These Carrot Cake Whoopie pies feature a soft, lightly-spiced cookie sandwiched with a luscious cream cheese frosting.
My mom gave me this recipe that she had clipped from a magazine from 2013. She loves carrot cat and this recipe was sitting with her other ones and hadn't been sampled yet. These looked SO delicious that I had to give these Carrot Cake Whoopie Pies a try. They ARE delicious! Thanks MOM!
These cookies are in a class of their own. If you love carrot desserts, then you've gotta try these!
Why you will love these cookies
- This is an easy recipe that doesn't require any fancy equipment.
- The cookies can be made in advance and stored in the refrigerator for a few days before the frosting is added.
- Recipe requires basic pantry staples plus cream cheese.
How to make Carrot Cake Whoopie Pies
Cookies
1. Peel and grate carrots.
2. In a large mixing bowl or stand mixer fitted with paddle attachment, cream butter and both sugars until light and fluffy.
3. Add in two eggs and vanilla and beat until combined.
4. In a separate large mixing bowl, combine all-purpose flour, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, salt, baking powder, baking soda. Stir to combine thoroughly.
5. Add dry ingredients to butter mixture, 1 cup at a time beating on low after each addition.
6. Add in carrots, rolled oats, dates and orange rind. Mix well. Dough will be sticky.
7. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
8. Drop dough by heaping tablespoons, two inches apart on baking sheets.
9. Bake in 350F oven, one sheet at a time for 16 to 18 minutes until cookies are lightly browned on the bottom.
10. Let cool completely on wire racks. While cookies are cooling, prepare icing.
Icing/Filling
11. In a medium-sized mixing bowl, or stand mixer fitted with whisk attachment, beat butter, cream cheese and icing sugar on high for 1 minute.
12. Use 1 and ½ tbsp. of icing to ice the bottom half of the cookies.
13. Sandwich iced cookies with un-iced cookie tops. Press down very lightly.
Cookies may be stored in refrigerator for up to five days.
If you like this recipe you might also enjoy these cookie recipes:
Hot Chocolate Cookies with Homemade Marshmallow Fluff
Carrot Cookies with Orange Icing
Old-Fashioned Gingersnap Cookies
PrintCarrot Cake Whoopie Pies
These Carrot Cake Whoopie pies feature a soft, lightly-spiced cookie sandwiched with a luscious cream cheese icing.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 18 minutes
- Total Time: 28 minutes
- Yield: 16
- Category: Cookies
- Method: Oven Baked
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
Cookies
1 cup butter, softened at room temperature
¾ cup brown sugar
½ cup granulated sugar
2 large eggs, room temperature
1 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. grated orange rind
1 cup rolled oats
2 cups finely grated carrots
1 cup chopped dates
1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp. cinnamon
¼ tsp. nutmeg
1 tsp. ginger
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking powder
½ tsp. baking soda
Icing
¼ cup cream cheese
¼ cup butter
1 and ½ cups icing sugar
Instructions
Cookies
1. Peel and grate carrots, then set aside.
2. In a large mixing bowl or stand mixer fitted with paddle attachment, cream butter and both sugars until light and fluffy.
3. Add in two eggs and vanilla and beat until combined.
4. In a separate large mixing bowl, combine all-purpose flour, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, salt, baking powder, baking soda. Stir to combine thoroughly.
5. Add dry ingredients to butter mixture, 1 cup at a time beating on low after each addition.
6. Add in carrots, rolled oats, dates and orange rind. Mix well. Dough will be sticky.
7. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
8. Drop dough by heaping tablespoons, two inches apart on baking sheets.
9. Bake in 350F ,one sheet at a time for 16 to 18 minutes until cookies are lightly browned on the bottom.
10. Let cool completely on wire racks. While cookies are cooling, prepare icing.
Icing
11. In a medium-sized mixing bowl, or stand mixer fitted with whisk attachment, beat butter, cream cheese and icing sugar on high for 1 minute.
12. Use 1 and ½ tbsp. of icing to ice the bottom half of the cookies.
13. Sandwich iced cookies with un-iced cookie tops. Press down very lightly.
Cookies may be stored in refrigerator for up to five days.
Notes
Optional
Add in ½ cup chopped walnuts or pecans.
This recipe was adapted from a recipe in Today's Parent Magazine 2013.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 367
- Sugar: 36.6 g
- Sodium: 222.2 mg
- Fat: 16.4 g
- Saturated Fat: 10 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 52.3 g
- Fiber: 1.5 g
- Protein: 3.4 g
- Cholesterol: 65 mg
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