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Carrot Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe

"The recipe for these scrumptious cookies was handwritten in a cookbook I received from my husband's grandmother," notes Karin Woodbury of Ocala, Florida. "She told my husband when he was young that these treats were a good way to get his carrots. He loved then anyway!"

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Carrot Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 30 min.

Yield: 21 Servings

20 10 30

Ingredients

1 cup packed brown sugar
1/3 cup canola oil
2 eggs
1/3 cup fat-free milk
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 cup (6 ounces) semisweet chocolate chips
1 cup quick-cooking oats
1 cup grated carrots
1 cup raisins

Directions

In a large bowl, beat brown sugar and oil until blended. Beat in eggs, then milk. Combine the flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, baking soda and nutmeg; gradually add to egg mixture and mix well. Stir in the chips, oats, carrots and raisins.
Drop by heaping teaspoonfuls onto baking sheets coated with cooking spray; flatten slightly. Bake at 350° for 10-13 minutes or until golden brown. Remove to wire racks to cool. Yield: about 7 dozen.

Nutritional Analysis: One serving (4 cookies) equals 197 calories, 7 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 20 mg cholesterol, 99 mg sodium, 33 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 3 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 2 starch, 1 fat.

Originally published as Carrot Chocolate Chip Cookies in Light & Tasty February/March 2002, p65

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Reviewed on Jan. 15, 2011 by alexjoe71607

we followed it exactly as said and my two boys love them 1 and 2)

Reviewed on Apr. 24, 2009 by Mitla96

At 197 calories for 4 (!) cookies, I use these as a snack on the South Beach Diet Phase III. I substitute Hershey's Special Dark chips for the chocolate. These are yummy, soft and full of healthy ingredients.

Reviewed on Nov. 15, 2008 by e.howard