Golden Carrot Cookies

Submitted by Fauve

"Surprisingly delicious cookies. Not too sweet, but tasty enough for any occasion. All children love these special treats. Sometimes I sprinkle the tops with a lemony glaze."

 

• Ready In: 30mins
• Ingredients: 9
• Yields: 4 dozen
• Serves: 48

ingredients

• 3⁄4 cup sugar
• 3⁄4 cup butter (softened)
• 1 egg
• 1 1⁄4 cups grated raw carrots
• 2 cups sifted flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1⁄2 teaspoon lemon extract

directions

1. Cream together sugar and butter until light and fluffy.
2. Add egg; beat well.
3. Stir in carrots.
4. Sift together dry ingredients in a separate bowl, then stir into carrot mixture.
5. Add vanilla and lemon extracts.
6. Drop dough by teaspoonfuls onto lightly Pam-sprayed cookie sheets.
7. Bake in 375* oven for 15 minutes or till light golden brown along edges.

Reviews

[Ayame]

These were very good. A nice not too sweet/heavy snack. I made a lemon glaze and we found we liked them better if we ate them just after dipping them in the glaze. Thanks a lot

 

[Laura Zimmerman]

Quick, easy and delicious!

 

[Elly in Canada]

I liked these cookies, but next time I will add some grated lemon rind along with the extract to enhance the flavour. I mixed a little lemon juice with icing sugar and spread it on top of the cookies, quite tasty!

 

[Srb719]

I added 1/2 cup pecan pieces and about a total of 1 1/2 cups grated carrots. The lemon extract is what makes these so yummy. I just gave the first ones out of the oven to my boys and they are already asking for more. Thanks for a keeper recipe!

 

[realbirdlady]

Nice cookies, with a little extra bit of nutrition. I usually include about 1 1/2 cup of grated carrots. I've also done it with beets, which make a gorgeous color. Either way, there's not a lot of taste from the vegetable. When I've done a glaze, I use fresh orange juice and confectioners sugar.