Carrot Cake Cookie Sandwich

COOKIES

Ingredients:

Carrot Cake Cookie

  • 1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature

  • 1 cup granulated sugar

  • 1/2 cup light brown sugar

  • 2 eggs

  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

  • 1 teaspoon salt

  • 2 teaspoons baking powder

  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

  • 1 1/2 cups grated carrots (try to remove as much moisture you can from the carrots)

  • 3 cups all purpose flour

  • 3/4 cup golden raisins (optional)

  • 1/2 cups pecans or walnuts (optional)

Cream Cheese Filling

  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter, room temperature

  • 4 oz cream cheese, room temperature

  • 2 cups powdered sugar

  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions:

Carrot Cake Cookie

  1. Preheat oven 375 degrees. Line baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.

  2. In a bowl add flour, grated carrots, cinnamon, salt, baking powder and optional ingredients (raisins and nuts). Mix well.

  3. In a separate bowl, cream together butter and sugar. Add vanilla and eggs and blend well.

  4. Add dry flour mix to wet ingredients and blend until fully incorporated.

  5. Using a 2 tablespoon cookie scoop, drop dough onto baking sheet. Bake cookies for 8 to 10 minutes.

  6. Remove cookies from the oven and allow them to cool for about 10 minutes.

  7. Spread cream cheese filling on the bottom of a cooled cookie and then top with a second cookie. Enjoy!

Cream Cheese Filling

  1. In a bowl, use hand mixer and mix cream cheese and butter until smooth. Add powdered sugar and vanilla extract and blend until completely incorporated. Set aside.