If you are a fan of carrot cake, then prepare yourself for this tasty delight of Carrot Cake Whoopie Pies.
My Mother-in-Law and I both agree that these are hands down delicious. As in you can’t eat just one. As in you might want to make a double batch, one batch for you and one batch for the family.
I’m a huge fan of carrot cake. Well…carrot cake with out the raisins. So anything carrot cake related is good in my book.
Take these Carrot Cake Waffles. Um…Hello! Anything with the title of a dessert for breakfast is 100% welcome in my book.
I love moist chewy cookies and I love a good homemade frosting so put the two together and you suddenly have these delicious irresistible Carrot Cake Whoopie Pies.
One of the major bonus’ to these cookies is that they have a vegetable in them. Which means that I can sneak extra veggies into my daughters diet through these cookies. AND because there are carrots I can totally justify to myself that they are healthy.
Well…”healthier” than an Oreo perhaps. LOL. My kids love these cookies and so do I. They are easy to make and taste fantastic. Once you try one, you’ll make them a permanent part of your Easter Traditions!
Carrot Cake Whoopie Pies
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter, room temperature, Salted, Unsalted, doesn't matter.
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 3/4 cup quick oats
- 1 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 1/4 cup carrots, finely grated
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- Cream Cheese Frosting:
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- 4 oz cream cheese, room temperature
- 4 Tablespoons butter, room temperature
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup powdered sugar
Instructions
In the bowl of an electric stand mixer, add 1/2 cup butter, granulated sugar and brown sugar until well blended.
Add in egg and vanilla extract.
Add Salt, nutmeg, ginger, cinnamon & baking soda. Mix well.
Add Oats and mix well.
Add in Flour and mix well. Batter should look a bit on the dry side.
Add carrots and mix until batter looks more like moist cookie batter.
Cover bowl and chill dough 1 hr 15 minutes. This is important. By not chilling dough, cookies will spread and become flat pancakes.
Preheat oven to 350*F
Using a cookie scoop, spoon out cookie dough onto a prepared sheet.
Bake for 12 minutes or until centers no longer looks wet and doughy.
Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes then transfer to a wire rack to cool.
As cookies are cooling, make frosting. Once cookies are completely cool, scoop a dollup of frosting onto one cookie, top with a second cookie and enjoy your homemade whoopie pie.
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For the cream cheese frosting:
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In the bowl of an electric stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, whip together cream cheese, butter and salt until smooth and fluffy.
Stir in vanilla and powdered sugar and continue to whip until smooth and very fluffy.