Carrot and Coconut Cookies
Like so many of us, I am trying to be healthier these days, so these coconut cookies with carrots fit right into my new eating plan.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 3/4 cup carrots, shredded
- 1/2 cup coconut, shredded
- 1 1/4 cups all purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F.
- Blend the butter with the brown sugar until fluffy. Beat in the egg. Stir in the vanilla, carrot and the shredded coconut. Add the flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg.
- Line baking sheets with parchment paper. Drop large spoonfuls of dough onto the baking sheets. Bake for 10 - 12 minutes or until the cookies are browned.
Notes
- Grate the carrots coarsely for a chunkier cookie or use a fine grater for a "cakier" cookie.
- Add 3/4 cup raisins and 3/4 cup chopped pecans or walnuts to the dry ingredients right after you have mixed them together.
- These cookies are relatively healthy, with shredded carrots and coconut in them. The whole recipe has only 1/2 cup of brown sugar. You can gradually cut that down a bit too. I try to cut the sugar in recipes bit by bit until the people eating them get used to the lower sugar content. With some recipes you can almost omit the sugar after you get used to it.
Nutrition
Calories: 73kcalCarbohydrates: 14gProtein: 2gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 10mgSodium: 93mgPotassium: 55mgFiber: 1gSugar: 7gVitamin A: 915IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 25mgIron: 1mg
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