Popular Trader Joe's Carrot Cake Cookies Recipe
Follow this Trader Joe's Carrot Cake Cookies Recipe ingredients and directions and make a perfect Carrot Cake cookie like Trader Joe's Bakery.
Equipment & Tools
- Oven
- Mixing Bowl
- Measuring Spoon
- Measuring Cup
- Stand Mixture
- Cookie Sheet
- Wax Paper
- Whisk
Ingredients
For Cookies
- 1 ½ + ¼ cups All-Purpose Flour
- 1 ½ cups Rolled Quick Oats
- 1 ½ tsp Ground Cinnamon
- ⅓ tsp Ground Nutmeg
- ¾ tsp Baking Soda
- ⅓ tsp Salt
- 1 cup White Sugar
- ¾ cup Unsalted Butter
- ½ tbsp Vanilla Extract
- 2 Eggs, At Room Temperature
- ¾ cup Fisher Chopped Pecans, Recommended
- 1 ½ cup Grated Carrots
For Cream Cheese Frosting
- 3 tbsp Unsalted Butter
- 6 oz Philadelphia Cream Cheese, Recommended
- 2 ½ cup Powdered Sugar
- ½ tbsp Milk
- ½ tbsp Vanilla Extract
- ¾ tsp Badia Ground Cinnamon, Recommended
Instructions
For Cookies
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit and line three cookie sheets with parchment paper.
- Whisk the flour, cinnamon, oats, baking soda, nutmeg powder, and salt in a medium bowl until well-mixed.
- Add the butter and sugar to the bowl of a stand mixer with a paddle attachment.
- Beat them together for two minutes on medium-high speed, or until light and fluffy.
- Add the egg and vanilla, turn the speed down to medium, and beat until creamy.
- Mix on low speed add the dry ingredients and continue mixing until the flour is just mixed.
- Mix the carrots and pecans now. Ultimately, the dough will be somewhat sticky.
- Drop 11/2 tbsp of the dough at a time onto the prepared cookie sheets using a cookie dough scoop or a greased spoon.
- Ensure that they are 2 inches apart. Bake for 13 to 15 minutes, or until the sides are beginning to brown and the tops are firm.
- Take the cookies out of the oven and let them cool on the cookie sheets for 5 minutes before putting them on wire racks to cool completely.
For Cream Cheese Frosting
- In a mixer, add the butter and cream cheese and beat on medium speed until fluffy.
- When the mixture is smooth and creamy, add the cinnamon powder, milk, vanilla extract, and powdered sugar.
- Once the cookies are completely cool, spread or pipe the cream cheese frosting on the bottom of one.
- Find another cookie about the same size and put it on top to make a sandwich. Do this with the rest of the cookies.
Nutrition
Serving: 1pieceCalories: 351kcal (18%)Carbohydrates: 40.9g (14%)Protein: 3.3g (7%)Fat: 20.4g (31%)Saturated Fat: 10.5g (66%)Polyunsaturated Fat: 0gMonounsaturated Fat: 0gTrans Fat: 0gCholesterol: 65mg (22%)Sodium: 246mg (11%)Potassium: 102mg (3%)Fiber: 1.5g (6%)Sugar: 34g (38%)Calcium: 29mg (3%)Iron: 1mg (6%)
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