Tuesdays with Dorie: Gingered Carrot Cookies
August 3, 2010 at 12:01 am | Posted in cookies & bars, groups, sweet things, tuesdays with dorie | 30 Comments
Natalia of gatti fili e farina chose Gingered Carrot Cookies for TWD— an overlooked recipe whose time I’m glad has come. These cookies are full of tasty bits and are just sweet enough. At first glance, the recipe looks like it might make carrot cake in cookie form. Shredded carrots and coconut, raisins, ginger and pecans…I was certainly surprised to see mine bake up as little hearty, lumpy-bumpy mounds instead. Dorie says these are scone-like, and she’s right (of course she is– it’s her recipe afterall). If I’d thought to scoop out a couple of triple-size ones, I bet they would have made a great breakfast!
For the recipe, see Baking: From My Home to Yours by Dorie Greenspan, or read gatti fili e farina. Don’t forget to check out the TWD Blogroll!
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your cookies look yummy – I wasnt too sure about them
Comment by tammy— August 3, 2010 #
They were a fun cookie. We loved them and will make them again soon.
Comment by cindy harris— August 3, 2010 #
Beautiful cookies. I almost made them a bit larger; will try that next time. I like your idea about serving them for breakfast.
Comment by Judy— August 3, 2010 #
I may have to eat my small ones for breakfast, but you are right, bigger would have been better! I loved these and yours are very tasty looking.
Comment by Peggy— August 3, 2010 #
I really thought we were making carrot cake cookies. It was a nice surprise to try something just a little bit different!
Comment by Natalie— August 3, 2010 #
“Lumpy-bumpy mounds” is a great way to describe these cookies and my hips too after I practically ate all of them. Your “simple” picture is amazing.
Comment by Paula— August 3, 2010 #
I missed that part about the scones. Bet they would be tasty for breakfast.
Comment by teaandscones— August 3, 2010 #
Your lumpy bumpy mounds look delicious! Love the carrot peeking out of them. 🙂
Comment by Karen— August 3, 2010 #
Yum! They look delicious! And I am drooling over that semifrido below! WOW!
Comment by Lauryn— August 3, 2010 #
Loving the way your cookies came out Steph. So rustic and delicious.
Comment by Eliana— August 3, 2010 #
I can confirm, a good breakfast indeed. Nice pics.
Comment by Beryl— August 3, 2010 #
Yep, triple size sounds just about right 🙂 Love the lumpy-bumpy descriptor – that’s these cookies to a T!
Comment by Caitlin— August 3, 2010 #
Love the nubby texture of these cookies with all the carrots and nuts sticking out!
Comment by Valerie— August 3, 2010 #
Your cookies look great!
Comment by Cristine— August 3, 2010 #
Ciao Steph !Thank you for joining me this week I’m really glad you loved these cookies ! Yours look great !!
Comment by natalia— August 3, 2010 #
These were great, weren’t they? I wish I had thought to save one for breakfast as well, or maybe I wish you had saved me one of YOURS for breakfast!
Comment by Kayte— August 3, 2010 #
When I first saw your photo, I thought it was a carrot cake in cookie form too, but a carrot scone certainly sounds very good.
Comment by cath1991— August 3, 2010 #
I think they were very scone-like and would hold up on their own as scones. Yours are puffy like mine are. They look great!
Comment by Nicole— August 3, 2010 #
These would be great at breakfast, but I had mine with tea. That was good too! Lovely pictures.
🙂
Comment by Mary— August 3, 2010 #
interesting.. it’s like carrot cake but …. cookie.
Comment by Jack Lee— August 3, 2010 #
These could easily pass as breakfast cookies. Well, if I hadn’t glazed them and filled them with cream cheese frosting. Yours look beautiful!
Comment by Carol Peterman— August 3, 2010 #
I like where you are going with the triple size. And for breakfast.
Love your picture!
Comment by Becky O.— August 4, 2010 #
Oooh, I think I’m going to have to make these ASAP! I’m all for anything with ginger and I love desserts involving carrots. And I agree that these could be gobbled up for breakfast 🙂 So pretty, too!
Comment by Sues— August 4, 2010 #
These do look like they’d be great for breakfast!
Comment by Amber Marie— August 4, 2010 #
wow your cookies look super chunky! well done 🙂
Comment by Jaime— August 4, 2010 #
I love your idea of serving them for breakfast – perhaps psread with cream cheese, just like a mini carrot cake.
Comment by Cakelaw— August 4, 2010 #
So lumpy, but so good! I loved everything in these cookies – and yours looks fabulous! Mine didn’t last long enough for breakfast – but so glad “someone’s” did – nicely done – they’re beautiful!
Comment by mike— August 5, 2010 #
They do look great! And I love the idea of making them bigger. Maybe patting them into a circle and cutting out scone shaped cookies. Yum!
Comment by Jeannette— August 5, 2010 #
I think I might try these (any excuse for cookies for breakfast), though I’m thinking I’ll probably swap the raisins for some dried cranberries, but that’s just me. Looks good!
Comment by Janae Monir— August 7, 2010 #
Oooh wow these sound different, i bet they were yummy! Perfect for breakfast.
Comment by Natalie— August 9, 2010 #