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Ingredients
| salted butter: 1 cup (softened) |
| granulated sugar: 1/2 cup |
| light brown sugar (packed): 1/2 cup (packed) |
| eggs: 1 (large) |
| orange juice: 3 Tbl |
| pecans: 1 cup (coarsely chopped) |
| orange zest: 1 Tbl |
| all-purpose flour (unsifted): 2 1/4 cups |
| baking soda: 3/4 tsp |
| salt: 1/2 tsp |
| flaked coconut meat: 1 cup |
| carrots (grated): 1 cup (finely shredded) |
| powdered sugar (unsifted): 2 cups |
| orange juice: 3 Tbl |
| orange zest: 1 Tbl |
Pecan Carrot Cookies With Orange Frosting
Credit: Food.com
User rating:
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Prep Time
15 min -
Cook Time
10 min -
Servings
3 serving(s)
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- preheat oven to 350*.
- combine butter, sugar and brown sugar in bowl.beat at medium speed till creamy -- 1-2 minutes -- add egg, 3 tbls orange juice and 1 tbls orange zest.
- continue beating till mixed.1-2 minutes --
- add flour, baking soda, salt.reduce speed to low.beat 1-2 minutes.stir in cocont, pecans and carrots --
- by hand drop dough by rounded tspfulls 2" apart on ungreased cookie sheet.
- bake 10-12 minutes or golden brown --
- remove to wire rack and cool completely.
- to prepare FROSTING:.
- combine powdered sugar, 1 tbls orange zest and enough orange juice to desired spreading consistency.
- frost cooled cookies.top each cookie with a pecan half and a little grated orange peel.if desired.