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Title: Carrot Spice Thumbprint Cookies
Categories: Cookies, Snacks, Cheese, Nuts, Vegetables
Yield: 60 servings

1 c Butter; softened
1 c Sugar
1/2 c (packed) brown sugar
2 lg Eggs; room temp
2 ts Vanilla extract
3 c A-P flour
1 1/2 ts Ground cinnamon
1 ts Baking powder
3/4 ts Salt
1/2 ts Baking soda
1/8 ts Ground cloves
1 1/2 c Shredded carrots
2/3 c Chopped walnuts; toasted
1/2 c Dried cranberries

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1/2 c Butter; softened
4 oz Cream cheese; softened
2 c Confectioners' sugar
1 ts Vanilla extract
Additional confectioners'
- sugar

Set oven @ 375A°F/190A°C.

In a large bowl, cream together margarine and sugars
until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in eggs and
vanilla. In another bowl, whisk flour, cinnamon, baking
powder, salt, baking soda and cloves; gradually beat
into creamed mixture. Stir in carrots, walnuts and
cranberries.

Drop dough by rounded tablespoonfuls 2" apart onto
parchment-lined baking sheets. Press a deep indentation
in center of each with the back of a 1/2-teaspoon
measure.

Bake until edges begin to brown, 10-12 minutes. Reshape
indentations as needed. Cool on pans 5 minutes before
removing to wire racks to cool completely.

For frosting, beat butter, cream cheese, confectioners'
sugar and vanilla until blended. To serve, fill each
cookie with about 1 1/2 teaspoons frosting; sprinkle
with additional confectioners' sugar. Refrigerate
leftover filled cookies.

Susan Bickta, Kutztown, Pennsylvania

Makes: 5 dozen

RECIPE FROM: https://www.tasteofhome.com

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