This easy carrot cake mix cookies recipe with cream cheese frosting is most commonly enjoyed in spring for Easter, but can certainly be enjoyed all year long! Top these frosted carrot cake cookies with sprinkles, pecans, or carrot designs.
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Bookmark this carrot cake cookie recipe now, my friends, I’ll wait. ☺️
These carrot cake cookies are seriously delicious and so easy to make.
Plus, the cream cheese frosting is the cherry on top.
While Easter is probably the most common time to enjoy carrot cake, I would argue that it’s always a good time!
Carrot Cake Mix Cookies: Table of Contents
Carrot Cake Mix Cookies: Ingredients
- Carrot cake mix
- Eggs
- Oil
- Cream cheese frosting
- Garnish
Carrot Cake Mix Cookies: Equipment
How To Make Carrot Cake Mix Cookies
- First, combine cake mix, eggs, and oil in a large bowl.
- Next, chill the dough in the fridge for 30 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees about 5 minutes before you are done chilling the cookies.
- Next, using a cookie scoop, shape the dough into one-inch round balls and place them on a baking tray lined with parchment paper, about 2″ apart.
- Bake for 9 – 11 minutes.
- Remove the cookies from the oven and let them rest for 2 minutes before transferring them to a rack to cool completely.
- Lastly, frost the cookies with vanilla icing and add your chocolate of toppings (pecan halves, pecan crumbles, sprinkles, or a carrot design).
Other Cake Mix Cookie Recipes You May Like
I hope you enjoy this easy carrot cake cookie recipe made with a cake mix, eggs, oil, and your favorite toppings.
It’s an easy, creative alternative to carrot carrot cake that can be enjoyed all year long.
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Carrot Cake Mix Cookies
Equipment
- Mixing bowl
- Measuring cups
- Spatula
- Cookie scoop
- Baking tray
- Parchment paper
- Wire rack
Ingredients
Cookies
- 1 box carrot cake mix
- 2 large eggs
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
Toppings
- 1 container cream cheese frosting
- green frosting
- orange frosting
- pecans (halved & chopped)
Instructions
- First, combine cake mix, eggs, and oil in a large bowl.
- Next, chill the dough in the fridge for 30 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- Next, using a cookie scoop, shape the dough into one-inch round balls and place them on a baking tray lined with parchment paper, about 2" apart.
- Bake for 9-11 minutes.
- Remove the cookies from the oven and let them rest for 2 minutes before transferring them to a rack to cool completely.
- Lastly, frost the cookies with vanilla icing and add your chocolate of toppings (pecan halves, pecan crumbles, sprinkles, or a carrot design).
