Carrot Cake Cookies Topped with Cream Cheese Frosting

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Carrot Cake Cookies Topped with Cream Cheese Frosting - easy easter dessert idea for a party! Yummy carrot cake cookie recipe to make at home. Delicious cookies that use real carrots.

Total Time: 20 Minutes, Servings: 6 Servings

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.

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