Easter RECIPES

Carrot Cake Sandwich Cookies

Carrot Cake Sandwich Cookies take a classic dessert and turn it into a tasty treat! #Easter #easterdesserts #carrotcake #carrotcakecookies #eastersweets
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I wonder who invented Carrot Cake? Someone, somewhere said, “Maybe if I put vegetables in a cake, it will be delicious!” Who would have thought. I don’t know why we associate Carrot Cake with Easter. I guess it’s the whole bunny thing. Regardless of why we insist on carrot dishes at Easter, this is the perfect recipe for your dessert table this Easter. I tend to get bored with just doing a cake and always want a different take on some classic desserts. These sandwich cookies give you all the flavors you love about carrot cake, but in cookie form!

If you have young kids, this is totally a recipe they can help you make. Eden had a blast help me make these. I have found, too, that kids are more likely to try things if they help you make them!

See below for step x step instructions (with pictures) and scroll to the bottom for the printable recipe!

Carrot Cake Sandwich Cookies take a classic dessert and turn it into a tasty treat! #Easter #easterdesserts #carrotcake #carrotcakecookies #eastersweets

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Ingredients for Carrot Cake Sandwich CookiesGlass Mixing Bowls

Cookie Recipe:

STEP 1: Add flour, cinnamon, baking soda, salt & nutmeg to a bowl and whisk together. 

Dry Ingredients whisked together in mixing bowlPlastic Mixing Bowl 

STEP 2: In another bowl, beat butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy. 

Butter & Brown Sugar in a mixing bowlGlass Mixing Bowl

Wet Ingredients mixed in mixing bowlGlass Mixing Bowls

STEP 3: Add eggs, 1 at a time, and mix until combined.

Eggs added to batter in mixing bowlGlass Mixing Bowls

Batter in mixing bowlGlass Mixing Bowls

STEP 4: Add vanilla and mix.

Vanilla added to batter in mixing bowlGlass Mixing Bowls

STEP 5: Add flour mixture gradually and mix until just combined.

Flour added to batterGlass Mixing Bowls

Cookie Batter in a bowlGlass Mixing Bowls

STEP 6: Add shredded carrots and pecans and fold into batter. 

Carrots & Pecans added to batterGlass Mixing Bowls

Final Cookie BatterGlass Mixing Bowls

STEP 7: Chill dough in fridge for at least an hour or overnight.

STEP 8: When ready to bake, preheat the oven to 350 degrees and line your cookie sheets with parchment. 

STEP 9: Roll dough into balls. (I used a small cookie scoop to measure it out and rolled from there) Place onto prepared cookie sheets about 2″ apart. 

Rolled balls on cookie sheet


 

STEP 10: Bake cookies for 8-10 minutes. Let cool slightly and then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. 

Cooked Cookies

Cookies cooling on wire rackCooling Rack 

FILLING RECIPE:

Ingredients for FillingGlass Mixing Bowls

STEP 11: When the cookies are completely cooled, make the filling by adding cream cheese and honey to a bowl and mixing until well combined. 

Filling ingredients in a bowlGlass Mixing Bowl

STEP 12: Add vanilla, pinch cinnamon, salt and powdered sugar until well combined. You can more or less powdered sugar to taste and consistency. 

Filling Ingredients in a mixing bowlGlass Mixing Bowls

Filling in mixing bowlGlass Mixing Bowl

STEP 13: Assemble cookies by adding about a tablespoon of filling to one side of each cookie and then sandwiching together. 

Filled Cookies

 

Carrot Cake Sandwich Cookies take a classic dessert and turn it into a tasty treat! #Easter #easterdesserts #carrotcake #carrotcakecookies #eastersweets

 

Carrot Cake Sandwich Cookies take a classic dessert and turn it into a tasty treat! #Easter #easterdesserts #carrotcake #carrotcakecookies #eastersweets

 


Carrot Cake Sandwich Cookies take a classic dessert and turn it into a tasty treat! #Easter #easterdesserts #carrotcake #carrotcakecookies #eastersweets

Carrot Cake Sandwich Cookies take a classic dessert and turn it into a tasty treat! #Easter #easterdesserts #carrotcake #carrotcakecookies #eastersweets

Carrot Cake Sandwich Cookies take a classic dessert and turn it into a tasty treat! #Easter #easterdesserts #carrotcake #carrotcakecookies #eastersweets

Do you need more Easter ideas? Check out these other posts!:

Carrot Cake Cupcakes
Tie-Dyed Easter Eggs
Speckled Easter Eggs
Cadbury Creme Egg Brownies

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