Orange Carrot Cookies Recipes

Steps:

• Prepare carrots: wash, peel and coarsely chop about 2 lbs of carrots. Boil in water until tender, usually about 20 minutes. Drain water from carrots then mash. Allow to cool to room temperature, or refrigerate if you are going to prepare the cookie batter later. Measure 2 cups of carrots for recipe.
• Preheat oven to 375 f degrees.
• Sift together the flour, baking powder and salt in a medium bowl and set aside.
• Cream together sugar, shortening, eggs, vanilla and lemon extracts with a mixer in a large mixing bowl.
• Add in combined flour, baking powder and salt until incorporated (do not over mix).
• Add cooled mashed carrots and mix in, taking care not to over mix.
• Drop cookie dough by tablespoons onto ungreased or parchment lined cookie sheet, at least 1 inch apart.
• Bake in 375 f. degree oven for 8-10 minutes, until the surface looks dry. They will not be browned. Cool on a rack until completely cool.
• While the cookies are cooling, prepare the frosting:.
• Mix the powdered sugar with the butter then add the orange juice a tablespoon at a time until desired consistency.
• Frost cookies.
• Store cookies in the refrigerator with layers separated by waxed paper.
• Enjoy!

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Cream together the sugar, shortening and the egg.
• Add cooked cooled mashed carrots, flour, baking powder, salt and vanilla. Mix well.
• Drop on greased cookie sheet and bake for 15 minutes.
• To Make Frosting: Combine orange juice with the grated rind of one orange. Add enough confectioners' sugar to thicken. Put on cookies while hot.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°. In a bowl, cream shortening and sugar. Add eggs; mix well. Stir in carrots. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; gradually add to carrot mixture. , Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls 2 in. apart onto ungreased baking sheets. Bake until lightly browned, 8-10 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool.

Steps:

• For the buttercream icing: Cream together the sugar and butter in a small bowl until light and fluffy. Mix in the zest and vanilla extract.
• For the carrot cookies: Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
• Cream together the butter and sugar using an electric hand mixer or a stand mixer until light and fluffy, at least 5 minutes. Add in the eggs one at a time and beat for 2 minutes after each addition. Mix in the carrot baby food, orange zest and vanilla.
• Whisk together the flour, baking powder and salt in a separate mixing bowl. Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and beat together on low speed until incorporated, 1 minute.
• Using a small 2-ounce ice cream scoop, drop by heaping scoops onto the prepared baking sheets, 15 cookies per sheet. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes, rotating halfway through. Transfer to a cooling rack. Frost the cookies with the buttercream icing while still warm.

Steps:

• For the cookies: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a medium mixing bowl stir together flour, baking powder, and salt, set aside.
• In a large mixing bowl with an electric mixer on medium speed cream butter and sugar until fluffy. Beat in egg, vanilla, and carrots. On low speed gradually add flour mixture and mix just until blended. Stir in walnuts.
• Drop dough by rounded teaspoonfuls onto ungreased baking sheets 1 inch apart. Bake for 15 minutes. Transfer cookies to cooling racks to cool completley.
• For the glaze: In a small mixing bowl wisk together powdered sugar, orange juice, and orange zest.
• Dip tops of cooled cookies into glaze and place on cooling racks to set.

Steps:

• Cream shortening and sugar until fluffy.
• Add carrots, egg, vanilla. Mix well.
• sift together flour, baking powder, salt. Add to carrot mixture, mix well.
• Drop by rounded tablespoon onto ungreased baking sheet.
• Bake 16 minutes at 350°F.
• Icing:.
• mix together orange juice, orange rind, butter, icing sugar.
• Spread on warm cookies.

Steps:

• Bring a pot of lightly salted water to a boil in a saucepan and cook carrots in the boiling water until just tender, about 15 minutes. Drain. Transfer carrots to a serving dish and keep warm.
• Whisk sugar, cornstarch, salt, and ginger in a saucepan until thoroughly combined; turn heat to medium and whisk in orange juice. Bring to a simmer, whisking constantly, and cook until sauce is smooth and thickened, about 3 minutes; stir in butter. Pour sauce over carrots, stir to coat, and serve.