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Carrot Cake Cookies

Carrot cake cookies that are gluten free and so delicious. They are loaded with grated carrots and the cream cheese filling is on the inside.
Course Cookies and Cakes, Dessert, Snack
Cuisine gluten free
Servings 12

Ingredients
  

For the Cream Cheese Filling

  • 100 g cream cheese
  • 20 g white sugar

For the Cookie Dough

  • 120 g finely grated carrot about 2 large carrots
  • 70 g brown sugar
  • 30 g white sugar
  • 90 g soft butter
  • 50 g fancy molasses
  • 1 large egg or flax egg
  • 3 g whole psyllium husk
  • 50 g almond flour
  • 45 g buckwheat flour
  • 55 g brown rice flour
  • 90 g sorghum flour
  • 40 g tapioca starch
  • 2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/4 tsp allspice
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp salt

Instructions
 

Make the Cream Cheese Filling

  • Line a large plate with parchment paper
  • Beat the cream cheese and sugar together until well combined
  • Scoop up a teaspoon (or a little more)of the cream cheese filling and drop it onto the parchment paper. You will need 12 of them.
  • Place the cream cheeses filling into the freezer and chill it for 30 to 40 minutes.

Make the Carrot Cake Cookies

  • Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
  • Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C).
  • Grate the carrots using the fine side of the grater.
  • In a medium bowl, cream the brown and white sugars with the butter for 1 to 2 minutes, until light and creamy.
  • Add the molasses, egg and psyllium husk to the sugar and butter mix. Beat all the ingredients together, then beat in the carrot until just combined.
  • In a large bowl add the almond flour, buckwheat flour, brown rice flour, sorghum flour, tapioca starch, spices, baking soda, baking powder and salt.
  • Fold the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and mix until there is no loose flour remaining.
  • Using a large cookie scoop, drop the cookie dough onto the prepared parchment paper
  • Remove the frozen cream cheese filling from the freezer.
  • Press your finger into the dough to make and indent and push in one lump of cream cheese filling. Completely cover up the cream cheese until it is hidden inside the cookie dough. Try not to handle the dough too much.
  • Fill the remainder of the cookies with cream cheese, place each cookie back onto the cookie sheet, leaving about 2 inches between each cookie.
  • Bake at 350°F for about 12 to 15 minutes.
  • These are amazing to eat while still warm, but if you do have any leftovers ...Cool the cookies and store them in an airtight container for 3 to 5 days on the counter.
Keyword Carrot Cake Biscuits, Carrot Cake Cookies, Stuffed Carrot Cake Cookies