Carrot Cookies

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 2 1/4 cups unsifted all-purpose flour or 2 1/4 cups wheat flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 2 teaspoons ground ginger
• 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine, softened or 1/2 cup canola oil
• 3/4 cup packed dark brown sugar
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1 egg
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 1/2 cups finely grated raw carrots
• 1 cup chopped walnuts
• 1 cup golden raisin
• 1 cup shredded coconut (optional)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 grease cookie sheets.
• 3 sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, ginger and nutmeg into small bowl.
• 4 beat together butter, brown sugar and granulated sugar in a large mixer bowl until well mixed.
• 5 beat in egg, vanilla and orange rind.
• 6 stir in four mixture until well blended.
• 7 gently stir in carrot, coconut, walnuts and raisins.
• 8 dough will be very stiff, but don't worry.
• 9 drop dough by teaspoonfuls onto the prepared cookie sheets, leaving about 2 inches between the cookies.
• 10 sometimes i press the dough together with my fingers to make the cookie less crumbly when placing on the cookie sheets.
• 11 bake cookies in preheated 350 degree oven for 12 to 15 minutes or until lightly colored.
• 12 remove to wire racks to cool.