ORANGE CARROT COOKIES RECIPES

Steps:

• For the cookies: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a medium mixing bowl stir together flour, baking powder, and salt, set aside.
• In a large mixing bowl with an electric mixer on medium speed cream butter and sugar until fluffy. Beat in egg, vanilla, and carrots. On low speed gradually add flour mixture and mix just until blended. Stir in walnuts.
• Drop dough by rounded teaspoonfuls onto ungreased baking sheets 1 inch apart. Bake for 15 minutes. Transfer cookies to cooling racks to cool completley.
• For the glaze: In a small mixing bowl wisk together powdered sugar, orange juice, and orange zest.
• Dip tops of cooled cookies into glaze and place on cooling racks to set.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F and line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
• Cream sugar, butter, and eggs. Add cooled carrots and mix well.
• Add the flour, baking powder, and salt. Mix well.
• Add the vanilla extract and 2 teaspoons of the orange extract. Mix well.
• Bake for 10-12 minutes. Do not overbake. Remove from cookie sheet and let cool on a wire rack.
• For the Frosting: Cream powdered sugar, butter, and milk. You may just want to start with 3 Tablespoons of milk and add more if you need it. Add the remaining 1 teaspoon orange extract and orange food coloring to the desired color. Mix well.
• Frost cooled cookies.