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Four beautifully stacked carrot cake cookies frosted with cream cheese frosting and sprinkled with chopped walnuts surrounded by chopped walnuts and an uncut carrot in the background.
Rachel Koller

Easy Carrot Cake Cookies

4.63 from 8 votes
Enjoy carrot cake without the mess with these convenient, easy-to-share Carrot Cake Cookie. They're moist, flavorful, and ready in under 30 minutes.  
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Prep Time 7 minutes
Cook Time 13 minutes
Total Time 17 minutes
Servings: 24 -28
Calories: 132

Ingredients
  

  • 1 15.25 oz Spice cake mix dry
  • 1 cup unsweetened applesauce
  • 2 medium eggs or 1 large
  • 1 cup finely shredded carrots about 1-2 large or 3 medium carrots
  • 1 cup chopped walnuts optional
  • 1 cup raisins optional
  • frosting or icing cream cheese, buttercream or a simple icing), optional

Method
 

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  2. Mix cake mix, applesauce, eggs, carrots, walnuts (optional) and raisins (optional) together until blended.
  3. Scoop about 1.5 tablespoons cookie batter onto cookie sheet lined with parchment paper or a silicone mat.  I like to use a size 40 scoop which is equal to about 1.5 tablespoons. 
  4. Bake at 350 degrees F. for about 10-13 minutes or until cookies are sponge-like when gently pressed.
  5. Enjoy warm or cool completely before frosting. If frosted, you can also sprinkle chopped walnuts on top as a garnish.

Nutrition

Serving: 1gCalories: 132kcalCarbohydrates: 23gProtein: 2gFat: 4gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 12mgSodium: 150mgFiber: 1gSugar: 14g

Notes

If adding walnuts and/or raisins, the recipe yield will increase by 5 to 10 cookies.

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