Friday, June 10, 2011

Carrot Cake Cookies

Makes 4-6 servings

Ingredients:
1 1/8 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon cinnamon
½ teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
4 ounces(1stick) unsalted butter, softened
1/3 cup plus 2 tablespoons packed light brown sugar
1/3 cup plus 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
1 large egg
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup coarsely grated carrots (2 medium)
1 cup walnuts, slightly broken
1/3 cup raisins

FILLING
1 cup cream cheese
1 tbsp honey


Steps:
1.Put oven racks in upper and lower thirds of oven and preheat oven to 350°F.
2.Butter 2 baking sheets, and set aside.
3.Mix together flour, cinnamon, baking soda, and salt in a bowl.
4.Beat together butter, sugars, egg, and vanilla in another bowl until pale and fluffy.
5.Mix in carrots, nuts, and raisins; then add flour mixture to this and beat until just combined.
6.Drop 1 1/2 tablespoons batter per cookie 2 inches apart on baking sheets and bake, switching position of sheets halfway through baking, until cookies are lightly browned and springy to the touch, 12 to 16 minutes total.
7.Cool cookies on sheets for 1 minute, then transfer cookies to racks to cool completely.
8.While cookies are baking, blend cream cheese and honey in a food processor until smooth. 
9.Sandwich flat sides of cookies together with a generous tablespoon of cream cheese filling in between.

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