Carrot Cake Mix Cookies

5 from 1 vote

Carrot Cake Mix Cookies are the easiest way to enjoy the classic flavors of carrot cake with minimal effort! With a simple cake mix, a few basic ingredients, and no complicated steps, you can whip up soft, chewy cookies in under 30 minutes.

Prep Time5

Cook Time12

Decorating5

Total Time22

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Servings: Cookies

Calories: 286kcal

Author: Candi Elm

Ingredients

13.25 Ounce Box of Carrot Cake Mix
1/3 Cup Unsalted Butter Melted
2 Large Eggs
1/3 Cup Vegetable Oil
1/2 Cup Chopped Pecans Or Walnuts Optional

Frosting

1 8 Oz Cream Cheese
1/4 Cup Butter Unsalted
3 Cups Powdered Sugar Sifted
1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
1 teaspoon Ground Cinnamon
1/4 Cup Chopped Pecans Optional

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line two sheet pans with parchment paper.
In a large mixing bowl, combine the carrot cake mix, oil, melted butter, and 2 eggs and mix with electric mixer.
Add the chopped walnuts, or pecans if desired and fold in.
Using a small cookie scoop, scoop the cookies onto the parchment paper. Place 9 on each cookie sheet.
Bake the cookies for 11-13 minutes, turning the sheets half way through baking. do no over bake.
Remove the cookies from the oven and cool before frosting.
In a large mixing bowl, add the cream cheese and butter and cream the mixture for 2-3 minutes. Add the sifted powdered sugar, and the vanilla extract. Add a teaspoon of cinnamon if desired.
Place frosting in a piping bag with Star Tip and swirl on top of cookie. You can also just place a teaspoon of frosting on top with a knife. Add optional nuts on top.

Notes

Don't over bake or your cookies will come out hard and brittle.

Let cookies cool for 5 minutes before you frost them.

You can chill cookies for 10 minutes before baking if you prefer to keep their shape.

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