Oatmeal Carrot Cookies with Cream Cheese Frosting

Name: Oatmeal Carrot Cookies with Cream Cheese Frosting
Total time: P1H
Yield: 72
Cuisine: Fusion
Ingredients: butter flavour granules; brown sugar; orange juice; orange zest; vanilla extract; carrots; oats, quick cooking; flour; baking soda; salt; cinnamon; allspice; nutmeg; golden raisins; walnuts; cream cheese; vegetable shortening; powdered sugar; milk; orange extract

Submitted by spike1144

Oatmeal Carrot Cookies with Cream Cheese Frosting recipe

YIELD

72 servings

PREP

15 min

COOK

15 min

READY

1 hrs

Ingredients

CUP BUTTER FLAVOUR GRANULES
shortening *

1 ¼

CUPS BROWN SUGAR *

⅓

CUP ORANGE JUICE

TABLESPOON ORANGE ZEST
grated

1 ½

TEASPOONS VANILLA EXTRACT

CUPS CARROTS

CUPS OATS, QUICK COOKING
uncooked

CUPS ALL-PURPOSE FLOUR

TEASPOON BAKING SODA

TEASPOON SALT

TEASPOON CINNAMON

TEASPOON ALLSPICE

TEASPOON NUTMEG

CUP GOLDEN RAISINS

CUP WALNUTS
coarsely chopped

Frosting

OUNCES CREAM CHEESE
softened

TABLESPOONS VEGETABLE SHORTENING

1 ½

CUPS POWDERED SUGAR

TEASPOON MILK

TEASPOON ORANGE EXTRACT
optional *

Directions

To make cookies: Preheat oven to 375℉ (190℃).

Grease baking sheets with shortening.

In large mixer bowl, combine shortening, sugar, egg, juice, peel and vanilla.

Beat at medium speed of electric mixer until well-blended.

Beat in carrots. In another bowl, combine oats, flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, allspice and nutmeg.

Mix into creamed mixture at low speed just until blended.

Stir in raisins and nuts. Drop rounded tablespoonfuls of dough 2 inches apart onto prepared baking sheet.

Bake 10 to 12 minutes, or until lightly browned.

Do not overbake. Cool 2 minutes on baking sheet.

Remove cookies to foil to cool completely.

To make frosting: In large bowl, combine cream cheese, shortening, powdered sugar, milk and extract. Beat at medium speed until well-blended. Frost cooled cookies.