The carrot cookies They are the best option for a delicious and healthy mid-morning or afternoon snack. With this recipe you can prepare them so that your children take them as snacks for school or integrate them into your diet to improve your health.
These cookies do not take a long time to prepare, also you can find some extra tips to obtain the best homemade cookies, which you can apply for any other preparation.
Ingredients
To prepare some 15 units of these healthy snacks, you will need the following:
- 1 Teaspoon vanilla extract.
- 1 teaspoon of chemical yeast.
- 2 carrots (100 grams).
- 80 grams of sugar.
- 100 grams of butter.
- 100 grams of wheat flour.
- Shall.
Preparation
Making these cookies is quite simple, and for this you must follow these instructions:
- To start you must preheat the oven to 200°C.
- Grate the carrots with the help of a cheese grater.
- Once this is done, in a container you must begin to beat the butter together with the sugar. For this you can use an electric mixer or if you prefer use your hands. But you need to make sure the butter is at room temperature.
- Leave to debate to add the carrot grated, then continue beating while you add the rest of the ingredients: the vanilla essence, the yeast and the wheat flour. Mix well until all the ingredients are completely integrated.
- Once the dough is ready, start by taking a few portions and build balls. So that they all have more or less the same size you can use a spoon tureen to help you take the cookie dough.
- The balls can be deposited on a baking sheet with baking paper. Let the cookies bake for a few 15 minutes or until they start brown.
And voila, that easy. Keep in mind that you must leave them cool completely before removing them from the tray or could be undone. And if you have some left over, you can keep them inside a airtight container so that they are preserved without any problem.
If you wish you can also add some pieces of walnuts or hazelnuts during preparation to give them more flavor and a crisp touch.
Tips for perfect cookies
These quick tips can be used not only for the preparation of these carrot cookies, you can also apply them to any recipe you want to prepare:
- Remember to always use butter room temperature why? Well, this will integrate better with the dry ingredients and will also help the cookie to maintain its shape when baked. But in case your butter has been in the refrigerator, you can cut it into pieces and grate it.
- Another tip is that you have to beat the butter and sugar very well, the result of this mixture should have a smooth consistency. For this you can mix these ingredients well for a few 10 minutes in a row, this way you can get super fluffy cookies when you bake them.
- To avoid that the cookies are like a stone you can reduce the excess amount of flour, in this way you will get much more tender cookies. If you are going to use a spoon or a cup, you can use a knife to scrape off the excess flour.
- Once you have your dough ready, you can cool it before baking it, for this you will only have to leave it in the refrigerator for a while. This makes the dough much easier to handle in case you have to flatten it with the rolling pin. In addition, it will enhance the flavors since the ingredients will have time to integrate well.
- If you are going to use cutter molds, can enharinarlos so that the dough does not adhere when cutting and that in this way they do not lose their shape when moving the dough to the tray.
- Reduce oven temperature before removing, in this way you will avoid that the outside of these is too crunchy before they finish cooking inside.
- Before finishing, remove the cookies from the oven while they are still tenderThis is because sometimes these sandwiches tend to burn easily, so it is advisable to remove them a little earlier and finish cooking with the heat stored in the tray.
- Finally, let cool completely before storing as it is possible that the moisture of the cookies accumulates and they end up soft instead of crunchy.
Benefits of carrot cookies
As mentioned before, these snacks are not only delicious, they are also very nutritious and provide your body with a wide variety of vitamins and nutrients. Among the contributions of the carrot the following can be mentioned:
- This vegetable is well known for improve eye health.
- Invigorates the mind thanks to their contributions of potassium and phosphorusThis is because these minerals also regenerate nerve cells.
- The carrot contains high levels of carotenoids, which are the substances that give it its characteristic orange color and also prevent the appearance of breast and lung cancer. These substances also transform Vitamin A and thus strengthen hair and nails, in addition to giving elasticity to the skin.
- This vegetable also contains antioxidant properties that prevent premature aging.
- Due to their contributions in fiber, carrots are good for fighting constipation by working as a natural laxative.
- Thanks to the fluoride it contains, it takes care of the teeth and gums.
- In habitual consumption of this vegetable it helps to improve the heart health, keeping the arteries clear and thus allowing better blood flow.
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