Carrot Cake Cookies

These carrot cake cookies are tasty enough to be dessert and healthy enough to be be breakfast... sound to good to be true?! They're perfectly sweet, loaded with fiber rich seeds, whole grain oats and veggies, and are totally gluten free, vegan, oil and refined sugar free. Carrot cake has always been my favorite of the cakes. To be honest, it's one of the few cakes I actually enjoy, and oatmeal cookies are right up there too, so I've married the two in a harmonious union for a grab and go bite that delivers all the carrot cake flavors in an easy to eat cookie that you can enjoy totally guilt-free.

Course Breakfast, Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword carrot cake, easy cookie recipe, gluten free cookies, healthy cookies, healthy vegan, oil free cookies, plant based, plant based cookies, vegan carrot cake

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 10

Total Time 20

Servings servings

Calories 74kcal

Author Jackie Akerberg

Equipment

Oven
Baking Sheet

Ingredients

⅓ cup mashed ripe banana
½ cup cashew butter or almond butter
¼ cup coconut sugar
2 tbsp grade a pure maple syrup
1 tbsp vanilla extract
½ tsp baking powder
1 tsp cinnamon
½ tsp salt
1 tbsp ground flax seed
½ cup super fine almond flour
1 cup gluten free rolled oats or old fashioned oats
2 medium carrots grated
½ cup golden raisins
½ cup toasted pecans chopped

Instructions

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Line a large metal baking sheet with parchment paper. Add the banana, almond butter, coconut sugar, maple syrup and vanilla to a mixing bowl, use a fork or hand mixer to combine. Add in the baking powder, cinnamon, salt, flax seed, almond flour, and oats. Stir or mix on low to combine. Fold in the carrots, raisins and pecans.
Use a 1.5 tbsp scoop or spoon to scoop the dough onto the prepared baking sheet. Use your hand on a piece of parchment paper or the bottom of a glass on a piece of parchment to gently flatten. Bake for 10-12 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool for at least 10 minutes before enjoying. Store in the fridge for up to 5 days for a grab and go breakfast, snack or dessert! Fun fact - these cookies can be enjoyed room temp, cold, or warm, but my favorite is cold!

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