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Carrot Cake Sandwich Cookies

Created by Amy Engberson 17 Comments

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Carrot Cake Sandwich Cookies are everything you love about an old-fashioned carrot cake in a super easy cake mix cookie recipe! Plus, they have the best cream cheese filling inside! It’s such an easy recipe!

It’s like homemade Oreo’s…carrot cake style! They’re perfect for Easter!

Carrot Cake Sandwich Cookies with cream cheese filling.

My kids told me they saw carrot cookies at Walmart, but they didn’t say anything about it until we got home. I’m for sure not going to make the long trek back to town to buy them!

I went back to my homemade Oreo recipe and swapped the chocolate cake mix for a carrot cake mix. I’m a serious chocoholic and I loved these simple cookies, sot that’s really saying something! 

My mom used to make carrot cookies that had orange icing and we loved how soft, and moist they were! There’s just something magical about what happens to desserts when you add carrots or pumpkin. Those cookies my mom made were citrusy.

These cookies have that classic warm cinnamon spice taste! Plus these carrot cake cookies from cake mix are way easier to make than hers were! No peeling and grating carrots with this recipe!

A fun spin on traditional carrot cake with cream cheese frosting! More simple to make too! Little Dairy on the Prairie

Carrot Cake Sandwich Cookies Ingredients:

As I said, carrot cake sandwich cookies are made with simple ingredients that can be easily stored, which means I can make them pretty much anytime I want!

You’ll need a few refrigerator items too; cream cheese, butter, and cream. So if you’re carrot cake mix recipes this is exactly what you’re looking for!

Little Dairy on the Prairie Pro Tip: To save time make carrot cake cookies with cream cheese frosting by using store-bought cream cheese frosting instead of making it from scratch!

Carrot Cake Cake Mix – use any brand you want, I usually use Duncan Hines, Betty Crocker, or Pillsbury

  • Eggs
  • Oil – vegetable or canola oil are best
  • Cream Cheese – use full fat. Neufchâtel (lower fat cream cheese) has a higher water content so it will make your frosting runny.
  • Butter – Use real butter, salted or unsalted will work
  • Powdered sugar 
  • Heavy Cream – you can use whole milk, 2% milk, or evaporated milk if you need to. Heavy cream will make the icing a little fluffier.
  • Vanilla
  • Salt – optional. It offsets the sweetness of the sugar.
A stack of carrot cake cookies.

How to make carrot cake cookies with cream cheese:

I LOVE making cookies with a cake mix! Cookies come together in a flash when all you have to do is open a box and adding a few other pantry type ingredients! Besides that, they are always really moist and chewy and we all like that! Besides that, I always have cake mixes in my storage room. 

To make cookies

STEP 1: Mix cake mix, oil, and eggs together. Dough will be stiff.

STEP 2: Roll dough into Tablespoon size cookies. You want the cookies to be as close to the same size as possible.

STEP 3: Bake. Let cool for a minute on cookie sheets. Remove to a cooling rack to completely cool.

How to make cream cheese filling

STEP 1: Beat cream cheese until smooth. (Must be room temperature or it will be lumpy)

STEP 2: Add powdered sugar, butter, cream, vanilla, and a dash of salt. Beat until smooth and fluffy.

How to assemble cookies

Spread icing on the bottoms of half of the cookies. Place another cookie on top to make a sandwich.

Carrot Cake Sandwich Cookie made with a cake mix.

Cake Mix Cookies Recipes

Here are a few other cake mix cookie recipes you’ll love! 

  • Chocolate Mint Sandwich Cookies – Obviously, they are perfect for Christmas but they’re a hit all year long
  • Butterscotch Cake Mix Cookies – the BEST bar cookies recipe
  • Strawberry Cake Mix Cookies – with cream cheese
  • Carrot Cake Cookies – rolled in powdered sugar

Cake mixes are a great shortcut for lots of desserts, including cake! Here are a few of that kind of cake mix recipe ideas!

  • Pistachio Cake – marbled with chocolate
  • Triple Chocolate Cake using Cake Mix – chocolate lovers dream come true
  • Chocolate Cupcakes with Raspberry Filling – plus cream cheese frosting
  • Strawberry Banana Bread – YES! It’s made with cake mix
  • Strawberry Poke Cake – made with sweetened condensed milk
Carrot Cookie with cream cheese frosting.

Grab my Carrot Cake Cookies Recipe:

A stack of carrot cake sandwich cookies.

Carrot Cake Sandwich Cookies

Carrot Cake Sandwich Cookies are the best of both worlds; carrot cake with cream cheese frosting and carrot cookies! They're really easy to make from a cake mix. Then add cream cheese filling.
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Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Carrot Cake Cookies, Carrot Cake Sandwich Cookies, Carrot Cookies with Cream Cheese Filling
Servings: 24 Cookies
Calories: 155kcal

Ingredients

For the Cookies

  • 15.25 ounce carrot cake mix dry cake mix only
  • 1/3 cup oil
  • 2 whole eggs

For the Cream Cheese Frosting

  • 4 ounces cream cheese room temperature
  • 2 Tablespoons butter room temperature
  • 3 cups powdered sugar
  • 2 Tablespoons heavy cream
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • dash salt

Instructions

To Make the Cookies:

  • Preheat oven to 350°. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  • Mix cake mix, oil, and eggs together. The dough will be thick.
  • Roll cookies into tablespoon-sized balls. Place on greased baking sheet.
  • Bake 8-10 minutes. Take them out as soon as they start to crack. You don't want to overbake them. Remove to a wire rack to completely cool.
  • Match equal size cookies in pairs.
  • Ice the bottom of one cookie with cream cheese frosting. Top with a second cookie to make a sandwich.

To make the Cream Cheese Filling:

  • Beat cream cheese until it's smooth.
  • Add powdered sugar, butter, and salt. Beat again until smooth.
  • Add half of the heavy cream and vanilla. Beat. Add additional heavy cream to make frosting the right constency.

Notes

Any brand of cake mix will work for this recipe. Sizes may vary from brand to brand.
Store cookies in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
 
 

Nutrition

Calories: 155kcal | Carbohydrates: 20g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 23mg | Sodium: 115mg | Potassium: 44mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 15g | Vitamin A: 156IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 45mg | Iron: 1mg
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About Amy Engberson

I live on a dairy with my husband and three boys. Although we are in the business of raising cattle, we really are in the business of raising boys. I am passionate about catching up with each other at meal times. My love language is food. And I hope that my men feel the love in every bite. Read more...

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  1. Emily says

    March 26, 2014 at 9:38 am

    Those look really good! I want to eat some of those right now!!!

    Reply
    • Amy Engberson says

      March 26, 2014 at 10:41 am

      If you were my neighbor I would bring some to you!

      Reply
  2. Stefanie says

    March 26, 2014 at 10:09 am

    You noted 2T cream. What cream did you use or recommended? Does it matter what type of butter? Salted, unsalted, margarine…etc?

    Reply
    • Amy Engberson says

      March 26, 2014 at 10:41 am

      I used heavy cream and salted butter. Since I live on a dairy it’s against the rules to use margarine! 🙂 Good luck!

      Reply
  3. dina says

    March 27, 2014 at 10:11 am

    these are a great cookie for spring!

    Reply
    • Amy Engberson says

      March 28, 2014 at 1:55 pm

      I am such a seasonal eater! These are perfect for Easter!!

      Reply
  4. Heidi @ One Creative Mommy says

    March 28, 2014 at 7:36 pm

    My all-time favorite cupcakes are carrot with cream cheese frosting. I think these cookies would be right up my alley! Pinning!

    Reply
    • Amy Engberson says

      April 4, 2014 at 7:12 am

      Cream cheese is my all time favorite! My family devoured these in no time!

      Reply
  5. Elaine Duckett says

    March 29, 2014 at 11:00 am

    When there are only two of you left at home, eating a whole 9 x 13 pan of carrot cake can be quite an undertaking, but I am pretty sure we could polish off a whole batch of these

    Mom

    Reply
  6. Winnie says

    March 29, 2014 at 11:53 am

    They look great and I love the idea!
    I just wish we had carrot cake mix here, but we don’t…..
    Well, you can always send me some cookies 🙂

    Reply
  7. Wendy says

    April 1, 2014 at 10:39 am

    Carrot cake is my daughter’s favorite. She will love these! Thanks!

    Reply
    • Amy Engberson says

      April 4, 2014 at 7:10 am

      It’s so fun surprising my kids with treats I know they are going to love!

      Reply
  8. Cindy @ Hun... What's for Dinner? says

    April 1, 2014 at 5:05 pm

    These cookies sound awesome. I just love carrot cake. Thanks for sharing at Simple Supper Tuesday.

    Reply
  9. barbara says

    April 6, 2014 at 9:33 am

    have to try today! yum!

    Reply
    • Amy Engberson says

      April 8, 2014 at 8:31 pm

      Barbara, you will love them!

      Reply

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