Carrot Cake Sandwich Cookies

This recipe for carrot cake cookies is loaded with flavor! A cookie form of the popular dessert, these have pineapple, walnuts, and raisins in cookies that sandwich with cream cheese icing. The best homemade sweet treat!

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Ingredients

For the cookies... flour baking powder pinch of salt ground cinnamon ground nutmeg ground ginger eggs brown sugar butter vanilla extract grated carrot raisins crushed pineapple chopped walnuts For the icing... cream cheese butter powdered sugar vanilla extract pinch of salt

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1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix together dry ingredients (flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, and ginger) in a medium bowl; set aside.

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2

 In a large bowl, use a mixer to combine butter and brown sugar well. Add eggs and vanilla; stir until combined. Slowly (about 1/2 cup at a time) beat in dry ingredients until mixed well. Gently in carrots, pineapple, raisins, and walnuts.

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3

 Spoon batter onto greased cookie sheet and bake for 16-18 minutes, until tops of cookies are set and start to brown.

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4

While cookies are baking, beat together butter and cream cheese for the icing. Add vanilla and salt. Slowly mix in powdered sugar until smooth.

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5

Allow cookies to cool once removed from the oven. Make sandwiches with icing in the center of cookies.

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