These are originally called Carrot Cake Whoopie Pies, but I'm calling them Carrot Cake Cream Pies because they remind me of Oatmeal Cream Pies (yum). Also because no one in my family understood what a whoopie pie was when I brought them over Easter day. I found this recipe last year at Grin and Bake It. They turned out so well! Super moist and delicious. There was also a recipe for a Carrot Cake Martini on the Grin and Bake It website, but I didn't have time to grab all the ingredients AKA alcohol. I bet they would have been delicious!
Makes 12 or 24 cream pies (depending on if you slice each one in half like I did)
Bake time: 14-16 minutes
Do these look delicious or what? I think this is the cutest thing I've ever baked. Let me explain what's going on in this picture: a miniature cadbury egg has been stuffed inside a homemade cookie, topped with homemade frosting which has been dyed green for the occasion, and topped with peanut butter speckled M&M eggs. Yes, yes, and yes.
I found the cookie recipe on this Making Memories blog and the frosting recipe is from Tasty Kitchen. You should make them for Easter this weekend. Your guests will thank you. Here's another Easter dessert recipe that you might be interested in, too!
Makes 36 cookies.
Bake time: 10 minutes
Yayyyy, Easter cookies! They'll suit all your jelly bean/cookie loving needs. What a perfect combination. I stumbled up this recipe last week on Alli 'n Son's blog. She hosts Sweet Tooth Friday every week which I would like to participate in soon. But not with this recipe..because it's hers. These turned out very well! They have rolled oats in them, so they turned out to be a fluffly, oatmeal cookie with a slightly fruity flavor.
I'm super pumped about making Easter treats this year. This is the first of three to come, so keep checking back!
Makes 36 cookies.
Bake time: 1o-12 minutes