Easy Carrot Cake Cookies
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Are you looking for a delicious, easy-to-make carrot cake cookie recipe? Look no further than these Carrot Cake Mix Cookies! With a few simple ingredients, you can make these delicious cookies topped with a sweet cream cheese frosting in no time.
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Easy Carrot Cake Cookies with Cream Cheese Frosting!
This carrot cake mix cookie recipe for these soft, chewy and delicious carrot cookies could not be easier! Made from a boxed carrot cake mix, we transformed carrot cake mix into cookies with yummy add-ins, like white chocolate chips, coconut and walnuts, and topped them with a super, simple creamy cream cheese frosting!
We love how these Carrot cake mix cookies are an easy and delicious way to put a twist on a classic dessert. With just a few simple ingredients, you can make cookies that have all the flavors of carrot cake in each bite. Plus, you can get creative and make your own variations depending on your tastes!
Ingredients You Need
Carrot Cake Cake Mix Cookies Recipe
- 1 box Carrot Cake Mix
, 15.25-ounce, I used Duncan Hines - 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup oil
- 1 cup of add-ins, we used white chocolate chips, walnuts and coconut, but you could use raisins, chocolate chips as well.
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Cream Cheese Frosting Recipe
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter softened
- 8 oz cream cheese, softened
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 4 cups powdered sugar
How to Make Carrot Cake Mix Cookies
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line 2 large baking sheets with parchment paper and set aside.
- Using mixer, beat ingredients on low speed for 30 seconds, then increase speed to medium for a minute. Scrape down the sides and make sure everything is mixed in. The batter will be thick.
- Fold in any mix ins. We went with white chocolate chips, coconut and walnuts!
- Use a 2 tablespoon cookie scoop or drop by a rounded heaping tablespoon onto a baking sheet. Press down slightly with your fingers to flatten.
- Bake cookies for 11-12 minutes. Allow to cool for a couple of minutes before transferring to a cooling rack.
- Make the frosting and make sure cookies are completely cooled before frosting or eat as they are! These are super amazing without the frosting as well, especially when you add in the white chocolate chips!
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How to Make Cream Cheese Frosting
- Using mixer, beat butter and cream cheese until creamy, well-combined, and lump-free.
- Add vanilla extract and salt and stir well to combine.
- With mixer on low, gradually add powdered sugar until completely combined.
- Use to frost completely cooled cookies.
Frosting the Cookies
- To Frost Cookies, I used a ziplock bag, filled it with some of the frosting, then I snipped a hole in one of the corners and piped my cookies with a thin layer of cream cheese frosting and added some shredded coconut on top.
- Take some of the frosting and make orange and green frosting by adding some food coloring gel and mixed them up in separate bowls. Again, I used ziplock bags as pastry bags, with each of the colored frostings and snipped a small hole and made a carrot on top of each of the cookies.
- You can also frost these cookies with an offset spatula or butter knife if you don’t want to pipe the frosting on top.
- Frosting Shortcut – If you want a frosting shortcut, just pick up some cream cheese frosting from the store in the tubs in the cake aisle, where you’ll also find the carrot cake mix. I prefer the homemade cream cheese frosting to store-bough, but in a pinch, this works!
Creative Variations
On top of the cookies, besides making carrots out of frosting, there are other creative variations you can use to decorate your cookies.
You can also add some sprinkles, finely chopped walnuts or pecans on top, shredded coconut – you could even color it green (by adding some green food coloring to it) and and add some colorful jelly beans in the middle or add some Cadbury eggs, much like a nest.
Get creative with what you have, when you want to dress them up a bit when it comes to Easter celebrating or a special birthday!
Storing Cookies
- Store carrot cookies in a tightly sealed container for up to 6 days.
Enjoy the sweet aromas and taste of these easy carrot cake mix cookies with cream cheese frosting! Whether you share them with family or keep them all for yourself, you’re sure to love these spiced treats, perfect for any time of day.
Now that you know how to make this easy carrot cake cookie recipe, why not bake up a batch today? Share your creations with us in the comments below or on social media using the hashtag #carrotcakecookies.
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Easy Carrot Cake Cookies with Cream Cheese Frosting
Ingredients
Carrot Cake Cake Mix Cookies
- 1 box Carrot Cake Mix 15.25-ounce, I used Duncan Hines
- 2 large eggs
- ½ cup oil
- 1 cup of add-ins we used white chocolate chips, walnuts and coconut, but you could use raisins, chocolate chips as well.
Cream Cheese Frosting
- ½ cup unsalted butter softened
- 8 oz cream cheese softened
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 4 cups powdered sugar
Instructions
Carrot Cake Cake Mix Cookies
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line 2 large baking sheets with parchment paper and set aside.
- Using mixer, beat ingredients on low speed for 30 seconds, then increase speed to medium for a minute. Scrape down the sides and make sure everything is mixed in. The batter will be thick.
- Fold in any add-ins. We went with white chocolate chips, coconut and walnuts!
- Use a 2 tablespoon cookie scoop or drop by rounded heaping tablespoons onto a baking sheet. Press down slightly with your fingers to flatten.
- Bake cookies for 10-12 minutes. Allow to cool for a couple of minutes before transferring to a cooling rack.
- Make the frosting and make sure cookies are completely cooled before frosting or eat as they are!
Cream Cheese Frosting
- Using mixer, beat butter and cream cheese until creamy, well-combined, and lump-free.
- Add vanilla extract and salt and stir well to combine.
- With mixer on low, gradually add powdered sugar until completely combined.
- Use to frost completely cooled cookies.
How to Frost & Decorate Cookies
- To frost the cookies,I used a ziplock bag, filled it with some of the frosting, then I snipped a hole in one of the corners and piped my cookies with a thin layer of cream cheese frosting and added some shredded coconut on top. Then I took some of the frosting and made orange and green frosting by adding some food coloring gel and mixed them up in separate bowls. Again, I used ziplock bags as pastry bags, with each of the colored frostings and snipped a small hole and made a carrot on top of each of the cookies. You can also frost with an offset spatula or butter knife. On top, you can also add chopped walnuts, sprinkles, jelly beans or whatever you wish! Get creative with what you have!
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