Carrot Cookies with Orange Buttercream Icing
Carrot Cookies with Orange Buttercream Icing
- Level: Easy
- Yield: 30 cookies
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- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 30 servings
- Calories
- 210
- Total Fat
- 13
- Saturated Fat
- 8
- Carbohydrates
- 23
- Dietary Fiber
- 0
- Sugar
- 15
- Protein
- 2
- Cholesterol
- 45
- Sodium
- 71
- Total: 30 min
- Prep: 20 min
- Cook: 10 min
- Level: Easy
- Yield: 30 cookies
-
- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 30 servings
- Calories
- 210
- Total Fat
- 13
- Saturated Fat
- 8
- Carbohydrates
- 23
- Dietary Fiber
- 0
- Sugar
- 15
- Protein
- 2
- Cholesterol
- 45
- Sodium
- 71
- Total: 30 min
- Prep: 20 min
- Cook: 10 min
Ingredients
Orange Buttercream Icing:
2 cups powdered sugar
1 cup unsalted butter, softened
2 teaspoons orange zest or the zest of 1 large orange
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Carrot Cookies:
1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
1 cup sugar
2 large eggs
1 cup carrot baby food
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
Directions
- For the buttercream icing: Cream together the sugar and butter in a small bowl until light and fluffy. Mix in the zest and vanilla extract.
- For the carrot cookies: Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Cream together the butter and sugar using an electric hand mixer or a stand mixer until light and fluffy, at least 5 minutes. Add in the eggs one at a time and beat for 2 minutes after each addition. Mix in the carrot baby food, orange zest and vanilla.
- Whisk together the flour, baking powder and salt in a separate mixing bowl. Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and beat together on low speed until incorporated, 1 minute.
- Using a small 2-ounce ice cream scoop, drop by heaping scoops onto the prepared baking sheets, 15 cookies per sheet. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes, rotating halfway through. Transfer to a cooling rack. Frost the cookies with the buttercream icing while still warm.
Cook’s Note
Look for baby food primarily made with only 2 ingredients: carrots and water, such as Beech Nut brand.
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I had these cookies as a child and decided to make them to see if they were the same, and they are! Delicious cake texture with a very interesting flavor of both orange and slight carrot flavor. The are a bit time consuming however for something different it's worth it. I am giving it 4 stars as the recipe is lacking the listing of 2t. orange zest in the cookie ingredients but mentions the addition of 2t. zest in the instructions. ( it is in the video) A bit frustrating as I made the frosting first with the zest of one orange which is all I had. I had orange flavoring so added about a 1/2 t. Also they are hard to store as the frosting doesn't allow for stacking.
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