Recipe | Carrot Raisin Spice Cookies

I sometimes crave carrot cake. I'm not sure if it's the moistness of that decadent dessert or the spices and flavorings. But it was cookie making day at my house and yes, I had a craving. These cookies, similar to an oatmeal raisin cookie, are perfect for the brown bag lunches that come out of your kitchen, but the spices will remind you of a succulent carrot cake.

Enjoy.

Carrot Raisin Spice Cookies

Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened to room temperature
1 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 cup granulated sugar
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups flour
1 cup old fashioned oats
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
1 cup shredded carrots
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
1/2 cup raisins

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

In a large bowl, cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Add the flour, and next 11 ingredients. Mix until just combined.

Drop cookie dough by rounded teaspoons onto baking sheet lined with parchment. Bake for 12-14 minutes, depending on the size of your cookie, or until golden brown around the edges.

Remove to wire rack to cool.