If you put vegetables into cookies that makes them healthier right? 🙂 Well these Carrot Cake Oatmeal Cookies have fresh carrots in them so they must be good for you on some level…ok maybe not great for you but they taste Ah-mazing!
The combination of homemade cream cheese icing and fresh carrot cake oatmeal cookies is so dangerously good! These cookies did not last long in the house. I was passing them out to the neighbors and John’s co-workers in hopes of not eating the entire plate.
I love how easy these cookies are to make! They only take a few minutes to prep and they are ready for the oven.
Carrot Cake Oatmeal Cookies
Ingredients
Cookie Ingredients
1 pouch Betty Crocker Oatmeal Cookie Mix
1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
1/2 cup grated carrots
1 tbsp water
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1 egg
Frosting ingredients
4 oz cream cheese, softened
1 tbsp butter or margarine, softened
1/2 tsp vanilla
1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
Directions
Heat oven to 375 degrees
1. Stir cookies ingredients in a large bowl until stiff dough forms
2. Drop by the spoonful on a ungreased cookie sheet
3. Bake 9-10 minutes until edges are golden brown, cool completely
4. Mix cream cheese, 1 tbsp butter, vanilla, powdered sugar in a small bowl until smooth
5. Spread over cookies
Store in the refrigerator
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Ingredients
- Cookie Ingredients
- 1 pouch Betty Crocker Oatmeal Cookie Mix
- 1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
- 1/2 cup grated carrots
- 1 tbsp water
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 egg
- Frosting ingredients
- 4 oz cream cheese, softened
- 1 tbsp butter or margarine, softened
- 1/2 tsp vanilla
- 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
Instructions
- Stir cookies ingredients in a large bowl until stiff dough forms
- Drop by the spoonful on a ungreased cookie sheet
- Bake 9-10 minutes until edges are golden brown, cool completely
- Mix cream cheese, 1 tbsp butter, vanilla, powdered sugar in a small bowl until smooth
- Spread over cookies
Recipe adapted from Betty Crocker Christmas Cookies 2009
YUM are you kidding!!! I LOVE carrot cake, this looks amazing!
just made these but added more carrot, dates and almonds. yum!! I’m an recipe adder. LOL. they’re a bit hit at my house 🙂
That is fantastic! I love the addition of dates and almonds! YUM!
They do indeed look yummy! Going to test these out on Sunday. Thanks so much for sharing. The picture is perfect as my mouth is watering just looking at them.
Do you think it would be okay to substitute zucchini for the carrots? if so, any tips or suggestions? I was asked to bring cookies for thanksgiving and am sorta clueless 🙁
Tammilee,
How many does one batch make?
I can see these being a hit if I make them with my basic oatmeal cookie recipe. Thanks for the inspiration.
Hi Tammilee,
I’m not one for EVER commenting on recipes I’ve found on Pinterest, but I made these cookies and have to say, they’re the best cookies I’ve ever made. My husband whole-heartedly agrees! I shared the last four with four friends I had over and each one requested them as their birthday present! They were a huge hit, so thank you for sharing this awesome recipe! It will be used many many many times over 🙂
Thanks!!!
Kt
I am so happy you loved the cookies! They are one of our all time favorite recipes.
I love carrot cake and these look delicious! Found this recipe on Pinterest. Can’t wait to make them!
Hi Tamilee, how many cookies does this recipe make? Thanks!
Hi,
I think it makes a fair amount of cookies. It has been a year or 2 since I made the recipe. I wish I remembered exactly how many it made. I may need to make these again since they are so good.