An easy cake like cookie with yummy cream cheese frosting drizzled on top.
Prep Time15 minutesmins
Cook Time10 minutesmins
Refrigeration Time30 minutesmins
Total Time55 minutesmins
Course: Dessert, Snack
Cuisine: American
Keyword: carrot cake, cookies
Servings: 30cookies
Calories: 124kcal
Author: Mindy Boyd
Ingredients
For the cookies
1carrot cake mix15.25 ounces
3eggs
1/2cupunsweetened applesauce
1/2cupshredded carrots
1/2cupchopped walnuts
For the frosting
3ouncessoftened cream cheese
2ounces softened butter1/2 stick
1cuppowdered sugarsifted
1/4teaspoonvanilla
Instructions
In a large bowl mix the cake mix, eggs, applesauce, carrots and walnuts until combined.
Refrigerate for about 30 minutes.
Drop by rounded tablespoons onto a prepared baking sheet 2" - 3" apart.
Bake in a 350° oven for 8-10 minutes or until cookies begin to set and brown around the edges.
Allow to cool on the cookie sheet for 2 minutes then move to a wire rack to cool completely before frosting.
In a medium bowl beat the cream cheese, butter, powdered sugar and vanilla until creamy and smooth.
Put frosting in a zip top bag, snip the corner off and pipe onto cooled cookies.
Notes
I use a #60 cookie scoop, it holds about 1 tablespoon of cookie dough, but I let the scoop overflow some. We try to make our cookie balls about the same size but don't fuss over it too much.