CARROT CAKE COOKIES WITH CREAM CHEESE FROSTING!!!

I love those recipes that we all grew up with, they are just too good to miss out on.

Get ahead and start your spring baking with this fun and delicious twist on carrot cake – Carrot Cake Cookies!

Soft and chewy cookies filled with grated carrots, oats, and cinnamon sandwiched with sweet and tangy cream cheese frosting.

This is a fabulous recipe for Easter, Mother’s Day, Christmas, or any Spring occasion. These Carrot Cake Cookies are always met with rave reviews. Prefer a more traditional carrot cake? We have that, too: Carrot Cake with Brown Butter Frosting.

Ingredients:

Cookies:

• 1 cup butter softened to room temperature
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 cup shredded carrots
• 2 cups quick oats, not old-fashioned whole oats
• 1 cup finely chopped pecans

Cream Cheese Frosting:

• 4 oz. Cream Cheese at room temperature
• 4 tablespoons butter at room temperature
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 1/2 cups Powdered sugar
• Milk as needed

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