Connies Carrot Cookies Food

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 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.

CONNIE'S CARROT COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Hydrate carrot and raisins in 1 cup of hot water. Allow to hydrate at least 5 minutes. Strain before adding to cake mix.
• Beat butter and cake mix, then add eggs (one at a time) and vanilla to batter.
• Add drained raisins and carrots to batter and mix.
• Add nuts and oatmeal to batter and mix.
• Spoon heaping teaspoon of batter onto lightly greased cookie sheets. Wet your fingers and press slightly on top of cookies to flatten.
• Bake for 12 minutes at 350 degrees.
• Remove cookies and cool on wire rack.
• Enjoy!

CARROT COOKIES III

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Cream together the sugar, shortening and the egg.
• Add cooked cooled mashed carrots, flour, baking powder, salt and vanilla. Mix well.
• Drop on greased cookie sheet and bake for 15 minutes.
• To Make Frosting: Combine orange juice with the grated rind of one orange. Add enough confectioners' sugar to thicken. Put on cookies while hot.

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:

• 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:

• 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 COOKIES WITH ORANGE BUTTERCREAM ICING

Steps:

• For the buttercream icing: Cream together the sugar and butter in a small bowl until light and fluffy. Mix in the zest and vanilla extract.
• For the carrot cookies: Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
• Cream together the butter and sugar using an electric hand mixer or a stand mixer until light and fluffy, at least 5 minutes. Add in the eggs one at a time and beat for 2 minutes after each addition. Mix in the carrot baby food, orange zest and vanilla.
• Whisk together the flour, baking powder and salt in a separate mixing bowl. Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and beat together on low speed until incorporated, 1 minute.
• Using a small 2-ounce ice cream scoop, drop by heaping scoops onto the prepared baking sheets, 15 cookies per sheet. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes, rotating halfway through. Transfer to a cooling rack. Frost the cookies with the buttercream icing while still warm.

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.

GOLDEN CARROT COOKIES

Steps:

• Cream together sugar and butter until light and fluffy.
• Add egg; beat well.
• Stir in carrots.
• Sift together dry ingredients in a separate bowl, then stir into carrot mixture.
• Add vanilla and lemon extracts.
• Drop dough by teaspoonfuls onto lightly Pam-sprayed cookie sheets.
• Bake in 375* oven for 15 minutes or till light golden brown along edges.