Carrot Cake Cookies

Kevinpa · 08-19-2007, 04:28 AM

My DW requested these from my HC recipe box and I was really pleased with how they turned out. Very light and fluffy with a great flavor.
If I were making these for myself I would have made a cream cheese icing sweetened to taste but my DW wanted them as is.

Carrot Cake Cookies (yeild 2 doz. @ 1 carb each)
wet
1/4 cup butter
1/4 cup shortening
1 large egg
1 tsp vanilla
1 med. carrot, shredded fine
dry
1 1/2 cup cake and cookie flour mix
1 tsp splenda quick pack
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp cinnamon
1/4 cup pecans, chopped(optional)

Mix wet ingredients in an electric mixer until combined.
Mix dry ingredients together and add to the wet, mixing until a batter is formed.
Drop mounded, teaspoon sized, balls on a parchment lined cookie sheet and bake in a preheated 375 degree oven for 12 to 15 minutes or golden brown.
Mine took 15 minutes.

jackieba · 08-19-2007, 06:35 AM

looks great. I'd want the cream cheese icing too.

parrotchic · 08-19-2007, 09:23 AM

Kevin, when you use shortening do you use the butter flavor one, the regular or both?

Brendajm · 08-19-2007, 09:32 AM

these look great, I got to make up the flour mix and soon.

Kevinpa · 08-19-2007, 10:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by parrotchic

Kevin, when you use shortening do you use the butter flavor one, the regular or both?

I always use the butter flavor if I have it, otherwise I just use the regular.

parrotchic · 08-19-2007, 11:15 AM

Thanks Kevin.

That Girl · 08-19-2007, 04:46 PM

kevin, do you think we could sub a cup of pumkin for the carrots? a cream cheese frosting sounds delish!

Kevinpa · 08-19-2007, 05:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by That Girl

kevin, do you think we could sub a cup of pumkin for the carrots? a cream cheese frosting sounds delish!

I'd start with 1/2 cup and then judge if you think 1 cup would make the batter too wet.

08-19-2007, 04:28 AM	#1
Kevinpa Guest Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 5,575 Gallery: Kevinpa Stats: 230/160/165 WOE: Low Carb Maintenance Start Date: May 2005	Carrot Cake Cookies My DW requested these from my HC recipe box and I was really pleased with how they turned out. Very light and fluffy with a great flavor. If I were making these for myself I would have made a cream cheese icing sweetened to taste but my DW wanted them as is. Carrot Cake Cookies (yeild 2 doz. @ 1 carb each) wet 1/4 cup butter 1/4 cup shortening 1 large egg 1 tsp vanilla 1 med. carrot, shredded fine dry 1 1/2 cup cake and cookie flour mix 1 tsp splenda quick pack 1 tsp baking powder 1/2 tsp baking soda 1/4 tsp cinnamon 1/4 cup pecans, chopped(optional) Mix wet ingredients in an electric mixer until combined. Mix dry ingredients together and add to the wet, mixing until a batter is formed. Drop mounded, teaspoon sized, balls on a parchment lined cookie sheet and bake in a preheated 375 degree oven for 12 to 15 minutes or golden brown. Mine took 15 minutes. Last edited by Kevinpa; 08-19-2007 at 04:30 AM..

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08-19-2007, 06:35 AM	#2
jackieba MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Tennessee Posts: 1,360 Gallery: jackieba WOE: Atkins Start Date: October 2005	looks great. I'd want the cream cheese icing too.

08-19-2007, 09:23 AM	#3
parrotchic Senior LCF Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 626 Gallery: parrotchic	Kevin, when you use shortening do you use the butter flavor one, the regular or both?

08-19-2007, 09:32 AM	#4
Brendajm Major LCF Poster! Join Date: May 2004 Location: lancaster, Pa Posts: 1,604 Gallery: Brendajm Stats: 130/117/115 WOE: was atkins, now maintenance Start Date: march, 2004	these look great, I got to make up the flour mix and soon.

08-19-2007, 11:15 AM	#6
parrotchic Senior LCF Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 626 Gallery: parrotchic	Thanks Kevin.

08-19-2007, 04:46 PM	#7
That Girl Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 2,382 Gallery: That Girl	kevin, do you think we could sub a cup of pumkin for the carrots? a cream cheese frosting sounds delish!