Carrot Cookies with Orange Icing

Ingredients

The cookies

• 1 ¼ cups quick-cooking oats
• 1 cup oat flour
• 2 tablespoons ground flaxseed meal
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 ½ teaspoons ground cinnamon
• ¼ teaspoon ground ginger
• ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
• ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
• 1 ½ cups peeled grated carrots
• ¾ cup chopped raw walnuts or pecans
• ¼ cup raisins or additional walnuts or pecans
• ⅓ cup honey or pure maple syrup
• ⅓ cup unsweetened applesauce
• ¼ cup melted cooled coconut oil or unsalted butter
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

The orange icing (optional)

• ½ cup powdered sugar
• 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed orange juice
• ¼ teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Instructions

Nutrition Facts (estimated)