Stock Up the Cookie Jar with this Carrot Cake Cookies Recipe
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Why not stock up the cookie jar or impress at the bake sale with this Carrot Cake Cookies Recipe? Loaded with ingredients like oats, walnuts, raisins, chocolate chips, and of course, carrots, you could say they’re pretty healthy cookies! Everyone is going to love them!
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Carrot Cake Cookies Recipe
The full ingredients list and instructions are found in the printable recipe card at the end of this post. I highly recommend reading the blog post all the way through so that you don’t miss any tips or substitution suggestions, to ensure that you have all the ingredients and equipment required and understand the steps and timings involved.
I love carrot cake, and carrot cake-flavored things – there’s something about the flavors of cinnamon, nutmeg, and ginger that just makes my taste buds happy.
So today, I’m sharing my recipe for Carrot Cake Cookies.
They’re perfect for when you want a little taste of carrot cake without having to commit to an entire cake. Plus, they’re really easy to make!
You just need some basic ingredients and just 30 minutes to make them. So go ahead and stock up your cookie jar with these cookies—I promise you won’t regret it!
Ingredients & Equipment Used In This Recipe
While most ingredients can be bought in grocery stores, for your convenience, any specialized or notable ingredients and equipment needed for this recipe have been linked to Amazon or other stores if available online.
It may not include staple ingredients such as oil, salt, sugar, etc., as you’re likely to have those in your kitchen. The complete list of ingredients with measurements is found in the recipe card.
- Fresh Produce – Carrots, Eggs
- Dairy – Unsalted Butter
- Rolled (Old Fashioned) Oats
- Walnuts
- Raisins
- Chocolate Chips
- Light Brown Sugar
- All-Purpose Flour – also known as Plain Flour
- Pure Vanilla Extract – always buy good vanilla as it really does make a flavor difference
- Baking Soda – also known as Bicarbonate of Soda
- Ground Cinnamon
- Ground Ginger
- Ground Nutmeg
Recipes on The Purple Pumpkin Blog use both cup measurements and/or weighted measurements. American cups and kitchen food scales are handy pieces of equipment to have in your kitchen as it means you’ll be able to make all of the different recipes on my blog. I try to give American, imperial, and metric measurements in my recipes. Please note, you can mix cup measurements with weighted measurements, but never mix imperial (pounds, ounces, pints, etc.,) with metric (kilograms, grams, litres, etc.,).
More Cookie Recipe
Want to bake more cookies? Try these recipes:
- Peanut Butter Salted Caramel Cookies Recipe
- Chocolate Coconut Cookies with Macadamia Nuts
- Black Forest Cookies
More Carrot Cake Recipes
Looking for more carrot cake-flavored recipes? Check these recipes out next:
- Classic Carrot Cake Recipe with Chopped Pecans
- Carrot Cake Cupcakes
- 27 Deliciously Different Carrot Cake Recipes
Recipe Tips
- Press extra chocolate chips and raisins into the cookies as soon as you take them out of the oven to add even more tasty goodness to the cookies!
How Do I Make Carrot Cake Cookies?
Check out the printable recipe card below with full ingredients and instructions. Any demonstration photos do not print out to save your ink.
Carrot Cake Cookies
Ingredients
- 2½ cups all-purpose flour plain flour
- 1 tsp baking soda bicarbonate of soda
- 2 tsp ground cinnamon
- ½ tsp ground ginger
- ½ tsp ground nutmeg
- ½ tsp kosher salt
- 1 cup unsalted butter softened
- 1½ cup light brown sugar packed
- ½ cup sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 3 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 2 cups grated carrots
- 1½ cup old fashioned rolled oats
- 1 cup chopped walnuts
- 1½ cup raisins divided
- 1½ cup chocolate chips divided
SUGGESTED PRODUCTS
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 180°C/350°C/Gas 4. Line two cookie sheets with parchment paper and set them aside.
- Sift or whisk the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and salt into a mixing bowl.
- Place the butter, brown sugar, and sugar into a large bowl and beat until combined and fluffy.
- Beat the eggs and vanilla into the butter and sugar mixture until incorporated.
- Gradually beat the dry ingredients into the wet until combined.
- Fold in the carrots, oats, chopped walnuts, 1 cup of raisins, and 1 cup of chocolate chips.
- Use a small cookie scoop to scoop the cookie dough onto the prepared cookie sheets, 2"/5cm apart.
- Bake the cookies in the preheated oven for 8-10 minutes or until lightly golden brown.
- Immediately press the remaining chocolate chips and raisins into the cookies and leave them to cool for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely. Enjoy!
Nutrition
Nutritional information is always approximate and will depend on the quality of ingredients used and serving sizes. If you need exact calories and macros, please do your own calculations.
Make It A Special Dinner!
You’ve made the dessert, but what about the rest of the courses?
Here are additional recipes to create a menu for a special meal or dinner party:
- Appetizer: Instant Pot Sesame Garlic Chicken Wings
- Soup: Slow Cooker Wild Rice & Mushroom Soup Recipe
- Salad: Roasted Broccoli and Bacon Salad with Raisins & Yogurt Dressing
- Main Dish: Sweet & Sour Pork Chops with Peppers & Pineapple
- Side Dish: Instant Pot Cilantro Lime Rice
- Beverage: How To Make a Classic Mojito Cocktail with White Rum, Lime & Mint
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