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Carrot cake mix cookies

This lovely Easter themed cookies are so easy to make! With only a few ingredients you will make this yummy carrot cake cookies in less then 20 minutes.
Prep Time5 mins
Cook Time10 mins
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: carrot cake mix cookies
Servings: 24 cookies
Calories: 118kcal
Author: Tatiana
Cost: 5

Ingredients

  • 2 eggs
  • 1/3 cup vegetable oil
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 box cake mix

For carrot crinckle cookies

  • 1/3 cup powdered sugar

For "bird nest" cookies

  • 1/2 cup little round candies

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix all the main ingredients in a large bowl.
  • For crinkle cookies: Scoop about 1 tablespoon of dough and roll a ball. Roll it in the powdered sugar and place on the cookie sheet. Cook for about 10 minutes and let cool completely.
  • For nest cookies: Scoop the dough with a tablespoon onto the cookies sheet, couple inches apart. Bake for 10 minutes and pull the cookie sheet out. While cookies are hot, make i little dip in a middle of each cookie using the back of the spoon or a tiny glass bottom. Let cool and fill them with your favorite round tiny candy.

Notes

Make sure to let cookies to cool completely before filling them with candy. Otherwise candy will melt.
Use a small plate for your powder sugar, that will help rolling.
Weight watchers points are calculated for cookies only. If using powdered sugar or round candies, add points accordingly:
MyWW green plan 4 points, blue plan 4 points, purple 4 points ( all calculations are done by adding ingredients to Weight watchers app calculator). Points are per serving.

Nutrition

Calories: 118kcal | Carbohydrates: 19g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 14mg | Sodium: 155mg | Potassium: 35mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 11g | Vitamin A: 20IU | Calcium: 56mg | Iron: 1mg