Carrot Spice Thumbprint Cookies

TOTAL TIME: Prep: 30 min. Bake: 10 min./batch + cooling YIELD: 5 dozen.

Carrot cake is a family favorite, and these delicious cookies with shredded carrots, dried cranberries, toasted walnuts, cinnamon and cloves taste very similar. They're even topped with a rich cream cheese frosting. With each cookie it feels as if you're eating a piece of carrot cake, but no fork is needed! —Susan Bickta, Kutztown, Pennsylvania

Ingredients

1 cup margarine, softened

1 cup sugar

1/2 cup packed brown sugar

2 large eggs, room temperature

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

3 cups all-purpose flour

1-1/2 teaspoons grou...