Carrot Cake Cookies
These outrageous Carrot Cake Cookies are perfectly soft and sweet... and are just daring you to take that first bite! Top them off with some tangy cream cheese frosting, and you've got THE irresistible cookie everyone goes crazy for! Plus, with just 4 ingredients, they're such a such a cinch to make!
Servings: 25 cookies
Ingredients
- 13.25 ounces Betty Crocker Carrot Cake Mix (If using 15.25 oz. Duncan Hines Carrot Cake Mix, increase the butter or oil to 1/2 cup)
- 1/3 cup Melted Butter (vegetable or canola oil can be substituted)
- 2 large Eggs
- 2 cups Cream Cheese Frosting
Instructions
- Gather your ingredients.
- Combine Cake Mix, Melted Butter (or oil), and Eggs in large mixing bowl and mix with hand mixer or stand mixer until well combined.
- Cover dough and chill in refrigerator for 2 hours.
- After dough has chilled, preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Line large baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Roll cookie dough into 1 1/2 tablespoon sized rounded balls and transfer to cookie sheet.
- Bake on center oven rack for 7 - 13 minutes, or until done. {Note: Bake on the shorter end of the time range for non-stick cookie sheets & longer end of the time range for aluminum cookie sheets}
- Remove from oven and allow to cool on cookie sheets for 5 minutes.
- Transfer cookies to wire racks to finish cooling.
- Once completely cool, frost with cream cheese frosting.
- You can even add some fun sprinkles or candy carrots on top. (I used carrot shaped marshmallow cupcake toppers I found on the Easter aisle at Walmart). ENJOY!
Notes
Butter: When it comes to cake mix cookies, salted or unsalted butter can be used, as the cake mix will have a little salt in it. However, I've found that salted butter will result in superior flavor.
Make Ahead Tips: Cake mix cookies are SO easy to prep ahead of time! Your cookie dough can be made ahead of time, then stored covered in the refrigerator up to 2 days prior to baking your carrot cake mix cookies. Want to plan even further ahead? Be sure to check out my tips for How to Freeze Cake Mix Cookies!
Storage Tips: After these cookies have baked and completely cooled, your plain (unfrosted) cookies can be stored at room temperature, covered in an airtight container, for up to 3 days. Or if you frost them with homemade cream cheese frosting, store covered in the refrigerator.
Variations: Want to change things up a bit? Go for it! Here are some tasty mix ins you can add to your cookie dough before baking:
- Carrots: Stir 1/2 cup grated carrots (tiny pieces) into dough after mixing.
- Cinnamon: Add an additional 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon into the cake mix before mixing.
- Nuts: Fold 1/2 cup chopped Pecans or Walnuts into dough after mixing.
- Cookie Sandwiches: Take 2 cookies and add extra frosting in between to create carrot cake cookie sandwiches!
