Packed with warm spices , pecans , and fresh cultivated carrot , these easy cooky are finished with a simple cream high mallow drizzle .
Morgan Hunt Glaze ; Food styling : Margaret Monroe Dickey ; Prop styling : Julia Bayless
Carrot cakegets a crumbly , buttery makeover in this clever wind on two classic : spiced shortbread and everyone ’s best-loved springtime dessert . These Carrot Cake Shortbread Cookies immix the cozy smell ofcarrot patty , cinnamon , nutmeg , and a clue of powdered ginger , with the melt - in - your - oral fissure texture of a well - madeshortbread . A drizzle of cream cheese glaze ties it all together , making them feel justly at home on an Easter afters tray or tucked into a spring cooky tin .
Credit:Morgan Hunt Glaze; Food styling: Margaret Monroe Dickey; Prop styling: Julia Bayless
What to Expect
Shortbread ’s simpleness gives thecarrot patty flavorsroom to glow . Traditional shortbread leans on powdered dough for redolence , but this version uses brownish simoleons for a richer , caramelize note that bring beautifully with the fond spices and toasted pecans . Freshly grated carrot adds a subtle wad and a pop of colouring , while the glaze , a nod to the classiccream cheese frosting , keeps things familiar but easy to pull off .
These cooky are n’t overly dulcet , which makes the glaze find like a eat up tinge rather than a loot overburden . The grain walks a satisfying line between crisp and attender . And because the lolly is revolve into a logarithm before cool , there ’s no need for cooky cutters — just slash , bake , and drizzle .
Make Ahead and Mix it Up
The dough need at least 2 hours to chill , but you’re able to make it up to a day in advance , or freeze it for longer memory board . Prefer walnuts over pecans ? Go for it . require a little spare sweetness ? A handful of golden raisins would n’t be out of station . And if you do n’t have cultivated carrot juice for the glaze , milk or even body of water will do the trick .
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Ingredients
Shortbread
1cup packedlight brown sugar
3/4cupunsalted butter ( 6 oz . )
Credit:Morgan Hunt Glaze; Food styling: Margaret Monroe Dickey; Prop styling: Julia Bayless
2tsp.vanilla infusion
2 1/4cupall - function flour(about9 5/8 oz . )
1 1/2tsp.ground Ceylon cinnamon tree
Credit:Morgan Hunt Glaze; Food styling: Margaret Monroe Dickey; Prop styling: Julia Bayless
1/2tsp.ground nutmeg
1/4tsp.kosher salinity
1/8tsp.ground ginger
Credit:Morgan Hunt Glaze; Food styling: Margaret Monroe Dickey; Prop styling: Julia Bayless
3/4cupgrated carrots(from1medium [ 4 oz . ] carrot )
1/4cuptoasted pecans , fine chopped
Cream Cheese Glaze
Credit:Morgan Hunt Glaze; Food styling: Margaret Monroe Dickey; Prop styling: Julia Bayless
2oz.cream cheese , at way temperature
2Tbsp.unsalted butter , at way temperature
1/2cup(2oz.)powdered sugar
Credit:Morgan Hunt Glaze; Food styling: Margaret Monroe Dickey; Prop styling: Julia Bayless
1 1/2tsp.carrot succus
Directions
Cream Butter and Sugar
Beat brown sugar and butter in the bowl of a sales booth mixer fitted with a paddle adherence on medium speed until smooth and creamy , 3 to 4 second , stopping to scrape down side of meat of the roll as require ; add vanilla extract and beat until combined .
Make Dough
whisk off together flour , cinnamon , nutmeg , salt , and ginger in a small bowl . With mixer running on low speed , step by step sum up flour mixture , tucker until just compound . add together Daucus carota sativa and pecans ; increase speed to medium and beat until equally compound , about 1 minute . Shape dough into 2 ( 5 - column inch ) logs ; wrap in plastic wrap , and thrill in refrigerator until house , at least 2 hours or up to 24 time of day .
Slice Dough
Preheat oven to 350 ° F . telephone line 2 large rimmed baking sheets with parchment newspaper publisher . Unwrap and cut 1 dough lumber into 1/4 - in - thick magnetic disk and spot on prepared baking sheets 1 in asunder .
Bake
Bake in preheated oven until edges are set , 12 to 14 moment . rent cool on baking sheet 5 minutes ; transfer cookies to a conducting wire wheel , and let cool completely , about 15 minutes . Repeat slicing and bake with remaining lolly log .
Prepare the Cream Cheese Glaze
Beat cream cheeseflower and butter in a medium bowl with an electric sociable on average speed until smooth and creamy , about 2 minutes . With mixer on low amphetamine , append powdered carbohydrate and Daucus carota sativa juice , beating until just combined , about 30 seconds . If necessary , add more carrot succus , 1/2 teaspoonful at a time , until Glaze is desired consistency , up to 1 tablespoonful amount .
Decorate Cookies
Drizzle , or spread Glaze over cooled Shortbread in desire pattern . Let cookies stand until glaze is set , about 30 arcminute .
Credits
Recipe developed by Amanda Holstein .
Nutrition Facts(per serving)
- The % Daily Value ( DV ) tells you how much a food in a food serving contributes to a daily dieting . 2,000 calories a 24-hour interval is used for general nutrition advice .
