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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These are ah-dorable!!!
I have never seen that cream cheese, but now I need to find it! It would be perfect for a recipe I’m making next week. 🙂 LOVE these cookies! They would actually get my husband to eat what I bake.
Two things:
My hubby loves carrot cake more than any dessert in the world. Ever.
My hubby’s birthday is next week.
You just made me very, very happy.
Oh, these look sooooooooo good. I love carrot cake and made into cookies; even better yet.
Thank U
ColleenB.
um those look amazing, our cake mix is nothing like that here, and we so do not have that cream cheese. I think I should be happy I don’t live in the states, the great things you have!
Yay for veggies + cookies!! The most perfect combo ever 🙂
Jackpot!I have this dead carrot and raisin cake mix too! It’s meant to be!
It’s the first time i see carrot cookies – need to try them!
can we call this the carrot cake cookie diet? It’s gonna be the next Jenny Craig…I can feel it.
Mmmm Cookies! Love the carrot on top!