Very good and really moist

My grandmother made these all the time at Christmas too! They are definitely cake-like cookies, and I firmly believe the recipe is not to be messed with :) I have never heard of putting nuts in them, and prefer them without, but the rest of the measurements/ingredients in this recipe is identical to her recipe.

Really bland, even with lots of spices.

I used butter instead of shortening--it was what I had on hand and added 1/2 tsp of orange extract to the glaze frosting. These turned out pretty good. Took them to work--they did not last long!

I like the taste, but they turn out very cake-like. Something needs to be done about the baking soda/powder mix.

Okay, I'm a ditz so I added grated raw carrots (I'd been reading a ton of other carrot recipes.) I saw my error so I added one cup of cooked carrots to make up for it. Believe it or not, they still came out very tasty. They were a bit cakey though so I wonder if I should cut down on the baking powder--or are they meant to be cake-like? I told my daughter they were carrot cake cookies! She loves them, especially the glaze but I used orange juice concentrate, melted, and blended it into the sugar for extra flavor. My friends wanted the recipe so it must be good! I prefer cookies with more crisp edges, but these have great flavor. A novel way to use carrots!

I have made these cookies since I was in middle school, and like to make them for Easter, but couldn't find my recipe, so used this one. They were good. I used half whole wheat flour and used a plastic cup of cinnamon applesauce in place of 1/2 cup of the shortening. (I also had to use butter instead of shortening for another 1/2 cup; that's all I had.) They were good. I did have some dried orange zest and I think that added a lot to the icing. So while I would have thought the whole orange and zest thing could be skipped, I think it adds a lot to the icing. (I added a touch of zest to the dough also.) I could not seem to get the icing right. I added 1 tablespoon oj to 1/2 cup powdered sugar and it was way too thin, so start out with very small amounts of juice. They had icing dripped down the sides even after I tried to thicken it. I will make these again, but will look for my old recipe to see if there were any differences that made for an improvement on taste. They were good, but I don't think everyone loved them at the Easter dinner I attended. Cheesecake and brownies with ice cream seemed a bit more popular. GREAT way to add beta carotene to a veggie hater's diet. I gave them without icing to my 1 year old who has decided she doesn't like carrots anymore, and she loved them. :)

I love this recipe! My Granny made these all the time when I was little, primarily for Christmas. Thanks for sharing. I made them yesterday and they were awesome!

very tasty, moist cookies. an excellent recipe- took some to work and everyone loved them

Worth the extra time to cook and mash the carrots. The whole family loves these cookies!

I love these cookies. I too had a grandmothers cookbook with this recipe in it but had lost it in a move. Thrilled to find it again.. They are moist, flavorfull and very easy to make.

THESE ARE GREAT. I USED CANNED CARROTS TO SAVE TIME AND I JUST ADDED STORE BOUGHT ORANGE JUICE TO THE POWERED SUGAR UNTIL I HAD THE RIGHT CONSISTENCY FOR THE GLAZE. WILL DEFINATELY MAKE AGAIN