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Mini Orange Cookies

Course Dessert
Prep Time 35 minutes
Cook Time 8 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 Cup Salted Butter (2 sticks)
  • 3/4 Cup Granulated Sugar
  • 1 Cup Mashed Cooked Carrots
  • 2 Eggs
  • 2 tsp Vanilla Extract
  • 2 Cups Flour
  • 2 tsp Baking Powder
  • 1/2 tsp Salt
  • 3/4 Cup Shredded Coconut

Orange Frosting

  • 1/3 Cup Butter
  • 3 Cups Powdered Sugar
  • 3 Tbs Orange Juice
  • 1 tsp Orange Zest
  • 1 tsp Vanilla Extract

Instructions

  1. In a large mixing bowl, blend butter, sugar, and cooled cooked carrots together

  2. Add Eggs One at a time until well incorporated, as well as vanilla extract

  3. Sift flour, baking powder, and salt in a small bowl. Whisk in flaked/shredded coconut

  4. Slowly mix dry ingredients with wet until a soft dough forms. Drop cookies 2" apart on lightly greased cookie sheet. A 1" cookie scoop works really well for this, or two teaspoons.

  5. Bake at 400 degrees for 8-10 minutes.

  6. Whisk frosting ingredients while cookies are baking, and promptly frost when cookies come out of the oven and are slightly warm.