Carrot Cream Cheese Cookies

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup shortening
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 egg, large
• 1 cup carrot, shredded, steamed and cooled
• 2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup walnuts, chopped
• 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine
• 2 1/2 cups powdered sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• 1/2 orange, juice of
• orange zest, from 1/2 an orange
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 16 ounces powdered sugar, small box

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• 2 cream together shortening and sugar, add egg blend well.
• 3 in a separate bowl, combine flour, baking powder and salt.
• 4 stir in carrots and nuts.
• 5 drop by the spoonful (about 1 tablespoon) on an ungreased cookie sheet and bake for 10-12 min or until set.
• 6 set aside to cool (if you are using glaze you will want to frost while cookies are still warm).
• 7 cream cheese frosting: mix softened cream cheese (important or it will be lumpy) by itself for about 1 minute, add butter and mix well.
• 8 slowly add powdered sugar then vanilla and lemon juice, mix well.
• 9 frost cooled cookies.
• 10 orange glaze: combine orange juice, grind, and lemon juice. slowly stir in powdered sugar and mix.