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Carrot Cake Cookies
Makes 18, adapted from Martha Stewart's Cookies
For the frosting:
8 oz cream cheese
5 tbsp butter, softened
2 tsp vanilla paste or vanilla extract
2 1/2 cups confectioner's sugar
1 tsp fresh lemon juice
For the cookies:
1 stick unsalted butter (1/2 cup), melted
1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1 large egg yolk
3/4 cup AP flour
1 tsp ginger
1/2 tsp salt
1 cup rolled oats
3/4 cup packed, finely grated carrots
1/3 cup raisins
1. Preheat oven to 350. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper. Make filling - combine cream cheese and butter in the bowl of an electric mixer. Beat on medium-high speed until well-combined and smooth, about 2-3 minutes. Mix in vanilla. Gradually beat in confectioner's sugar until totally incorporated. Increase the speed and beat until smooth. Mix in lemon juice. Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.
2. In the meantime, whisk together butter, sugars, and egg yolk in a large bowl. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, ginger and salt. Add flour mixture to butter. Stir until combined. Mix in oats, carrots, and raisins.
3. Drop dough by level tablespoons, 2 inches apart, onto prepared baking sheets. Flatten with the palm of your hand. Bake until the edges are crisp, rotating baking sheets halfway through, 15 to 18 minutes. Transfer cookies to a wire rack to cool.
4. Try to pair up cookies according to size so that they approximately match each other. Flip one of each pair over, bottom side up. Dollop out the cream cheese frosting or pipe onto each flipped over cookie. Top with remaining cookie and press gently to spread the filling to the edges. Serve immediately.
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