Recipes from Ollie J -- Carrot Cookies

And now, for something a little more healthy to continue with our 2011 New Year's resolutions.

Carrot Cookies

1 cup flour (white)
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
¼ pound margarine (1 stick)
1 egg
½ cup honey
¾ cup raw grated carrots (plus a little more – probably 1 cup in total)
½ cup oatmeal (plus 2 tablespoons)
½ cup raisins
(added 1 teaspoon cinnamon for flavor)

oven 350 degrees

Assuming the following, since no directions:
Mix together flour, baking powder and soda. Then add in margarine, egg, and honey. When well blended, add in carrots, then oatmeal, and raisins.
Drop as spoonfuls on well-greased baking sheet.
Bake until firm. (approx. 8-12 minutes)
Let set on cookie sheet before transferring to cooling racks. (My first batch* off the sheet fell apart.)

Light flavor. Delicate. If I hadn't added the cinnamon, they'd be bland. Carrot cake is still probably better than these carrot cookies. They'd be great slathered in cream cheese frosting, but that defeats the purpose of healthy cookies.

* The problem with my first batch is that the oven wasn’t set at 350, but lower, at 300. No wonder they didn’t cook correctly and fell apart. Adjusting the oven temperature made all the difference. They cooked up like regular oatmeal cookies.

Pictures are of the second batch after I adjusted the oven temp.