Oatmeal Raisin Carrot Cookies Easy Spring Dessert

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If you need an easy spring dessert recipe, look no further! Carrot cookies with oatmeal, raisins and grated carrots are like a delicious mini carrot cake.

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Are raisin and oatmeal cookies your all-time favorite? Or what about the carrot cake? If you like these two easy spring desserts, you're in luck today. We take them to the next level in an incredibly delicious combo: carrot and oatmeal cookies. Once you've tasted these delicious bite-size sandwich cookies with their cream cheese filling, you'll never want to go back!

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Ingredients

For cookies

• 1/2 cup butter at room temperature
• 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 large egg
• 1 1/2 cups old-fashioned oats
• 1 cup of flour
• 1 teaspoon of cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 cup finely grated carrots
• 1/4 cup raisins

For the frosting

• 4 oz cold cream cheese
• 1/4 cup unsalted butter at room temperature
• 2 cups caster sugar
• 1/2 tablespoon vanilla extract

Instructions

For cookies

1. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees.
2. In the bowl of a stand mixer, mix the butter and sugars until a paste forms. Add the vanilla and the egg and mix well.
3. Add oats, flour, cinnamon, baking soda, salt and nutmeg and mix until well combined. Be careful not to mix too much!
4. In a food processor, beat the grated carrots until they are in small pieces. If you don't have a food processor, you can also chop them with a knife. You don't want big chunks of carrots in these delicate little cookies, so take the time and don't skip this step!
5. Gently stir in the carrots and raisins.
6. If the dough is a little stiff, you can loosen it with 1 teaspoon of milk.
7. Place the cookies with a rounded tablespoon on an upholstered baking sheet and bake at 325 for 9-11 minutes or until golden. (You want them to be still slightly soft so they are easy to bite. Do not overcook until they are crunchy!).
8. Move to a cooling rack and cool completely before frosting.

For the frosting

1. Add the vanilla and cold cream cheese to a stand mixer and beat on medium speed until fluffy.
2. Add the powdered sugar 1/2 cup at a time, mixing well after each addition.
3. Once the powdered sugar is completely incorporated, add the FLEXIBLE butter at room temperature and beat until everything is well mixed.

For the sandwich cookies

1. Glaze the bottom of one of the carrot cookies, then place another cookie on top to make a sandwich. Repeat with any remaining cookies. Keep refrigerated. Enjoy.

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Oatmeal Raisin Carrot Cookies Easy Spring Dessert