I won't even go into the
"these-cookies-are-good-for-you-because-they-contain-carrots" lecture.
You know that already.
I love, love, love carrot cake. I'm a chocolate girl through and through, but I think carrot cake wins almost every time. The carrots ensure its moistness, that little bit of spice makes it intriguing, and cream cheese frosting? You really can't beat cream cheese frosting.
It all starts with this dough...
....which I could have easily eaten with a spoon without baking one single cookie.
And, then you add the cream cheese frosting...
....hello, gorgeous.
Pipe on generous squiggles of frosting. Heck, dunk the entire cookie in frosting...I won't tell.
You've got a little carrot cake in cookie form. Big mounds of carrot and ginger-laden cookies, flecked with toasted pecans and topped with an orange-flavored cream cheese frosting.
They come together really quickly and will be such a welcome addition to your Easter desserts.
I'm sharing the recipe over at
Imperial Sugar. Come get your daily dose of veggies...
...and cookies.
Only you could have taken one of my favourite cakes and made it into a cookie! Thank you, thank you :)
ReplyDeleteOh these look SO delicious and so cute! Love them!!
ReplyDeleteThese look so good! And those tiny carrots are so cute!
ReplyDeleteIt's funny, I just wrote a post about my disappointing carrot cake that I bought today haha
And carrot cakes ARE healthy. Not only do you get your vegetables and nuts, but you get protein from the cheese :)
They don't need to be healthy ~ these cookies are perfect B!
ReplyDeleteyes! I think I will be making these, I do have a question for transporting/finding the right darling serving platter purposes, is that frosting going to get hard? thanks!
ReplyDeleteI stored mine in the fridge and then took them out to come to room temp before serving. Otherwise, the frosting will stay pretty soft. :)
DeleteYes indeed. Hopping over to check out the recipe!
ReplyDeleteLove these!
ReplyDeleteI'd love to make these cookies for Easter! Yum!!!
ReplyDeleteHow cute! I love how you decorated the cookies! Adorable!
ReplyDeleteO.M.G. THEY ARE SOOOO AMAZING!!!!!!! I LOVE 'EM
ReplyDeleteThese look suuuuuuuuuuper yummy! The little carrot that you piped on top is absolutely adorable!
ReplyDeleteSo utterly cute! They remind me of Panera's amazing carrot cake cupcakes. I'd say that carrot cake is among my favorite too!
ReplyDeleteCan't think of anything better for Easter! So adorable!
ReplyDeleteI love carrot cake too. And I love that I can eat 20 of these and pretend it's less calories than a slice of cake. yay!!!
ReplyDeleteSuch great looking cookies! I love carrot cake so these would be perfect for me!
ReplyDeleteCan you recommend a good way to package and give these? I'd love to make some for Easter gifts, but not sure how to package with the cream cheese icing.
ReplyDeleteI would try boxing them, rather than treat bags because of the frosting. Also, keep them chilled until you're ready to give them. :)
DeleteThese are ridiculously cute!!
ReplyDeleteBRIDGET! This is BRILLIANT. And healthy. Don't even take the carrots-are-in-it excuse away from me. I'll take a dozen.
ReplyDeleteOh ... very, very nice. And yes, I'll count it as a veggie.
ReplyDeleteI love carrot cake (and cookie form is just plain genius), and I live for cream cheese frosting, but those itty bitty carrots on top just melt my heart. Too cute, and I bet they taste delightful!!
ReplyDeleteThese look amazing!
ReplyDeleteSo cute! I love anything carrot cake :)
ReplyDeleteI love carrot cake as well and your cookies look so beautiful with a little carrot on top that I fell in love with it :)
ReplyDeleteThose are so cute!
ReplyDeleteThese are adorable! I love any excuse to call a cookie a veggie!
ReplyDeleteThese sound so good. I was trying to think of something to make for my niece (we're visiting her at college this weekend), and I think we found it! I love the little carrot you piped on the top!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Bridget.
What a great idea, esp to do w the kids!
ReplyDeleteThose are so adorable! Perfect for Easter! I especially love the squiggle icing with the carrot on top.
ReplyDeleteI LOVE these! They are just so sweet to look at and I'm sure they're as equally sweet to eat!
ReplyDeleteHappy Easter Bridget!
These look AWESOME! I can't wait to make them for Easter. Could I substitute powdered ginger for the crystallized?
ReplyDeleteBridge, these are adorable! Love that you added finely chopped crystallized ginger! I'm a chocolate and caramel with nuts or coconut kind of girl, too. But, Carrot Cake rules! Just posted a Carrot Cake Cheesecake Cake in honor of Lori, Recipe Girl. Hope you'll check it out. Thanks for sharing your Carrot Cake Cookies recipe for Imperial Sugar! xo
ReplyDeleteSuch a fun twist on a classic!
ReplyDeleteWhere can I find this recipe?
ReplyDeleteThese were so good! I'm glad I could finally use my crystallized ginger. I doubled the cookies, since the frosting recipe looked like a lot for only 16 cookies. I didn't do the carrot design, so I ended up throwing out at least a cup of leftover frosting. Thanks for the recipe! :-)
ReplyDeleteJust wanted to tell you I made these for Easter over the weekend and they were an absolute HIT. Delicious recipe and great instructions, thanks for a fun but classic treat to serve friends and family. And I even did the little carrots on top!
ReplyDeleteLove your blog, these look so good- just pinned them! Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteThese look delicious! I love carrot cake. I've been in the mood to make some cookie sandwiches or whoopie pies.
ReplyDeleteYum!!!! I would adore these cookies and my mom is growing carrots right now so I can't wait to pinch some off of her and then share the cookies.
ReplyDeletehello! would you have an suggestions on how to do these as a bar cookie??
ReplyDeleteGreat idea and I'm sure my kids will love this. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteAdorable, ( almost) too adorable to eat! xoxo www.themoderndaygirlfriend.com
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