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

Carrot Cake Cookies with Cream Cheese Filling

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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.