Recipe#7421

Title: Carrot

From: dave@bensoft.com (David H. Bennett) 
 Newsgroups: rec.food.recipes 
 Subject: Frosted Carrot Cookies 
 Date: 17 Oct 1995 18:48:08 -0600 
 Message-ID: <458r2h$5vv@guitar.sound.net> 

2 cups diced peeled carrots
 3/4 cup butter or oleo, softened
 1 cup sugar
 1 egg
 1 teaspoon vanilla
 2 cups flour
 2 teaspoon baking powder
 1/2 teaspoon salt
 pineapple frosting  (follows)
 Cook carrots in small amout of boiling slated water rill tender.
 Drain and mash (should measure 1 cup).  Cool.  Cream butter and sugar.
 Add egg and vanilla, beat till fluffy.  Stir in carrots.  Stir
 together flour, baking powder and salt, blend into batter.  Drop from
 teaspoon onto ungreased cookie sheet.  Bake 375-f for 12 minutes.
 Cool and spread with frosting.
 Pineapple Frosting:  Blend 1-1/4 cup sifted powdered sugar, 2
 tablespoons softened butter or oleo, 2 tablespoons pineapple preserves
 until smooth. Add enough milk till spreading consistency.