Oatmeal Carrot Cookies
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Recipe type: Dessert
Cuisine: American
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Serves: 2 dozen
 
This recipe is a great way to use those carrots from your garden harvest for a healthy spin on a sweet treat!
Ingredients
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • ½ tsp salt
  • ½ tsp baking soda
  • 1¼ cup rolled oats, not instant
  • ½ cup raisins
  • 1 cup finely shredded/grated carrots
  • 1 TBSP orange zest
  • 6 TBSP butter, softened
  • ½ cup sugar
  • ½ cup dark brown sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1 egg
Instructions
  1. Preheat 350° F.
  2. In small bowl, combine oats, raisins, carrots, and orange zest. Set aside.
  3. In small bowl, combine flour, salt, and baking soda. Set aside.
  4. In a medium-sized bowl (or standing mixer bowl) combine sugar and butter and beat until creamy smooth.
  5. Add extract and egg and beat until well-blended.
  6. Add in flour mixture and stir until well-combined.
  7. Add oat mixture and stir until all ingredients are thoroughly combined.
  8. Using teaspoon or a small ice cream scoop, drop balls of dough onto ungreased cookie sheet. (We used nonstick foil.)
  9. Bake 9-10 minutes or until cookies turn pale golden brown.
  10. Cool completely.
Recipe by BloominThyme at https://bloominthyme.com/recipes/sweet/oatmeal-carrot-cookies/