Carrot-Cake Sandwich Cookies

Recipes

Apr 2

Written By Hofstede's Marketing

Makes 22 Prep time: 30 min Cook Time Time: 15 min Total Time: 45 min

Ingredients

1 cup softened salted butter

1 cup demerara sugar

1/2 cup sugar

2 egg yokes

1.5 cups flour

2 tsp ground ginger

2 tsp nutmeg

1tbsp cinnamon

1 tsp salt

2 cups rolled oats

1 tbsp vanilla

1.5 cups shredded carrot

Filling

1 block softened cream cheese

2 tbsp salted butter

3/4 cup icing sugar

1 tbsp fresh lemon juice

Directions

Set your oven to 350. In a mixing bowl cream together butter, sugars, egg yokes, & vanilla. Next, add all your dry ingredients and shredded carrot. Mix thoroughly or use a stand mixer. Form your dough into 1-inch balls, line them on a parchment-covered cookie sheet spaced and press down with the palm of your hand. Bake for 15-20 minutes. While your cookies are baking combine all your filling ingredients and whip them till smooth. Put in fridge to cool. Once your cookies are baked remove them from the pan onto a cooling rack. Once cooled add a dollop of cream cheese icing onto a cookie and sandwich together with another. Repeat. Eat right away or store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 7 days. Enjoy!