Carrot Spice Cookies
Contributed byLinda Stoops
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter or margarine (no vegetable spread!)
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 cup white granulated sugar
- 2 eggs
- 4 tablespoon milk
- 3 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 cup cleaned (scraped) grated carrots (or 4 med. ones)
- 1 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 3/4 teaspoon cinnamon
- 3/4 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1/2 teaspoon cloves
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 cup raisins and/or 1 c. chopped nuts (opt.)
Yield: 48 Cookies
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 12 minutes
Instructions
Soften butter/margarine and mix with sugar. Add eggs and milk. Blend flour, salt and spices and add to liquid mixture. Stir in carrots and optional ingredients. Drop by spoonfuls onto cookie sheets. Bake at 350° for 10 to 12 minutes, or until edges are slightly browned and the center looks dry. Allow to cool a minute before removing from cookie sheet. Makes approximately 4 dozen.
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