Spiced Carrot Chews
If you like carrot cake then you'll love these spiced carrot chews. They have just the right amount of raisins and nuts to make this a great cookie.
Ingredients
- 1 cup margarine
- 1 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
- 2 cup rolled oats
- 2 cup shredded carrots
- 3/4 cup chopped nuts
- 1/2 cup raisins
Instructions
- Makes about 6 dozen 2-1/2" cookies.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
- In large mixer bowl, blend until fluffy margarine and brown sugar.
- Add egg and vanilla and blend.
- Add and combine just until mixed the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, oats, carrots, nuts and raisins.
- Drop rounded tablespoons of the mixture on greased baking sheets and bake for 13-15 minutes.
- Cool for 5 minutes on the baking sheet and then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
NOTE: I used the full cup of margarine in the recipe, but after tasting the resulting product I believe that one could reduce it by at least half (possibly more), perhaps substituting applesauce for the remainder to provide the adequate liquid in the mixture.