Carrot Cookie Bites Food

NO-BAKE CARROT CAKE BITES

Steps:

• Using the grater attachment on your food processor (or a box grater), grate the carrot and set aside.
• To the food processor, add the pitted dates and blend until small bits remain or a ball forms. Remove from food processor and set aside.
• To the food processor, add walnuts, vanilla, salt, and spices. Blend until a semi-fine meal is achieved - about 15 seconds. Then add the dates and shredded carrot back in and pulse in 1-second increments until a loose dough forms and the carrots are just incorporated. Be careful not to over-blend. You're looking for a pliable dough, not a purée.
• Add coconut flour 2 Tbsp (18 g) at a time and pulse to combine. If it is not mixing, you may need to remove the lid and stir occasionally to encourage things along. You're not looking for a paste or purée here, but a tender, crumbly dough. Once well combined, add raisins (optional) and pulse/stir once more to combine.
• Scoop out 2-Tablespoon amounts using a cookie scooper (like this one), roll into balls with hands, and place directly onto a parchment-lined baking sheet or serving platter. Repeat until all dough is used up. If the bites are too sticky to roll, add a little more coconut or almond flour to dry the mixture out.
• Roll in finely shredded coconut (optional) and enjoy immediately or refrigerate to chill/firm up. Or, if topping with coconut butter (optional), place bites in the freezer to chill for 10-15 minutes, then top with fresh coconut butter (if butter is not pourable, warm in a double boiler or in the microwave until a runnier consistency is achieved). After topping with coconut butter, chill bites another 5-10 minutes to set.
• Store covered in the refrigerator up to 1 week or in the freezer up to 1 month.

CARROT COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°. In a bowl, cream shortening and sugar. Add eggs; mix well. Stir in carrots. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; gradually add to carrot mixture. , Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls 2 in. apart onto ungreased baking sheets. Bake until lightly browned, 8-10 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool.

CARROT COOKIES

Steps:

• Prepare carrots: wash, peel and coarsely chop about 2 lbs of carrots. Boil in water until tender, usually about 20 minutes. Drain water from carrots then mash. Allow to cool to room temperature, or refrigerate if you are going to prepare the cookie batter later. Measure 2 cups of carrots for recipe.
• Preheat oven to 375 f degrees.
• Sift together the flour, baking powder and salt in a medium bowl and set aside.
• Cream together sugar, shortening, eggs, vanilla and lemon extracts with a mixer in a large mixing bowl.
• Add in combined flour, baking powder and salt until incorporated (do not over mix).
• Add cooled mashed carrots and mix in, taking care not to over mix.
• Drop cookie dough by tablespoons onto ungreased or parchment lined cookie sheet, at least 1 inch apart.
• Bake in 375 f. degree oven for 8-10 minutes, until the surface looks dry. They will not be browned. Cool on a rack until completely cool.
• While the cookies are cooling, prepare the frosting:.
• Mix the powdered sugar with the butter then add the orange juice a tablespoon at a time until desired consistency.
• Frost cookies.
• Store cookies in the refrigerator with layers separated by waxed paper.
• Enjoy!

CARROT COOKIE BITES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream shortening and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs, buttermilk and vanilla. Combine the flour, cinnamon, salt, baking powder, baking soda, nutmeg and cloves; gradually add to creamed mixture. Stir in the oats, carrots and pecans.
• To freeze cookie dough, drop desired amount of dough by rounded teaspoonfuls onto baking sheets; cover and freeze until firm. Transfer frozen cookie dough balls into resealable plastic freezer bag. May be frozen for up to 3 months.
• Drop remaining cookie dough by rounded teaspoonfuls 2 inches apart onto ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 375 degrees for 6-8 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove to wire racks to cool.
• To use frozen cookie dough: Place dough balls 2 inches apart onto ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 375 degrees for 10-15 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove to wire racks to cool.

BITE SIZE CARROT COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream shortening and brown sugar until light and fluffy.
• Beat in the eggs, buttermilk and vanilla.
• Combine the flour, cinnamon, salt, baking powder, baking soda, nutmeg and cloves; gradually add to the creamed mixture.
• Stir in the oats, carrots and pecans.
• Drop dough by rounded teaspoonfuls 2 inches apart onto ungreased baking sheets.
• Bake at 375F for 6-8 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool on wire racks.
• To FREEZE dough: Drop dough by rounded teaspoonfuls onto baking sheets; cover and freeze until firm. Transfer frozen dough balls into a resealable plastic freezer bag. May be frozen for up to 3 months. To bake frozen dough, place balls 2 inches apart onto ungreased baking sheet. Bake at 375F for 10-15 minutes until lightly browned. Cool on wire racks.

CARROT COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease a cookie sheet.
• In a mixing bowl whisk together the flour, baking powder, salt, orange zest, and cinnamon. Mix the vegetable oil, egg and sugar together and beat in the pureed carrots and raisins. Combine the wet with the dry ingredients.
• Drop teaspoonfuls of dough onto the cookie sheet and space well apart. Bake for 12 to 15 minutes or until golden brown.

CARROT CAKE COOKIES

Steps:

• Mix together the cream cheese, 3 tbsp icing sugar and the vanilla extract in a bowl, then put in the freezer to firm up for 30 mins.
• Meanwhile, combine the flour, baking powder and spices in a bowl. In a larger bowl, beat the butter and sugar together until creamy. Beat in the egg, followed by the carrot. Tip in the dry ingredients and mix to form a dough.
• Line a baking sheet with baking parchment. Dust your hands with a little flour, then divide the dough into 14 balls and place on the sheet. Use the palm of your hand to flatten each one to a thin circle. Add 1 tsp of the cream cheese mixture to the centre of each one, then carefully wrap the dough up and around the filling to seal it in, pinching the top and rolling back into a rough ball to stop any of the filling leaking out.
• When all the balls are shaped, use your palm to flatten them slightly, then put in the fridge to chill for 30 mins. Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6.
• Bake the cookies for 20 mins until golden and crisp. Remove from the oven, let them firm up on the tray for 10-15 mins, then transfer to wire racks to cool completely.
• Mix the icing sugar with the orange juice to a drizzling consistency. Drizzle all over the cookies, sprinkle with the walnuts and orange zest, then allow to set. Best eaten on the day they are made, but will keep in the fridge in an airtight container for up to 2 days.

CARROT BITES (A RAW, GLUTEN FREE TREAT)

Steps:

• In a food processor fitted with the S-blade, process carrots untill finely ground. Remove and set aside.
• Process the walnuts and cashews in the food processor (no need to clean it out) until finely ground.
• Add the dates and process until finely chopped and incorporated into the nuts.
• Add the reserved carrots, ginger, cinnamon, orange zest (if using) and process until dough forms.
• Shape the mixture into 15-18 small balls.
• Roll in sesame seeds or shredded coconut to coat.
• Refrigerate until ready to enjoy. Can be refrigerated for up to 5 days.

CARROT COOKIES

Steps:

• Cream butter and sugar till fluffy.
• Ad egg and orange rind.
• Combine flour, salt,baking powder and cinnamon.
• Add to butter mixture alternately with carrots.
• Mix to form dough.
• Drop by teaspoonfuls onto greased cookie sheet about 2 in.
• apart.
• Bake at 375* for about 12 minutes or until very light brown around the edges.
• Cool 1 minute, remove from cookie sheet and cool on rack.

CARROT COOKIES

Steps:

• Cook carrots in saucepan with water until tender; drain and mash.
• (Should measure about 1 cup when you are done).
• Cool.
• Cream butter and sugar.
• Add egg and vanilla, beat together until fluffy.
• Stir in cooled mashed carrots.
• Stir together flour, baking powder and salt; blend into butter.
• Drop by spoonful on ungreased cookie sheet.
• Bake at 375° for about 8-12 minutes (doesn't need to cook until browned--just until firm).
• Cool.
• Good plain or top with butter cream frosting with a little lemon zest and lemon juice added.