Preheat your oven to 350°F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone baking mats.

In a large mixing bowl, use a hand mixer to cream the butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar together until light and fluffy (about 2-3 minutes).

Beat in the egg and vanilla extract until smooth and fully combined. Stir in the grated carrots.

In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.

Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet mixture, mixing just until combined. Do not overmix.

Using a cookie scoop or spoon, drop heaping tablespoons of dough onto the prepared baking sheets, spacing them about 2 inches apart. Flatten slightly with the back of a spoon or your fingers.

Bake for 10-12 minutes, or until the edges are lightly golden and the centers are set. Allow cookies to cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely.

Once cooled, spread or pipe cream cheese frosting onto each cookie. To create a fun carrot shape, tint some frosting in a light green and some in orange. Pipe a bead frame around the cookie with the green and then pipe the carrot shape with the orange.

Optional: Just spread on some icing and dust with cinnamon; they are also delicious left plain.