Carrot Cake Mix Cookies
Enjoy Carrot Cake Mix Cookies with decadent cream cheese icing. The secret is a cake mix and the entire recipe is super easy.
Servings: 24
Calories: 224kcal
Ingredients
- 1 box Carrot Cake Mix
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup Butter softened at room temperature
- Crushed Walnuts for garnish
- Ingredients for Cream Cheese Icing:
- 1 8 oz Package of Cream Cheese, softened at room temperature
- 1/4 cup Butter softened at room temperature
- 3-4 cups Powdered Sugar shifted
- 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- Mix the cookie ingredients together in a medium size bowl. The batter will be thick.
- Spoon into balls, place on a baking sheet and flatten out slightly with a spoon or the bottom of a glass cup .
- Bake for 10-12 minutes until cookies brown SLIGHTLY on the edges.
- Let the cookies cool for approximately 5 minutes on the baking sheet and then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
- While the cookies are cooling, create the frosting. Beat together the cream cheese and butter until smooth. Gradually add in the powdered sugar 1 cup at a time and mix in between each cup until the frosting is the thickness that you desire. Stir in the vanilla extract.
- Icing the cookies with the cream cheese frosting.
- Top with the chopped walnuts and enjoy!
Nutrition
Calories: 224kcal | Carbohydrates: 29g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 39mg | Sodium: 235mg | Potassium: 78mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 22g | Vitamin A: 324IU | Calcium: 40mg | Iron: 1mg