Soft and chewy and utterly delicious these Cream Cheese Carrot Cake Cookies have a tasty white chocolate cream cheese swirl that absolutely makes these irresistible.

I can’t resist a good cookie these days. I’ve always been a fan of Carrot Cake, but have you ever had a Carrot Cake Cookie? These Cream Cheese Carrot Cake Cookies taste just like the cake.

With the cream cheese swirled around the cookie it’s like you are eating a slice of Carrot Cake but in cookie form! How can you get any better than that.

Plus these are soft and chewy, just the way that I like my cookies. No crunch here, just melt in your mouth cookie goodness that you will not be able to resist.

They come together quickly as well, I love desserts that taste great but also do not take that much time and effort and these are exactly that type of recipe.

We have been making a lot of cookies lately and these have been one of my favorites for a while and I love making them whenever I can, they usually are an Easter staple for us.

You just know a good cookie and when you know a good cookie you keep making them and that is what we do with these Cream Cheese Carrot Cake Cookies!

Some of our other favorite cookies we have on our site include: Jumbo Chocolate Chip Cookies, Linzer Cookies and Iced Oatmeal Cookies.

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS:

This starts with a cake mix that is then doctored up!
The white chocolate cream cheese swirl really amps up the flavor.
You can easily double these cookies, trust me you will want to!

INGREDIENTS NEEDED (FULL RECIPE AT BOTTOM):

Carrot cake mix
Vegetable oil
Shredded carrots
Eggs
Water
Vanilla extract
White chocolate melting candy
Cream cheese
All-purpose flour
Lemon juice
Powdered sugar

HOW TO MAKE CREAM CHEESE CARROT CAKE COOKIES, STEP BY STEP:

In a large bowl mix the cake mix, vegetable oil, shredded carrots, eggs, water, and vanilla extract. Once thoroughly combined, place the bowl of dough in the refrigerator for about an hour.
When you’re ready to bake the cookies, preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
Scoop cookies onto the cookie sheet making sure to leave about an inch and a half of space between each.
In a medium bowl melt the white chocolate in the microwave. Next, stir in the cream cheese, all-purpose flour, lemon juice, and powdered sugar.
Use a spoon to swirl the cream cheese mixture on to the tops of the cookies.
Place the cookies in the oven and bake for about 16 minutes.
Cookies are ready when they are a nice golden brown and a toothpick inserted in the middle of the cookie comes out clean!
Allow them to set for a few minutes on the cookie sheet before placing them on a wire rack to cool fully.

WHAT IF I CANNOT FIND CARROT CAKE MIX?

We have come across this issue in the past so we have tried this with spice cake mix as well since we do add carrots to the batter, and it tastes just as great!

CAN THESE BE MADE IN THE AIR FRYER?

Happily I can say that yes these can be made in the air fryer! That is the fun part about experimenting with things, you find out other ways to make these.

You can make these in the air fryer in about batches of 4 at 300 degrees for 14 minutes! It’s great for those days that you don’t want to heat up the oven!

DO I HAVE TO DO THE CREAM CHEESE SWIRL?

No, this is completely optional but HIGHLY recommended. Remember how I said that it tastes like you are eating a carrot cake? That is why we do that.

You can also choose to use some cream cheese frosting from a can and spread them on the tops of these as well if you’d like!

HOW TO STORE:

These can be stored in the refrigerator where they will keep for up to 3-4 days.

They can also be frozen. Place cooled cookies in a freezer container where they will keep frozen for up to 1 months.

To defrost, remove from freezer and place in refrigerator overnight, you can then move them to the countertop before eating to come to room temperature.

TIPS AND TRICKS:

You can use spice cake instead of carrot cake in these.
The swirl is optional but highly recommended.
Easily double this recipe to make more or store for later consumption.
You can use cream cheese frosting to frost the tops of these cookies as well.
These can be made in the air fryer, see my tips above.

Love carrot cake but want to switch it up? Then these Cream Cheese Carrot Cake Cookies are what you’ve been looking for. Soft, chewy and absolutely delicious.

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Cream Cheese Carrot Cake Cookies