Simple & Easy Carrot Cake Cream Pie Recipe

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Ingredients - for the cookies

  • 2 sticks (1 cup) unsalted Zeal butter, softened

  • 3/4 cup packed brown sugar

  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar

  • 2 large eggs

  • 1 tsp. vanilla extract

  • 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour

  • 1 tsp. baking soda

  • 1 1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon

  • 1/2 tsp. ground ginger

  • 1/2 tsp. table salt

  • 1/4 tsp. ground nutmeg

  • 1 cup peeled, shredded carrots

  • 2 cups quinoa flakes or quick oats (not old-fashioned)

  • 3/4 cup finely chopped walnuts

Ingredients - for the icing

  • 4 oz. cream cheese, softened

  • 1/4 cup (4 Tbs.) unsalted Zeal butter, softened

  • 1 tsp. vanilla extract

  • 2 cups confectioners’ sugar

Instructions

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.

For the Cookies:

  • In the bowl of an electric mixer, cream together the butter, sugar and brown sugar on medium speed until light and fluffy, about a couple minutes.

  • Reduce the speed to low and add in one egg at time, making sure to wipe down the sides of the bowl in between each addition.

  • Mix in the vanilla extract.

  • Add in the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and oats on low speed until combined and a cookie batter has formed.

  • Gently mix in the shredded carrot until combined.

  • Using a medium-sized cookie scoop, scoop the cookie batter out onto baking sheets, placing them a couple inches apart.

  • Bake for 11-12 minutes, or until the cookies are slightly golden brown.

  • Let the cookies cool slightly on the baking sheets before transferring them to a cooling rack to cool completely.

For the Frosting:

  • In the bowl of an electric mixer, cream together the cream cheese and butter on medium speed until smooth, about a couple minutes.

  • Reduce the speed to low and add in one cup of powdered sugar at a time until a smooth frosting forms.

  • Mix in the vanilla extract.

To make the cream pies:

  • Put frosting on one cookie and sandwich the second cookie on top!

Zeal Creamery