Carrot Cake Oatmeal Cookies

Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Servings: 48
Yield: 48 servings

Description

These carrot cake oatmeal cookies are spiced with nutmeg and cinnamon and boast a citrusy zing from orange zest. Great drizzled with cream cheese icing!

Ingredients

3/4 cup melted butter
3/4 cup light brown sugar
3/4 cup white sugar
1 egg
1 cup shredded carrots
1/4 cup water
2 tablespoons grated orange zest
2 cups rolled oats
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Directions

1 Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease baking sheets.
2 Beat together melted butter, brown sugar, white sugar, and egg in a large bowl with an electric mixer for 1 minute. Add carrots, water, and orange zest; mix until fully blended. Add oats, flour, baking soda, salt, nutmeg, and cinnamon; mix for 1 minute more.
3 Drop by teaspoonfuls, 2 inches apart, onto the prepared baking sheets.
4 Bake in the preheated oven until edges are set and golden, 8 to 10 minutes. Cool on wire racks.