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Moist carrot cookies filled with coconut, oats, walnuts and of course, shredded carrots! The perfect cookie for spring!
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4.67 from 3 votes

Carrot Oatmeal Cookies

Delicious cookies with carrot, coconut and walnuts.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time13 minutes
Total Time23 minutes
Course: Dessert
Author: Jenn

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup white whole wheat flour
  • 1 tsp. baking soda
  • 1/4 tsp. salt
  • 1/2 tsp. baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp. ground cloves
  • 2 tsp. ground cinnamon
  • 1 cup quick oats not instant
  • 3/4 cup brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 cup coconut oil or 2 sticks butter, softened
  • 2 large eggs
  • 2 tsp. vanilla extract
  • 2 cups grated carrot 3-4 carrots
  • 1/2 cup flaked coconut
  • 3/4 cup chopped walnuts
  • powdered sugar
  • milk

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350ยบ F. In a medium bowl, combine flours, baking soda, salt, baking powder, cloves, cinnamon and oats. Mix well and set aside.
  • With a mixer, beat together sugars and coconut oil in a large bowl. Add eggs and vanilla and beat at medium speed until light and fluffy.
  • Add carrots, coconut and walnuts; blend until combined. Batter will be a lumpy.
  • Add flour mixture and blend at a low speed until just combined. Do not overmix.
  • Drop by tablespoons onto ungreased cookie sheets and bake for 13-15 minutes. Watch them so they don't brown too much! Immediately transfer cookies to a cooling rack.
  • If you want your cookies a little sweeter, blend a small amount of powdered sugar with a small amount of milk in a bowl. Add milk or powdered sugar until to the perfect consistency you like. Drizzle it over the cookies and serve. Enjoy!

Notes

*or you can use 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, if desired.