Carrot Hermits

Submitted by bigbadbrenda

"A neighbour gave me a few and included the recipe for it. She knows I like to bake and thought I would like them"

 

• Ready In: 18mins
• Ingredients: 14
• Yields: 18 cookies

ingredients

• 1⁄2 cup butter, softened
• 1⁄2 cup brown sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 3⁄4 cup shredded carrot
• 1⁄2 cup shredded coconut
• 1 1⁄4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1⁄4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 pinch clove
• 3⁄4 cup raisins
• 3⁄4 cup pecans, chopped

directions

1. Preheat oven to 350f.
2. Blend butter with brown sugar until fluffy.
3. Beat in egg.
4. Stir in vanilla,carrot and coconut.
5. Add flour, baking powder,salt , cinnamon.nutmeg and cloves.
6. Stir in raisins and pecans.
7. Line baking sheet with parchment paper and drop large spoonfuls of dough onto the sheet.
8. Bake for 10 minutes until brown.

Reviews

[Jostlori]

Awesome little cookie! DH took one bite and said "mmmmm, a healthy cookie too!". I didn't have the heart to tell him about the half cup of butter... LOL! I made these exactly as written except I had to leave out the nuts. I did use a cookie scoop and they came out beautifully round and tall. I like that you can see and taste the carrot. YUM! Thanks for posting, Big Bad Brenda! Made for ZWT8 Family Picks.

 

[Leggy Peggy]

What a great biscuit -- and healthy too! Made exactly as written. A real treat. Thanks for posting.

 

[Queen Dana]

These were very good cakey cookies. I used a brown sugar alternative and the lovely spice of the cookies helped to disguise the fake sugar. Made for ZWT6.

 

[Sydney Mike]

Absolutely great way to have your cake & eat it, too (especially in smaller portions)! Except for the fact that I used rounded measures of both raisins & nuts, your recipe was pretty much followed! A great keeper it is, too ~ Thanks for sharing it! [Made & reviewed during the ZINGO part of ZWT6]

 

[Darkhunter]

Wow, Bren! These were exceptional! Really did taste like a high-quality carrot cake! My neighbors love you! Thnx for sharing such a great recipe! Made for the Voracious Vagabonds of ZWT 6.