CARROT CAKE STUFFED COOKIES

Recipe by Zandeleen Thygesen @zandilions

by Tia

INGREDIENTS

For the cookies

  • 500g cake premix
  • 2 large eggs
  • ¼ cup oil
  • 1 tablespoon crushed pineapple
  • 2 tablespoon grated carrot (optional)
  • 1 tsp mixed spice (optional)
  • ¼ cup chopped nuts

For the filling

  • 125g cream cheese
  • 1 cup icing sugar
  • vanilla essence

METHOD

  1. Mix the filling ingredients together, add more icing sugar if you feel it’s needed. Scoop out tablespoons of filling onto a tray and freeze for a bit.
  2. Preheat your oven to 180°C.
  3. Mix all the cookie ingredients together. Scoop out two tablespoons of dough. Make a ball and press a scoop of the frozen filling in the dough and cover with dough. Repeat.
  4. Place on a baking tray and put in the oven for 12 minutes or until brown.
  5. Remove from the oven and let the cookies cool.

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