Carrot Cookies with Orange Icing

2 min read September 13, 2026 Becky James
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Carrot Cookies with Orange Icing are a delicious combination of flavors. These cookies are moist, soft and very flavorful. They might become your favorite. I love trying new flavor combinations. Matching carrots and orange might sound like an odd mix, but I promise you won’t be sorry once you try these. The cookies are incredible on their own, but topped with the orange icing, these cookies become the best.

Recipe Time
45 to 70 min
Difficulty
Intermediate
Servings
1 to 2 Servings
Ingredients:
Yields Two Dozen Cookies
  • 1 c. Butter
  • 3/4 c. Sugar
  • 1 Egg
  • 1 c. Carrots, cooked and mashed
  • 2 c. Flour
  • 1/4 t. Salt
  • 2 t. Baking Powder
  • 1 t. Vanilla
  • For the Icing:
  • 1/4 c. Butter, or Margarine
  • 2 c. Powdered Sugar
  • 3 Tbsp. Orange Juice
  • 1 Tbsp. Orange Rind
Step
1

Cream butter and sugar.

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Step
2

Add egg and carrots.

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Step
3

Sift flour, salt, baking powder together and add butter mixture.

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Step
4

Add dry mixture to wet mixture and blend together.

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Step
5

Add vanilla and mix in.

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Step
6

Using a cookie scoop, drop onto cooking sheet and bake at 350 degrees for about 12 minutes, or until done.

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Step
7

While my carrot cookies are baking, I start to make the Orange Icing.

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Step
8

Cream butter and sugar together.

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Step
9

Add orange juice and rind.

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Step
10

Spread over slightly cooled cookies. Now you’re ready to enjoy. I have a hard time waiting once I see that icing melting over the tops of those cookies.

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Step
11

I thought these Carrot Cookies with Orange Icing looked so pretty on the Garden Party Dessert Plates. I plan on taking these to a family party and thought this is the perfect way to display them. I hope you enjoy these cookies as much as we do.

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