Carrot Cake Cookies

Even though these cookies don't have any chocolate in them, they're becoming a new favorite for me.  These carrot cake cookies are delicious and they're even good without the cream cheese frosting.  Carrot cake cookies are a must try!

What you need:

cookies:

1 cup flour

1 3/4 cup carrot cake mix

1 egg

3/4 cup butter- softened

1/2 tsp baking soda

1 tsp ground cinnamon

1 cup brown sugar

1 tsp vanilla

frosting:

1/2 cup butter- softened

1 8oz package of cream cheese- softened

3 3/4 cup powder sugar

1 tsp vanilla

cookies:

-In a large bowl, mix together flour, cake mix, baking soda and cinnamon until well combined.

-In a separate bowl, cream together butter and brown sugar with an electric mixer until combined.

-Add the egg and vanilla to the wet mixture.

-Slowly stir in the flour mixture to the wet mixture little by little until the dough is well combined and soft.

-Optional: you can add raisins or pecans to the dough.

-Chill the dough for at least 4 hours.  I chilled over night.  This step is very important- the cookies will not set up and will spread if the dough isn't chilled.

-Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

-Roll the dough into little balls, about 1 1/2-2 tablespoons in size.  Cook for 10-12 minutes.

-Let cool for a minute and transfer to a cooling rack.

frosting:

-In a large bowl, beat together the butter and cream cheese until smooth.

-Slowly add in the powder sugar and then the vanilla.

-Beat until fluffy.

-Frost the cookies when cooled and enjoy!