Sweet Essentials: Carrot Cake Cookies | Just A Pinch Recipes

Ingredients

• ## PLAN/PURCHASE
• ## THE COOKIES
• 1 1/4 cup(s) almond flour
• 1/4 cup(s) glutinous rice flour, more on this later
• 1/2 teaspoon(s) baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon(s) salt, kosher variety, fine grind
• 1 teaspoon(s) cinnamon
• 8 tablespoon(s) sweet butter, unsalted, room temperature
• 3/4 cup(s) coconut or brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon(s) vanilla
• 1 large egg, room temperature
• 1 tablespoon(s) non-flavored oil, like grapeseed or canola
• 1 cup(s) finely grated carrots
• ## CREAM CHEESE FROSTING
• 2 tablespoon(s) sweet butter, unsalted
• 2 ounce(s) cream cheese, softened
• 1 1/2 cup(s) powdered sugar
• 2 - 3 tablespoon(s) milk, or as needed
• ## ADDITIONAL ITEMS
• colored sugar sprinkles, to add visual appeal
• chopped nuts sprinkled on top, are always a good thing