These Carrot Cake Cookies are made from boxed carrot cake mix for easy prep, loaded with white chocolate chips, and topped with a creamy and tangy toasted coconut cream cheese frosting!
Prep Time15 minutesmins
Cook Time10 minutesmins
Total Time25 minutesmins
Servings: 12cookie sandwiches
Calories: 545kcal
Author: Jennifer Debth
Ingredients
Carrot Cake Cookies
1boxDunchan Hines Carrot Cake Mix *put the carrot/raisin packet aside
1stick (1/2 cup)unsalted buttersoftened to room temperature,
2largeeggsroom temperature and whisked
1tablespooncoconut oilmelted
1cupwhite chocolate chips
Toasted Coconut Cream Cheese Frosting
1(8 oz) packagecream cheesesoftened to room temperature
½stick (1/4 cup)unsalted buttersoftened to room temperature
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and line a baking sheet with a silicone mat.
Mix together room temperature butter, eggs, and melted coconut oil until well combined.
Using a spatula, stir in the carrot cake mix. The dough will be thick and sticky.
Stir in the packet of carrots (and raisins, if using) and white chocolate chips.
Use a cookie scoop to scoop the dough onto the prepared baking sheet.
Bake for 8 - 10 minutes. They may seem a little underdone, that's ok, remove them from the oven and let them sit for about 10 minutes.
Remove them from the baking sheet and let them cool completely on a wire cooling rack.
Toasted Coconut Cream Cheese Frosting
Beat cream cheese for one minute. Scrape down the bowl.
Beat in butter and mix until fluffy. Scrape down the bowl.
With the mixer on, slowly beat in powdered sugar. Scrape down the bowl.
Now, add in 1 tablespoon heavy cream, vanilla extract, and a pinch of salt. Scrape down bowl and beat in another tablespoon of heavy creamy if it's too thick.
Lastly, beat in toasted coconut.*
The warmed coconut will slightly thin out the frosting. Cover with saran wrap and place in the fridge to firm up.
Assembly
Take one cooled cookie and flip it upside down.
Using a large cookie scoop, scoop chilled frosting on the cookie.
Take another cookie and place it on top!
Enjoy immediately or store in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
* I picked out the raisins, but feel free to keep them if you like raisins!** Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Spread coconut flakes evenly onto a rimmed baking sheet. Bake coconut for 5-7 minutes, stirring halfway through. Immediately stir into frosting.