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Easy One Bowl Carrot Cake Cookies with Cream Cheese Frosting

April 27, 2016 by Shannon Fox

Easy One Bowl Carrot Cake Cookies

with Cream Cheese Frosting 

Love pretty sweets, but not a big baker? You’ll love this tastes-like-scratch Easy Carrot Cake Cookie recipe using a cake mix base and a little something extra. Minimal prep & clean-up time with quick, one-bowl mixing. And so simple to dress up with a freezer bag, some cream cheese frosting, a sprinkle of cinnamon and a fat pecan! 

Easy One Bowl Carrot Cake Cookies

Here is the thing. I don’t like to cook a whole lot… but I will bake. Because I love me some sweets. Motivation. It’s all about the motivation I tell ya. But even then… I like easy. Years and yeears ago my mom told me the cake-mix to cookie secret and I’ve used it ever since. I just like to tweak them a bit, like I did with my super yummy, Party In Your Mouth Cookies [click here for the recipe].

Carrot Cake Cookies with Cream Cheese Frosting foxhollowcottage.com Easy Cheater Dessert Recipe

Today, I’m sharing these easy, one bowl Carrot Cake Cookies with you, in case you like baked goods too… but don’t have the time or inclination to bake from scratch. 

YOU WILL NEED:

  • One Carrot Cake Mix 
  • Two Eggs
  • 1/2 Cup Cooking Oil (I used canola)
  • 1/2 Teaspoon Ground Cinnamon
  • Cookie Sheet(s)
  • Optional: Non Stick Spray, Parchment Paper
  • Pre-Made Cream Cheese Frosting
  • Freezer Bag
  • Garnish with: Cinnamon & Pecans if desired

TO MAKE:

  • Combine cake mix, eggs, oil and cinnamon. 
  • Cook at 350* for approx. 8 to 12 minutes depending on size of cookie and your oven.
  • Let Cool.
  • Frost & Garnish
  • Devour… or gift to friends & loved ones.

Makes approx. 14 fat, 3 inch cookies.

Carot Cake + Cream Cheese Cookies - Copy

When I’m going to top them with frosting, I like to make nice, fat, fluffy cookies so you get the perfect balance of cookie to frosting ratio in every bite. Plus, they come out a little bit golden brown on the bottom, while being soft and moist inside! 

Carot Cake Cookies Waiting for Cream Cheese Frosting - foxhollowcottage.com - Easy cookie recipe

Just like with cupcakes, you want to let your  cookies cool before frosting so it doesn’t melt and slide off in a big ole mess. While you wait, you can taste one to make sure they aren’t poisonous. Make sure to have milk on hand. It’s a known antidote. 

To pipe the frosting:  

“Simply grab a freezer bag (I find them a bit more sturdy than the regular bags) and fill with frosting, putting it down in the corner of the bag. Cut a small slit in the bottom corner, twist the bag above the frosting line, and squeeze out frosting onto the cookie. Just swirl it on, you’ll get a rhythm going. 

Cream Cheese Frosting on Carot Cake Cookies

I’ll admit I frost the cookies partly because it’s just fun! I’m thinking of making those mini meatloaves with the frosted whipped potato garnish, just for the thrill of pipping on the mashed potatoes! I’ve made mini meatloaf before [click here] and the boys love it! (I love that it cooks a lot faster than a traditional meatloaf.)

Cream Cheese Frosted Easy Carot Cake Cookies - Copy

But back to cookies… I also I frost them because it makes them feel special. I guess I feel like if I’m going to get away with making cheater cake mix cookies, I can put a bit of effort into them. So I jazz them up.

Frosting Feels Jazzy 

Carot Cake Cream Cheese Cookies - Copy

Here is my dilemma. My husband hates nuts in cookies, and I love them. Sometimes I split the batter and add nuts to half. I’d normally add some fresh carrot zest too, but I was out of carrots… and I settled for a Pecan on top instead. Which turned out quite tasty. 

Carot Cake + Cream Cheese Cookies - Copy

The sprinkle of cinnamon adds a pinch of flavor, but it mostly just looks pretty.

And what’s better than pretty cookies? xo Shannon

Easy One Bowl Carrot Cake Cookies

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Comments

  1. Bliss says

    April 28, 2016 at 5:32 AM

    Pinned. I may have had to pin them twice since they accidentally went to my Dips & Dunks board the first time by mistake. But then again, I guess I could dip them and dunk them after I lick the frosting off.

    • Shannon at Fox Hollow Cottage says

      April 28, 2016 at 8:14 AM

      That sounds like an excellent plan! 😉

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