There’s nothing better than a dessert that tastes delicious but is filled with healthy feel good ingredients. These carrot cake cookies do not disappoint in flavor or texture. They are soft, yet crunchy and packed with winter spices like cinnamon and nutmeg. If you are a carrot cake lover like myself these will satisfy your sweet dessert cravings.
Ingredients:
1 cup instant oats
¾ whole wheat or white flour
1 ½ tsp baking powder
1 ½ tsp cinnamon
1/8 tsp ground ginger
1/8 tsp freshly grate nutmeg
¼ tsp salt
2 TBSP melted coconut oil
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla extract
½ cup maple syrup
1 cup cinnamon applesauce
1 cup grated carrot
½ Cup golden or regular raisins
1/3 Cup chopped walnuts
1. Mix together the dry ingredients in a large bowl (oats, flour, spices, salt, baking powder)
2. Melt the coconut oil and mix in wet ingredients (egg, vanilla, maple syrup, applesauce)
3. Mix wet ingredients into dry.
4. Grate freshly peeled carrots. Chop the walnuts.
5. If raisins are really dry, soak them in warm water for 5-10 minutes. They will plump up and be much juicer in your cookies
6. Fold carrots, walnuts and raisins into mixture.
7. Chill in refrigerator for an hour
8. Preheat oven to 325
9. Line cookie sheet with parchment paper
10. Using a 1 ½ TBSP ice cream scooper, scoop out cookie dough, roll into balls then flatten with your hands once on the cookie sheet. (these cookies are dense and don’t rise much so you need to flatten them now)
11. Bake for 10-12 minutes
OPTIONAL: When I bring these cookies to events I make a simple cream cheese frosting to really spice these guys up! Blend ¼ cup butter with 4 oz cream cheese and 4-6 oz of powdered sugar. Blend into mixed well and slather on top of cooled cookies!
These will be a crowd pleaser, I PROMISE!
In Health & Happiness
Kristen