Carrot Cake Cookies with Cream Cheese Frosting

I had some cream cheese frosting leftover from a red velvet cake that I made a few days ago. I never seem to use up a full recipe of frosting....even when I cut the recipe in half, and I didn't want that lovely frosting to go to waste. So I made these cookies and frosted them, and then tucked about half away in the freezer for later. These make a soft cake like cookie that are chewy and really good.

Carrot Cake Cookies with Cream Cheese Frosting

Ingredients:

2 1/2 cups flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp allspice

1/2 cup soy milk
1 tsp vinegar

1/2 cup vegan margarine, room temperature
1 cup natural sugar
1 tsp vanilla

1 cup shredded carrots
1/3 cup raisins

Directions:

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.

Sift the dry ingredients into a large mixing bowl. This is the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.

Then mix the soy milk and vinegar in a measuring cup and set aside to let thicken.

Cream together the margarine and sugar. Add the vanilla and soured soy milk and mix again. Pour these wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and mix until just combined. Then add the shredded carrots and raisins and fold these in.

Bake for 12 minutes, and lightly press the tops of the cookies down with a spatula when they come out of the oven and then let them cool. Frost with your favorite cream cheese frosting or enjoy as-is.

Here is my favorite cream cheese frosting recipe:

1/4 cup vegan margarine
4 oz vegan cream cheese (I like Tofutti brand)
1 tsp vanilla
2 tsp lemon juice
1 1/2 - 2 cups powdered sugar

Put all frosting ingredients in a bowl and beat with electric mixers until smooth. Start with the smaller amount of powdered sugar and add more as needed.

For 18 frosted cookies (used 1/2 of the frosting).

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 57 g

Amount Per Serving

Calories 190 Calories from Fat 59

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 6.5g 10%

Saturated Fat 1.3g 7%

Trans Fat 0.0g

Cholesterol 2mg 1%

Sodium 181mg 8%

Potassium 87mg 2%

Total Carbohydrates 31.2g 10%

Dietary Fiber 0.8g 3%

Sugars 16.6g

Protein 2.3g

Vitamin A 26% • Vitamin C 1% Calcium 2% • Iron 5%

Nutrition Grade C-

* Based on a 2000 calorie diet

For 18 cookies. Nutritional information from caloriecount.about.com.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 51 g

Amount Per Serving

Calories 165 Calories from Fat 48

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 5.3g 8%

Saturated Fat 0.9g 4%

Trans Fat 0.0g

Cholesterol 0mg 0%

Sodium 169mg 7%

Potassium 85mg 2%

Total Carbohydrates 27.8g 9%

Dietary Fiber 0.8g 3%

Sugars 13.3g

Protein 2.2g

Vitamin A 25% • Vitamin C 1% Calcium 2% • Iron 5%

Nutrition Grade C

* Based on a 2000 calorie diet