Frosted Carrot Cake Cookies

These frosted carrot cake cookies are sandwiched together with a honey and cream cheese filling that everyone will love.

• Preparation Time: 30 mins
• Cooking Time: 15 mins
• Total Time: 45 mins
• Calories: 267 Calories

Ingredients

• ½ teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
• ½ cup raisins
• ⅓ cup white sugar
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
• 1 large egg
• ⅓ cup chopped walnuts
• ¼ cup honey
• ½ cup unsalted butter, softened
• 2 tablespoons packed brown sugar
• 1 cup shredded carrot
• ¼ cup crushed pineapple (Optional)

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease 2 baking sheets.

Step 2

Whisk flour, cinnamon, baking soda, and salt together in a bowl.

Step 3

Beat butter, white sugar, and brown sugar together in another bowl until creamy. Add egg and vanilla extract; continue mixing until pale and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Mix in carrots, raisins, walnuts, and pineapple at low speed. Add flour mixture; beat until just combined.

Step 4

Drop 1 1/2 tablespoons of batter at a time onto the prepared baking sheets, 2 inches apart.

Step 5

Bake in the preheated oven until lightly browned and springy to the touch, 12 to 16 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool on the sheets for 5 minutes before transferring to wire racks to cool completely, about 30 minutes more.

Step 6

Blend cream cheese and honey together in a food processor or with an electric mixer until smooth. Sandwich flat sides of cooled cookies together with a generous tablespoon of cream cheese filling in between.