Name: Carrot Cake Cookies with Cream Cheese Filling
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 25
Ingredients: White sugar - 2 cups; Packed light brown sugar - 1 cup; Unsalted butter, at room temperature - 1 cup; Eggs - 2; Pure vanilla extract - 1 teaspoon; All-purpose flour - 2 cups; Baking soda - 1 teaspoon; Baking powder - 1 teaspoon; Ground cinnamon - 1 teaspoon; Ground nutmeg - ½ teaspoon; Ground ginger - ½ teaspoon; Salt - ¼ teaspoon; Old-fashioned rolled oats - 2 cups; Finely grated carrots - 1 ½ cups; Raisins - ½ cup; Finely chopped walnuts - ½ cup; Cream cheese, at room temperature - 1 (8 ounce) package; Unsalted butter, at room temperature - ½ cup; Confectioners' sugar - 1 cup; Vanilla extract - 1 teaspoon

Ingredients for - Carrot Cake Cookies with Cream Cheese Filling

1. White sugar 2 cups

2. Packed light brown sugar 1 cup

3. Unsalted butter, at room temperature 1 cup

4. Eggs 2

5. Pure vanilla extract 1 teaspoon

6. All-purpose flour 2 cups

7. Baking soda 1 teaspoon

8. Baking powder 1 teaspoon

9. Ground cinnamon 1 teaspoon

10. Ground nutmeg ½ teaspoon

11. Ground ginger ½ teaspoon

12. Salt ¼ teaspoon

13. Old-fashioned rolled oats 2 cups

14. Finely grated carrots 1 ½ cups

15. Raisins ½ cup

16. Finely chopped walnuts ½ cup

17. Cream cheese, at room temperature 1 (8 ounce) package

18. Unsalted butter, at room temperature ½ cup

19. Confectioners' sugar 1 cup

20. Vanilla extract 1 teaspoon

How to cook deliciously - Carrot Cake Cookies with Cream Cheese Filling

1 . Stage

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line baking sheets with parchment paper.

2 . Stage

Combine white sugar, brown sugar, and butter for cookies in a mixing bowl. Beat until light and fluffy, 3 to 4 minutes. Add eggs and vanilla extract and mix on medium speed until well combined.

3 . Stage

Sift flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, and salt together in a bowl. Mix into butter mixture on low speed until well combined. Mix in oats and carrots, followed by raisins and walnuts.

4 . Stage

Chill for 1 hour in the refrigerator.

5 . Stage

Scoop batter onto the prepared baking sheets using a tablespoon-sized scoop, leaving about 2 inches between cookies.

6 . Stage

Bake in the preheated oven until edges are set, 12 to 15 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool on a wire rack.

7 . Stage

Beat cream cheese in a mixing bowl to soften. Add butter and mix until combined. Beat in confectioners' sugar, followed by vanilla extract. Beat 30 seconds more to lighten.

8 . Stage

Spread frosting onto one cooled cookie. Sandwich together with another. Repeat with remaining cookies.