Inside-Out Carrot Cake Cookies

Vegetarian
Popular
Health score
1%
Inside-Out Carrot Cake Cookies
45 min.
13
293kcal

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Ingredients

  • 0.5 teaspoon baking soda 
  • cup coarsely carrots grated (2 medium)
  • teaspoon cinnamon 
  • ounces cream cheese 
  • large eggs 
  • 1.1 cups flour all-purpose
  • 0.3 cup granulated sugar 
  • 0.3 cup honey 
  • 0.3 cup brown sugar light packed
  • 2.5 ounces raisins 
  • 0.5 teaspoon salt 
  • 0.5 cup butter unsalted softened
  • 0.5 teaspoon vanilla 
  • ounces scant cup walnuts chopped

Equipment

  • food processor
  • bowl
  • baking sheet
  • oven
  • whisk
  • hand mixer

Directions

  1. Put oven racks in upper and lower thirds of oven and preheat oven to 375°F. Butter 2 baking sheets.
  2. Whisk together flour, cinnamon, baking soda, and salt in a bowl.
  3. Beat together butter, sugars, egg, and vanilla in a bowl with an electric mixer at medium speed until pale and fluffy, about 2 minutes.
  4. Mix in carrots, nuts, and raisins at low speed, then add flour mixture and beat until just combined.
  5. Drop 1 1/2 tablespoons batter per cookie 2 inches apart on baking sheets and bake, switching position of sheets halfway through baking, until cookies are lightly browned and springy to the touch, 12 to 16 minutes total. Cool cookies on sheets on racks 1 minute, then transfer cookies to racks to cool completely.
  6. While cookies are baking, blend cream cheese and honey in a food processor until smooth.
  7. Sandwich flat sides of cookies together with a generous tablespoon of cream cheese filling in between.

Nutrition Facts

Calories293kcal
Protein5.28%
Fat53.12%
Carbs41.6%

Properties

Glycemic Index
27.31
Glycemic Load
15.32
Inflammation Score
-8
Nutrition Score
6.9513044720111%

Flavonoids

Cyanidin
0.18mg
Luteolin
0.01mg
Kaempferol
0.02mg
Quercetin
0.02mg

Nutrients percent of daily need

Calories:293.32kcal
14.67%
Fat:17.89g
27.53%
Saturated Fat:8.56g
53.5%
Carbohydrates:31.53g
10.51%
Net Carbohydrates:30.05g
10.93%
Sugar:17.31g
19.23%
Cholesterol:50.7mg
16.9%
Sodium:203.32mg
8.84%
Alcohol:0.05g
100%
Alcohol %:0.08%
100%
Protein:4.01g
8.01%
Vitamin A:2119.91IU
42.4%
Manganese:0.37mg
18.28%
Selenium:6.95µg
9.94%
Vitamin B2:0.14mg
8.42%
Vitamin B1:0.13mg
8.39%
Folate:32.08µg
8.02%
Copper:0.15mg
7.69%
Phosphorus:70.83mg
7.08%
Fiber:1.47g
5.89%
Iron:1.03mg
5.75%
Magnesium:18.49mg
4.62%
Potassium:159.25mg
4.55%
Vitamin B3:0.91mg
4.54%
Vitamin B6:0.08mg
4.22%
Calcium:40.72mg
4.07%
Vitamin E:0.51mg
3.43%
Zinc:0.48mg
3.17%
Vitamin B5:0.29mg
2.94%
Vitamin K:2.55µg
2.42%
Vitamin B12:0.09µg
1.46%
Vitamin D:0.21µg
1.39%
Vitamin C:1mg
1.21%
Source:Epicurious