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Cake Mix Carrot Cake Cookies Recipe

Sweet Bacon & Pecans
These cake mix carrot cake cookies are easy to make and taste delicious. They are great to eat for breakfast or dessert, or to have as a snack.
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Course Dessert, Snack
Cuisine American
Servings 20 cookies

Ingredients
  

  • 1 15.25 oz.  box spice cake mix
  • ½ tsp ground cinnamon
  • ½ tsp pumpkin pie spice
  • ⅓ cup finely shredded carrots
  • ⅓ cup finely chopped pecans or walnuts
  • ⅓ cup raisins
  • ½ cup applesauce
  • ¼ cup olive oil
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 2 large eggs

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
  • Add spice cake mix, ground cinnamon, and pumpkin pie spice to a large mixing bowl. Whisk to combine ingredients.
  • Add shredded carrot, walnuts, and raisins to the bowl. Toss to coat with cake mix.
  • Next add applesauce, olive oil, vanilla, and eggs to the bowl. Stir to combine ingredients.
  • Scoop carrot cake cookie batter onto the cookie sheet, spacing cookies 2 inches apart. Each scoop should contain about 2 Tbsp of cookie dough.
  • Bake the cookies for 7 to 9 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cookies comes out clean.
  • Place baked carrot cake cookies on a cookie rack to cool. Serve with coffee, tea, hot cocoa, or milk for a delicious snack or dessert.