Carrot Cake Cookies
Usually, eating is about making choices. One time, we asked ourselves, “cake or cookies?” And that’s when we had this recipe revelation.
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Cooking time8 min![]()
Prep time20 min![]()
ServingsPortions 28
Ingredients
- 2 cups (500 mL) quick cooking or old-fashioned oats
- 1 3/4 cups (425 mL) all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp. (5 mL) baking soda
- 1 tsp. (5 mL) salt
- 4 Tbsp. (60 mL) Becel® salted margarine sticks or unsalted margarine sticks
- 2 Tbsp. (30 mL) Neufchatel cheese or 1/3 less fat cream cheese, softened
- 1 1/4 cups (300 mL) firmly packed light brown sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1/3 cup (75 mL) lowfat vanilla yogurt
- 1 tsp. (5 mL) vanilla extract
- 1 cup (250 mL) raisins
- 1/2 cup (125 mL) shredded carrots, (about 1 large carrot)
Nutritional Guidelines (per serving)
(Nutrition information is calculated using an ingredient database and should be considered an estimate.)
Instructions
- Combine oats, flour, baking soda and salt in medium bowl; set aside.
- Beat Becel® sticks, cream cheese and brown sugar in large bowl with electric mixer until creamy, about 3 minutes. Beat in egg, yogurt and vanilla until blended. Gradually beat in oat mixture just until blended. Stir in raisins and carrot.
- Turn dough onto waxed paper and form into four 7-inch-long logs. (Dough will be sticky). Wrap tightly and freeze until firm, about 2 hours.
- Preheat oven to 375°. For 2 servings, slice off four 1/2-inch rounds from log, then refreeze remaining dough until ready to bake. Arrange frozen cookie slices on baking sheet. Let stand 10 minutes.
- Bake 8 minutes or until edges are golden and centers are set. Cool 2 minutes on wire rack; remove from sheet and cool completely.
TIP: Need more cookies? Slice, then bake as many as you need using the above directions.
