Carrot Oatmeal Raisin (Walnut) Mega Cookies!

Submitted by SugarP

"This cookie was inspired by a vegan cookie that I would get at a farmers market on weekends. The cookies were HUGE, delicious, and only $2.50!"

 

• Ready In: 32mins
• Ingredients: 13
• Serves: 10-16

ingredients

• 1 cup shredded carrot
• 1⁄2 cup chopped walnuts
• 1⁄2 cup raisins
• 1⁄4 cup butter
• 1 large egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 1⁄4 cups rolled oats (not instant)
• 1 cup whole wheat flour
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄8 cup sugar-free maple syrup

directions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until smooth. Add the egg, maple syrup and vanilla.
3. Add remaining ingredients and mix until well blended.
4. Drop the dough into 1/4 (or 1/3!) cup mounds about 3" apart on a baking sheet. Bake for 10 - 15 minutes, or until golden. Check after 10 minutes to avoid overbaking!
5. Use a spatula to transfer slightly cooled cookies to a rack or plate.

Reviews

[frugalshop]

These are really good! They smell like doughnuts while cooking. yum! I made a few changes in order to make them healthier: <br/><br/>1. I omitted the walnuts, but placed a pecan piece on each cookie before placing in oven. <br/>2. I omitted the butter, and used 1/8 cup grapeseed oil. <br/>3. I used 1 cup quick oats and 1/2 cup rolled oats. <br/>4. Instead of maple syrup (which I'm sure would have been great, but I was out), I used honey and increased the amount to 1/4 cup.<br/>5. Since there was no sugar in the recipe, I added 1/2 cup brown sugar. <br/><br/>Really good, healthy cookies.

 

[coolskwerl]

Am getting ready to bake this with my own modification - it lists sugar in the prep but none in the ingredient list