Bite Size Carrot Cookies
- Ready In:
- 25mins
- Ingredients:
- 15
- Yields:
-
84 cookies
- Serves:
- 84
ingredients
- 2⁄3 cup shortening
- 1 cup brown sugar, packed
- 2 eggs
- 1⁄2 cup buttermilk (I used a low-fat buttermilk)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon (I probably used 1 1/2 tsp)
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1⁄4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1⁄4 teaspoon nutmeg, ground (I used more like 1/2 tsp)
- 1⁄4 teaspoon clove, ground
- 2 cups quick-cooking oats
- 1 cup carrot, shredded
- 1⁄2 cup pecans, chopped
directions
- In a large bowl, cream shortening and brown sugar until light and fluffy.
- Beat in the eggs, buttermilk and vanilla.
- Combine the flour, cinnamon, salt, baking powder, baking soda, nutmeg and cloves; gradually add to the creamed mixture.
- Stir in the oats, carrots and pecans.
- Drop dough by rounded teaspoonfuls 2 inches apart onto ungreased baking sheets.
- Bake at 375F for 6-8 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool on wire racks.
- To FREEZE dough: Drop dough by rounded teaspoonfuls onto baking sheets; cover and freeze until firm. Transfer frozen dough balls into a resealable plastic freezer bag. May be frozen for up to 3 months. To bake frozen dough, place balls 2 inches apart onto ungreased baking sheet. Bake at 375F for 10-15 minutes until lightly browned. Cool on wire racks.
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