Our carrots are crisp and sweet-great for COOKIES!

These are carrots picked from our garden. Here's a recipe that I have been making some of them. It's my mom's recipe. We have also been cutting, blanching and freezing them. What are you making with your carrots?

Raw Carrot cookies

1/2 cup shortening

3/4 cup sugar

1 cup grated raw carrots

1/2 tsp. salt

2 cup sifted flour

1 tsp. vanilla

1 egg

1/2 tsp. lemon extract

2 oranges used for 1 Tablespoon grated orange peel

Mix wet ingredients together first then add in dry ingredients. Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes on a greased cookie sheet. Cool then frost.

Frosting:

2 oranges- Juice them

1 Tablespoon of butter

1/8 tsp salt

1/2 tsp vanilla

2 cups powdered sugar to the right consistency (a little runny is OK)