combined.
- Mix in the oats and carrots.
- Use an ice cream scoop and drop mounds of cookie dough on prepared pans.
- Bake 20 to 25 minutes.
- Slide parchment paper with cookies onto the counter to cool.
- Drizzle Carrot Cake Glaze over cooled cookies.
For the Glaze:
- In a small bowl combine the sugar and sour cream.
- Stir until sugar has dissolved and is smooth.
MORE CARROT CAKE RECIPES
1. SUPER MOIST CARROT CAKE RECIPE 2. CARROT CAKE CHEESECAKE 3. CARROT CAKE CINNAMON ROLLS
Easter breakfast cookies? I think so!
I love carrot cake. These cookies look great. Pinned!
Such a perfect addition to Easter brunch!
These look amazing Sheryl!
Dear Sheryl, what a great idea to turn carrot cake into cookies! These sound wonderful. Pinned for later. xo, Catherine
I love how big and thick these carrot cake cookies are! Pinned and sharing on FB!
Sounds delicious to me, and I have a few relatives that LOVE carrot cake, so I would love to bake these up and have them on hand for a little surprise! PInning and sharing over at G+ and FB! Hugs! Chloe
Wow!! These look so hearty and delicious, and I love the glaze!
I love carrot cake, Sheryl, so I’m crazy about these cookies! They look so thick and delicious, and gotta love that glaze! 🙂
Sheryl could these cookies be made without eggs. If so do I need to substitute?
You can add 1/4 cup unsweetened apple sauce and because eggs add volume to a recipe also add 1/2 teaspoon baking powder. ****THESE MEASUREMENTS ARE FOR ONE EGG****
Can I use instant oatmeal instead of rolled oats?
Sure Anita, that would be fine. 🙂
Bought the rolled oats. In oven baking now 🙂
Very delish. A keeper. Thank you
Awesome! I’m so glad you love the recipe as much as I do Anita! 🙂
Ooooo….I bet your kitchen smells so good Anita!