Carrot Cake Cookies With Cream Cheese Frosting

If you are a carrot cake or a cookie fan, you are going to LOVE these carrot cake cookies! The cream cheese frosting on the top is so yummy! We have made these with raisins and without, and both ways are really good. Plus, there’s just something wonderful about taking carrots and making them into cookies. Love getting veggies in when taking a bite of delicious cookie!

Ingredients in Carrot Cake Cookies

The ingredients in our Carrot Cake Cookies are similar to the ingredients used when making carrot cake. Most are ingredients you already have on hand.

For the Cookies:

Shortening Brown sugar Egg Vanilla extract Milk Quick oats Flour Shredded carrots Raisins (can be left out) Baking soda Salt Cinnamon Nutmeg Ginger Optional add-ins: walnuts, pecans, chocolate chips

For the Frosting:

Cream cheese – softened Butter – softened Milk Vanilla extract Powdered sugar

Make it a Carrot Cake Sandwich Cookies

Recently, Hollywood Studios at Walt Disney World has offered a Carrot Cake Cookie in sandwich form. It has become a popular treat in the park. You can make it at home by spreading frosting on the bottom of one of our carrot cake cookies, then adding another carrot cake cookie on top. The bottoms of the cookie are the inside of the sandwich. The fluffier tops of the cookie are on the outside.If you are visiting Hollywood Studios and want to find their delicious carrot cake cookie, you can find it seasonally at the Trolley Car Café.

How to Shred Carrots

This recipe calls for shredded carrots. The easiest way to get finely shredded carrot is with a box grater. Rinse and peel the carrots, then use the side of the grater with the small holes to grate the carrot. Hold the carrot at the top (thickest part of the carrot) and start grating it at the bottom. Be careful and watch your fingers. Read next: 33+ Easy Dessert Ideas