Dairy-Free Carrot Cookies
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These are deliciously cakey cookies with a warm addictive flavor. They're a bit like a holiday cookie meets carrot cake. We like these perfectly sweet cookies as is, but they're also delicious topped with a frosting or glaze. Try our dairy-free cream cheese frosting, or the vanilla frosting or orange glaze below.
Author: Alisa Fleming
Recipe type: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Serves: 48 cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup cooked mashed carrot
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoons ground nutmeg
- ¾ cup dairy-free buttery sticks, softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- If you don't have any leftover cooked carrots on hand, peel, slice, and steam carrots for about 15 minutes, or until very tender. (I use 2 very large carrots, or up to 6 if smaller carrots to get 1 cup mashed. Mash the carrots and measure.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, salt, and nutmeg.
- In a large mixing bowl, cream the buttery sticks and sugar with a hand mixer or wooden spoon. Add the egg and vanilla and beat to combine. Stir in the mashed carrots, and then stir in the flour blend until combined.
- Cover and refrigerate the dough for 30 minutes or longer.
- Preheat your oven to 375°F and line baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Drop the dough by the rounded tablespoonful onto your prepared baking sheets. They will spread a little, but not too much.
- Bake the cookies for about 10 minutes, or until tender but firm. They only turn slightly golden.
- Remove the cookies to wire racks to cool completely.
Notes
Vanilla Frosting: Sift 2 cups powdered sugar into a mixing bowl. Add ¼ cup dairy-free buttery spread and beat with a hand mixer until creamy. Mix in ½ teaspoon vanilla extract. Add milk beverage, 1 teaspoon at a time, until your desired consistency is reached.
Orange Glaze: Sift 1 cup powdered sugar into a medium bowl. Add 2 tablespoons orange juice and whisk until smooth.
Orange Glaze: Sift 1 cup powdered sugar into a medium bowl. Add 2 tablespoons orange juice and whisk until smooth.
Nutrition Information
Serving size: 1 cookie Calories: 63 Fat: 2.9g Saturated fat: .9g Carbohydrates: 8.6g Sugar: 4.4g Sodium: 57mg Fiber: .2g Protein: .7g
Recipe by Go Dairy Free at https://www.godairyfree.org/recipes/dairy-free-carrot-cookies