Chewy Carrot Cake Cookies with Brown Butter Cream Cheese Frosting
These chewy carrot cake cookies bring all the warmth and spice of traditional carrot cake into soft, thick cookies topped with rich brown butter cream cheese frosting.
Equipment
- 1 Mixing Bowl Large size
- 1 Electric Mixer Hand or stand mixer
- 1 Baking Sheet Lined with parchment paper
- 1 Cookie Scoop Medium size
Ingredients
Cookie Dough
- 1 cup Unsalted butter melted and cooled
- 1 cup Brown sugar packed
- 0.5 cup Granulated sugar
- 2 Eggs large
- 2 tsp Vanilla extract
- 2 cups All-purpose flour
- 1 tsp Baking soda
- 1 tsp Cinnamon
- 0.5 tsp Nutmeg
- 0.25 tsp Ground ginger
- 0.5 tsp Salt
- 1.5 cups Shredded carrots finely grated
- 0.5 cup Chopped walnuts optional
Brown Butter Cream Cheese Frosting
- 0.5 cup Unsalted butter browned
- 8 oz Cream cheese softened
- 2 cups Powdered sugar sifted
- 1 tsp Vanilla extract
Instructions
- In a large bowl, whisk together melted butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar until smooth. Add eggs and vanilla extract, then mix until fully combined.1 cup Unsalted butter, 1 cup Brown sugar, 0.5 cup Granulated sugar, 2 Eggs, 2 tsp Vanilla extract
- In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, and salt. Gradually stir dry ingredients into wet ingredients.2 cups All-purpose flour, 1 tsp Baking soda, 1 tsp Cinnamon, 0.5 tsp Nutmeg, 0.25 tsp Ground ginger, 0.5 tsp Salt
- Fold in shredded carrots and walnuts until evenly distributed. Cover and chill dough for 30 minutes.1.5 cups Shredded carrots, 0.5 cup Chopped walnuts
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Use a cookie scoop to drop dough onto parchment-lined baking sheets. Bake for 10-12 minutes until edges are golden.
- Brown the butter in a pan and let cool. In a bowl, beat together browned butter and cream cheese. Gradually add powdered sugar and vanilla until smooth.0.5 cup Unsalted butter, 8 oz Cream cheese, 2 cups Powdered sugar, 1 tsp Vanilla extract
- Once cookies are completely cooled, spread or pipe frosting on top of each cookie. Serve or store chilled.
Notes
- Chilling the dough enhances flavor and reduces spread.
- Frost cookies only after completely cooled.