I was really curious about these. Dorie says they are scone-like. I wondered... are they dry? thick and cakey? flaky? chewy? Do they lend themselves well to being smothered in cream cheese frosting? The answer is definitely a "YES" to the cream cheese frosting part. I made a cream cheese glaze which complimented the cookies just as cream cheese frosting goes with carrot cake.
I would describe their texture as being moister than a scone, denser than a cake and thicker than a cookie. If you don't like raisins, I would recommend substituting Craisins or chopped, dried apricots or even better, dried pineapple! Don't omit the dried fruit altogether because in my opinion, the raisins stole the show, closely followed by the dried pineapple - little golden bits of goodness embedded in the batter.
Thanks Natalia of gatti fili e farina for this week's pick from Baking: From My Home to Yours, p. 162.
I used chopped dates they were great. Love your frosting. Mine are in the freezer. I will frost them with an orange buttercream drizzle. Yummy!
ReplyDeleteThat cream cheese drizzle look yummy!
ReplyDeleteThey look so delicious with that cream cheese glaze! I thought of doing this but was feeling too lazy..definitely next time though! A keeper recipe :-)
ReplyDeleteOh girl I love that frosting you glazed on these. I bet that makes them taste even more like carrot cake! Yum.
ReplyDeleteDried pineapple sounds like a delicious variation! And, of course, everything is better with cream cheese icing! Nicely done.
ReplyDeleteO-o-o-oh. Craisins. Yes, yes. Good idea. And Clivia's variation of dried pineapple does too. Like that you made the glaze thin. Perfect!
ReplyDeleteFrosting makes for a prettier cookie and a sweeter one and sweet is good.
ReplyDeleteGlaze is a great idea. They were not easy to frost.
ReplyDeleteI left out fruit and now wish i had put something in. The flavor was a little flat without it.
Oo! Craisins sound delicious in these. Glad they turned out so well. The glaze looks amazing too!
ReplyDeleteThat glaze was the finishing touch to a perfect looking cookie!
ReplyDeletethat frosting looks darn good! I would lick it off a spoon anytime!
ReplyDeletecall me boring, but i am not sure about the frosting idea, but the cookie cake thingys look pretty awesome.
ReplyDeleteNow THOSE look delicious!!!!!
ReplyDeleteCiao Tia !Thank you for joining me this week ! I love your frosting !! Great desciption of taste !
ReplyDeleteYes, I really should have gone with the glaze. Yours look so good!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous! That icing looks so good, too - would love to try that next time! :)
ReplyDeleteOooh, that drizzle. Great minds with the cream cheese!
ReplyDeleteThey look fantastic with the glaze, and dried pineapple sounds like a wonderful addition.
ReplyDeletePerfect description of these cookies. I used dried cranberries and like you added a cream cheese frosting element.
ReplyDeleteYour cookies look perfect! I don't love raisins, so I didn't use the full amount; I love your idea of pineapple since a lot of carrot cakes contain it.
ReplyDeleteYum!! These really would be great with pineapple! Lovely cream cheese glaze...like a creamy coat of deliciousness. :D
ReplyDeleteOoh, dried pineapple sounds like a great addition! I love how bright orange the carrots are.
ReplyDeletei would have never thought about pineapple. very cool.
ReplyDeleteOMG! Your cookies look absolutely delicious with the cream cheese frosting!
ReplyDeletePineapple - I've seen that in recipes but never used it - these look wonderful! Especially the glazed ones - they're gorgeous. I'll have to pick up dried pineapple this weekend - love that idea!
ReplyDeleteYes, I joined the cream cheese train with you this week! Love the action shot at the end.
ReplyDeleteI'm of the opinion that EVERYTHING tastes better with cream cheese frosting! Holy yum!
ReplyDeleteThe cookies looks amaaaaazing! I must just these a try! YUM! Love your photos!!
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