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Carrot Cake Cookies
From Statesboro Market2Go
<p>These cozy oatmeal cookies are boosted with flavor from fresh carrots & nuts! Please consider leaving a picture or comment if you decide to try this recipe!</p>Source: fitfoodiefinds.com (modified slightly) (Entered by Ariana Giddens)
Serves: 16 cookies
Vegetarian!
Ingredients
1/2 cup
Unsalted butter (cold & cut into pats)
1 cup
Light brown sugar
1 large
Egg
1 teaspoon
Vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups
Rolled oats (lightly pulverized)
1 cup
Whole wheat flour (white)
1/2 teaspoon
Baking powder
1 1/2 teaspoons
Cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon
Allspice
3/4 teaspoon
Nutmeg
1/8 teaspoon
Salt
1 cup
Coarsely grated carrot
1/2 cup
Chopped walnuts (or other nuts of choice)
1/2 cup
Raisins
Sea salt (for serving, if desired)
Ice cream (for serving, if desired)
Milk (for serving, if desired)
Step by Step Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Spray a baking pan with nonstick spray.
- Cut up the butter and put it into the bowl of a stand mixer. Add the brown sugar and cream them together for 5 minutes on medium speed.
- Meanwhile, pulverize the oats slightly in a food processor. Put the pulverized oats, flour, baking powder, cinnamon, allspice, nutmeg, and salt into a bowl and stir together.
- Add egg and vanilla extract to the creamed mixture, then mix on medium until combined. Slowly add the dry ingredients to the mixer, stopping periodically to scrape the sides of the mixing bowl. Add the grated carrot, nuts, and raisins and mix until they are combined with the batter.
- Scoop out the batter with a 1 1/2 tablespoon scoop, roll the dough into balls with your hands, then flatten the ball and place it onto the prepared baking sheet. Repeat.
- Bake for 12 to 15 minutes, then transfer to a cooling rack. Serve with ice cream, with a glass of milk, and/or topped with a bit of sea salt (if desired).