Blue Diamond Almond Recipes

Carrot cake cookies with cream cheese filling

Carrot Cake Cookies with Cream Cheese Filling

Prep Time: 25 minutes

Cook Time: 12 minutes

Makes: 24 small sandwich cookies

Ingredients

  • ½ cup butter, softened
  • ⅓ cup packed brown sugar
  • ⅓ cup sugar
  • 1 egg + 1 egg white
  • ½ teaspoon pineapple extract (optional)
  • 2 cups Blue Diamond Almond Flour
  • ½ cup rolled oats
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1½ cups coarsely shredded carrots

Cream Cheese Filling:

  • 2 cups powdered sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 4 ounces ⅓ less fat cream cheese, softened
  • ¼ cup butter, softened

Directions

Preheat oven to 375°F.

  1. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
  2. Beat together butter, sugars, eggs and extract until creamy.
  3. Stir in almond flour, oats, baking soda, salt and nutmeg until well mixed, then stir in carrots.
  4. Drop teaspoons of dough two inches apart on prepared baking sheets.
  5. Bake for 12 minutes or until lightly browned. Let cool completely.
  6. Beat all filling ingredients together in a large bowl until light and fluffy. Spread equal amounts of filling over half the cookies; top with remaining cookies.
  7. Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.

These cookies are very delicate. Keep refrigerated to keep them firm.