Frosted Carrot Drops

Title:
Frosted Carrot Drops

Yield:
42 Servings

Categories:
Cookies,
Brownies




Ingredients:





   3/4 c  Sugar


   1/2 c  Margarine or butter;


          -softened


     1 ts Vanilla


     1    Egg


 1 3/4 c  Flour


     1 ts Baking powder


     1 c  Carrots; finely shredded


   1/2 c  Walnuts or pecans; chopped


   1/2 c  Raisins





----------------------------------FROSTING----------------------------------


     1 c  Powdered sugar


     1 ts Grated orange peel


     4 ts Orange juice





 Heat oven to 350F. In a large bowl beat sugar and margarine until light and


 fluffy. Add vanilla and egg; blend well. Lightly spoon flour into measuring


 cup; level off. Stir in flour and baking powder; mix well. Stir in carrots,


 walnuts and raisins. Drop dough by teaspoonfuls 2 inches apart onto


 ungreased cookie sheets. Bake at 350 for 10-15 minutes or until edges are


 light golden brown. Remove from cookie sheets; cool completely. In a small


 bowl, combine powdered sugar, orange peel and enough orange juice for


 desired consistancy; mix well. Frost cooled cookies. Yield 3 1/2 dozen.


 


 NOTES : This is a "cake" like cookie, that has wonderful flavor.  A great


 way to get kids to eat carrots.  They taste more like the orange frosting.


 My kids love them.


 Recipe by: Helen Hartman


 


 Posted to MC-Recipe Digest by "Chris or Terri Weidman"


 
on Apr 29, 1998