Include in Print View:

Perfect Carrot Cake Cookies

Carrot Cake Cookies

If you love carrot cake, you’ll adore these Carrot Cake Cookies! Imagine soft, chewy cookies packed with freshly grated carrots, warm spices, and a luscious cream cheese filling just like your favorite cake but in a handheld treat.

This carrot cake cookie recipe is perfect for Easter, spring gatherings, or anytime you crave a spiced, sweet, and creamy dessert. Plus, it’s surprisingly easy to make!

Let’s get baking!

Soft and chewy Carrot Cake Cookies with visible carrot bits, stacked on a wooden surface. These homemade treats are packed with warm spices and sweetness.

Why You’ll Love This Carrot Cake Cookie Recipe

1. Soft & Chewy Texture

These carrot cake cookies are perfectly soft and chewy not cakey or dry. The secret? A balance of butter, brown sugar, and blotted carrots (more on that later).

2. Just Like Real Carrot Cake

With fresh carrots, cinnamon, nutmeg, and ginger, these cookies taste like classic carrot cake but in a portable form.

3. Cream Cheese Frosting Surprise

No carrot cake is complete without cream cheese frosting! Each cookie is stuffed with a frozen cream cheese filling that stays creamy even after baking.

4. Easy to Customize

Add nuts (like pecans or walnuts) or decorate with sugar carrots for a festive touch!

Prep Time 20 mins
Cook Time 12 mins
Rest Time 30 mins
Total Time 1 hr 2 mins
Difficulty: Intermediate
Cooking Temp: 350  C
Servings: 16
Estimated Cost: $  10
Calories: 180
Best Season: Spring, Afternoon tea
Description

Indulge in these irresistible Carrot Cake Cookies soft, spiced, and packed with a luscious cream cheese surprise! Perfect for Easter, spring gatherings, or anytime you crave a handheld carrot cake treat.

Cream Cheese Filling
  • 2/3 cup Cream cheese (Brick-style, softened)
  • 21/2 tbsp Granulated sugar
  • 1/2 tsp Vanilla extract (Pure, for best flavor)
    • Carrot Cookie Dough
  • 1½ cups All-purpose flour (Spooned & leveled (or 215g weighed))
  • 1/2 tsp Baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp Salt
  • 1 tsp Cinnamon (Ground)
  • 1/2 tsp Nutmeg (Ground)
  • 1/2 cup Unsalted butter (Softened (113g))
  • ½ cup Light brown sugar (Packed (110g))
  • ½ cup Granulated sugar ((65g))
  • ½ cup Carrots (Finely grated, blotted dry (56g))
  • 1 tsp Vanilla extract
  • 1 large Egg (Room temperature)
  • 1/4 tsp Ginger (Ground)

Nutrition Facts

Servings 16

Amount Per Serving
Calories 180kcal
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 9g14%
Total Carbohydrate 22g8%
Dietary Fiber 0.5g2%
Sugars 14g
Protein 2g4%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily value may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

Note
  1. Carrot Prep is Key: Blotting the carrots ensures the cookies stay chewy, not soggy.
  2. Freeze Filling Solid: This prevents leakage during baking.
  3. Storage: Refrigerate in an airtight container for up to 5 days. Freeze unbaked dough balls for up to 1 month.
  4. Decorating Tip: Press a sugar carrot decoration into warm cookies for a festive touch!
Keywords: A chewy, spiced cookie with a creamy center just like carrot cake in bite sized form!
Read it online: https://savourinmeal.com/recipe/perfect-carrot-cake-cookies/
Samantha Doe
Food and Lifestyle Blogger