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Carrot Cake Cookies
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Ingredients
Ingredients:
2 ¼
cups
all-purpose flour
2
tsp.
Baking powder
1
tsp.
Cinnamon
½
tsp.
salt
¼
tsp.
Ginger
¼
tsp.
Nutmeg
⅛
tsp.
Cloves
2
sticks butter
softened
¾
cup
granulated sugar
¾
cup
brown sugar
2
eggs
¾
cup
shredded carrots
⅓
cup
raisins
Optional: crushed pecans
Frosting:
4
oz.
softened cream cheese
1 ½
cup
powdered sugar
2
tbsp.
Butter
1
tbsp.
Milk
½
tsp.
Almond extract
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Sift flour, baking powder, cinnamon, salt, ginger, nutmeg, and cloves together in a medium-sized bowl. Set aside.
In a mixer, cream butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar.
Add eggs, one at a time. Mix well.
Add dry ingredients, blend.
Add raisins and carrots, blend until just incorporated.
Roll dough into balls and place onto a baking sheet.
Bake 10- 12 minutes or until cookies are golden brown.
To make the icing, blend cream cheese, powdered sugar, butter, and almond extract
with a handheld mixer in a medium-sized bowl. Add milk, and blend until creamy.
Once cookies are cooled, spread icing on cookies and top with crushed pecans if desired.