Carrot Cake Cookies With Cream Cheese Icing

By mirelsonp

These soft cookies are a bite-size version of the delicious layer cake.

Ingredients

• Icing:
• 1/2 cup raisins
• 1/4 cup old-fashioned oats
• 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature
• 1/2 cup (packed) dark brown sugar
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 large egg
• 1 cup (packed) finely grated peeled carrots (from 10 to 12 oz; grated on small holes of box grater)
• 1 1/2 cups self-rising flour
• 1 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts plus additional for garnish (optional)
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 6 oz cream cheese, room temperature
• 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature
• 2 Tbsp heavy whipping cream
• 2 tsp fresh lemon juice

Preparation

Step 1

Cookies:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line 3 large rimmed baking sheets with parchment. Place raisins and oats in small bowl; add 1/4 cup water. Let soak until water is absorbed, about 15 minutes. Beat butter and both sugars in large bowl until flufy. Beat in egg, then carrots. Add flour and cinnamon; beat to blend. Stir in raisin-oat mixture and 1/2 cup nuts (batter will be sticky). Drop batter by level tablespoonfuls onto sheets, spacing 1 1/2 to 2 inches apart.

Bake cookies, 1 sheet at a time, until light golden, about 20 minutes (cookies will be soft). Cool on sheets 5 minutes, then transfer to racks and cool completely.

Icing:
Beat all ingredients in medium bowl until smooth. Spread icing on cookies.