Healthy Carrot Cake Oatmeal Cookies
These healthy oatmeal cookies are soft, chewy and irresistible! Bursting with carrot cake flavor, these cookies are super easy to make and taste amazing!
Servings : 24 Servings
Ingredients
FOR THE COOKIES:
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 3/4 cup packed light brown sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 1/2 cups rolled oats
- 1 1/2 cups finely shredded carrots
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger (add more if you like)
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup finely chopped walnuts (optional)
FOR THE GLAZE:
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 1 tablespoon pineapple juice
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375F.
- Lightly grease a cookie sheet with cooking spray and set aside.
- In your mixer's bowl, combine butter and brown sugar; mix until light and fluffy.
- Beat in eggs and vanilla.
- With a wooden spoon, mix in the rest of the ingredients, except for powdered sugar and pineapple juice.
- Stir until just blended.
- Drop rounded tablespoonfuls of dough about 2-inches apart onto prepared cookie sheets.
- Bake for 10 to 11 minutes, or until set.
- Remove from oven and transfer the cookies to a cooling rack.
- Meanwhile, mix powdered sugar and pineapple juice in a small mixing bowl and drizzle over cooled cookies.
- Serve.
Notes
WW FREESTYLE POINTS: 5
WW FREESTYLE POINTS WITHOUT WALNUTS: 4
Nutrition
Serving: 1 Cookie | Calories: 134 kcal | Carbohydrates: 17 g | Protein: 2 g | Fat: 6 g | Saturated Fat: 2 g | Cholesterol: 25 mg | Sodium: 118 mg | Potassium: 75 mg | Fiber: 1 g | Sugar: 9 g | Vitamin A: 1475 IU | Vitamin C: 0.5 mg | Calcium: 18 mg | Iron: 0.7 mg | Net Carbs: 16 g
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