Carrot Cookies

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups carrots, peeled and sliced
• 3/4 cup butter or 3/4 cup margarine, softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 large egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt

Recipe

• 1 cook carrots in saucepan with water until tender; drain and mash.
• 2 (should measure about 1 cup when you are done).
• 3 cool.
• 4 cream butter and sugar.
• 5 add egg and vanilla, beat together until fluffy.
• 6 stir in cooled mashed carrots.
• 7 stir together flour, baking powder and salt; blend into butter.
• 8 drop by spoonful on ungreased cookie sheet.
• 9 bake at 375° for about 8-12 minutes (doesn't need to cook until browned--just until firm).
• 10 cool.
• 11 good plain or top with butter cream frosting with a little lemon zest and lemon juice added.