These Cake Mix Carrot Cake Cookies are cute and healthy cookies topped with homemade cream cheese frosting! Plus, they taste just like moist carrot cake, and they’re super easy to make!
I made cookies this weekend.
They are of the carrot cake variety.
I made them out of a cake mix, because you all seem to love cake mixes.
And I’m here to please.
Also, I made cream cheese frosting.
Of the white chocolate variety.
I made it from a tub of flavored cream cheese.
You will love me for it.
Make these Cake Mix Carrot Cake Cookies. Eat them and feel happy because they have vegetables in them.
Actually they have grains, dairy and vegetables…so it’s basically a meal.
You’re welcome.
Let’s begin.
You’ll need this cake mix…
The mix comes with a pouch of dehydrated carrots and raisins.
You’ll need to soak them so they come back to life.
When they are alive again, drain the water…
Mix up your cake mix, eggs and butter. Then add some oats and finally your carrots and raisins.
Scoop the batter out in tablespoon sized portions and flatten the dough with the back of a spoon. The batter won’t spread too much.
The cookies should be about 2 inches apart.
Bake them up and frost them with delicious cream cheese frosting made with this…
And remember they are basically a balanced meal, so I say eat 2!
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 25 minutes
- Yield: 24 cookies 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Oven
- Cuisine: American
Description
These Cake Mix Carrot Cake Cookies are cute and healthy cookies topped with homemade cream cheese frosting! Plus, they taste just like moist carrot cake, and they’re super easy to make!
Ingredients
Carrot Cake Cookies
- 1 box Carrot Cake mix (I used Duncan Hines Decadent Carrot Cake)
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup butter, room temperature
- 1 cup Quick Oats
White Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting
- 1 8 oz. container White Chocolate Cream Cheese
- 1/2 cup butter, room temperature
- 4 cups powdered sugar
Instructions
Carrot Cake Cookies
- Preheat oven to 350°
- Line baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In the cake mix box there is a pouch of dehydrated carrots and raisins…soak these in 1 cup of hot water for 5 minutes to plump. Then drain thoroughly.
- Meanwhile in stand mixer combine cake mix, eggs and butter, mixing until incorporated. Add carrots, raisins and oats. Stir until evenly mixed. Batter will be very thick.
- Spoon batter by the tablespoon onto lined cookie sheet. Press down with a spoon to flatten. The cookies spread only slightly.
- Bake 10-12 minutes until just set.
- Let cool on baking sheet for 3-4 minutes and then transfer to wore rack to continue cooling.
- Frost if desired.
White Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting
- Cream butter and cream cheese with mixer.
- Over low speed add in your powdered sugar and mix until creamy and smooth.
Notes
** If you are not using the Duncan Hines Decadent Mix add in 3/4 cup shredded carrot and 1 cup raisins to batter. Also make sure the cake mix is 18.25 oz
Recipe adapted from Duncan Hines
Nutrition
- Serving Size:
- Calories: 171
- Sugar: 19.7 g
- Sodium: 17.1 mg
- Fat: 8.6 g
- Carbohydrates: 23.2 g
- Protein: 1.1 g
- Cholesterol: 36.5 mg
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ym! i am ALL about shortcuts with cookie/cake mixes sometimes. carrot cake is to die for… i recently had a carrot cake MUFFIN and it was insanely good. these cookies are right up my alley.
These look absolutely amazing!!
Now I will eat my veggies!!
First of all, I adore the carrots iced on top. And second, I have been trying ti think of the first way I want to use my white chocolate cream cheese. This definitely sounds like a fantastic option!
AH, we make the same little carrots! Mine look exactly like that. Ha! Love carrot cake.
I LOVE this cake mix and can not wait to try the cookies!! I think it would be wonderful to add walnuts to it!!
Absolutely! I bet walnuts would be a great addition!
I love when you make cookies from a cake mix. You always make things so easy! And I’ve been totally craving Carrot Cake lately!
woah. you totally just blew my little mind. pinning this for when the “fancy” cake mixes go on sale.
How adorable are these cookies?? I bet they are delicious!
These are adorable!