We’re taking you on a trip down memory lane with this Disney recipe, friends! (And, you’re going to want to grab your bowls and cookie sheets ASAP after you read it!)
Writer’s Stop
Long before Woody’s Lunch Box and Ronto Roasters existed, the Writer’s Stop was an AH-MAZING spot in Hollywood Studios. You could go inside the niche little bookstore and grab some coffee, a treat, and a new read while you relaxed in the park. We were pretty heartbroken when the Writer’s Stop closed (the area is now home to BaseLine Tap House). Buuut, we’ve got a little bit of Disney nostalgia you can make right in your kitchens!
Although the Writer’s Stop had plenty of tasty treats, the fan-favorite Carrot Cake Cookie Sandwich brought guests from far and wide into the store. While these cookies live on in the Trolley Car Cafe, they don’t have the same recipe anymore (sigh). BUT!! We’ve got the original Carrot Cake Cookie Sandwich recipe all the way from Writer’s Stop for you to make at home! Yeah, we told you that you’d be excited… 😉
Original Carrot Cake Cookie Sandwich
Ingredients:
- 1 box Carrot Cake mix
- 3/4 cup of water (per box instructions)
- 1/3 cup of vegetable oil (per box instructions)
- 3 large eggs (per box instructions)
- 8 oz of cream cheese
- 8 tablespoons of butter
- 1 cup of confectioners (powdered) sugar
- 1/2 cup of crushed and drained pineapple
- 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
Carrot Cake Cookie Sandwich Ingredients
Recipe:
You’ll want to start by making the Carrot Cake recipe listed on the back of the standard box. Before you get mixing, be sure to preheat your oven to 350 °F and grease a cookie sheet.
Carrot Cake Instructions
Place 3 large eggs…
Carrot Cake Recipe
…your vegetable oil…
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…measured water…
Carrot Cake Recipe
…and Carrot Cake mix into a large bowl.
Carrot Cake Recipe
Blend your cake mix, water, oil, and eggs at a low speed until moistened (about 30 seconds). Then, beat the mixture at medium speed for about 2 minutes.
Carrot Cake Recipe
After this, drop off rounded spoonfuls onto your cookie sheets…
Carrot Cake Recipe
…before you place them into the oven for about 10 minutes.
Carrot Cake Recipe
Take them out of the oven once they’ve been baked (look at how yummy they are!!)…
Carrot Cake Cookies!
…and set them aside to cool so you can begin making the icing.
Carrot Cake Cookies
In another large bowl, sift your powdered sugar.
Icing Recipe
Then, place your butter and cream cheese inside the bowl.
Frosting Recipe
Drain your crushed pineapple in the sifter over your sink…
Frosting Recipe
…before adding it and the vanilla extract to the rest of the ingredients in the bowl!
Frosting Recipe
Blend the ingredients together until the frosting is creamy (our mouths are already watering).
Completed Frosting!
Place a tablespoon (or more!) of icing on each cookie and sandwich them together…
Look at All That Carrot Cake Goodness!
…and then you’ll have your very own Writer’s Stop Carrot Cake Cookie Sandwich! WHAT a blast from the past, you guys!!
Voila! Carrot Cake Cookie Sandwich!
The best part about these cookies is that you can have them any time of the year — whenever you’re missing Disney World. While we might miss visiting the Writer’s Stop, we’re still happy we can make our favorite treat from the shop!
Carrot Cake Cookie Sandwich
Oh, and there’s no shame in having two (or three) of these DELICIOUS cookies!! ;D
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Already adding these ingredients to my list. Only question is how many cookies (sandwiched) did you get from this batch?
Annette, it should make 24 regular size cookies (so 12 sandwiches). Our team member made really large cookies, so she got a dozen (six sandwiches) + a couple of cupcakes. 🙂
Wonderful! Thanks, Sarah. <3
Are you sure there’s supposed to be pineapple in that filling? I never tasted pineapple?
Not exactly a recipe if you’re using a box of cake mix!!
I had one of these and it was amazing! I miss that place!
Our funny story at Writer’s stop was when we first went waaay back to try it, upon exiting the back door after buying a few they were giving out 1/2 cookie free samples to walkers by and my one little daughter at the time said look Dad why did we just buy them? LOL
Love how its replacement Baseline Taphouse has dedicated some memorabilia to it.
I loved the Writers Stop. It was a great place to get a cup of tea and just relax for a few moments. And of course I also had to have a Carrot Cake Cookie. So happy you managed to get the recipe and share it with all of us.
I worked at Writers Stop for many years. One of the favorite parts of my day was to take a cart early in the mornings, walk through the park and pick up the cookies from the kitchen. It was prior to opening with no guests yet and only a few Cast Members were working at that hour. The music was playing , the flowers were blooming, the birds were singing and it was magical for me every single time.
Only in America does a “recipe” include a box of cake mix. No way does Disney start with a box of cake MIX. Sheesh.
Those of you who object to the cake mix can likely figure out your own version from scratch. Maybe you’d be willing to share your resulting recipe here so others might also enjoy it.
Some of us are perfectly happy to have shortcuts. Thanks to DFB for the recipe.
you can also add chopped pecans and raisins – like a true carrot cake
I used a scant 1/4 cup dough and got 15 cookies about 5″ across (that’s 7 sandwiches). Baked about 14 minutes. You can make them smaller, too. I also added 1/3 cup toasted coconut and 1/3 cup walnuts to the frosting for that true carrot cake taste. These are so delicious!
So I just did this. Thanks for the attempt at the recipe. Cookies are more cake-like so try a true blue cookie recipe. The pineapple is too overwhelming for the taste. I don’t remember pineapple at all but I went with it. I would not do pineapple or just 1/4 cup and be sure to really drain that pineapple or icing will be runny. If you can reduce the pulp before mixing, that would help. I think the recipe falls short of writers stop but then again can we really imitate WDW?
Looking for where to get the recipe card sent to my email. I found the recipe but no where to send a request for the card. Please help. Love your videos by the way
Why is it so difficult to find the ingredients and instructions fot your recipes???
Still have NOT found the 12 recipe CARDS to print!!!!
FOUND THIS BLOG TO DIFFICULT TO FOLLOW!!!
TJ, I checked with the team, and the recipe cards were shared (or will be shared) with newsletter subscribers. Check this page for the PDFs.
This is one of my two top favorite treats! School bread being the other. I always buy 2, one to eat ASAP, the other to have with my morning coffee. So sad I can’t buy one at Writer’s Stop or the Sweet shop anymore. Hands down the worst decision Hollywood ever made was to close down the sweet shop on the corner. Buying it at the Starbucks is just DEPRESSING and NOT DISNEY AT ALL! In all the years I have spent eating them, I don’t remember the pineapple being in the frosting. Definitely in the cookie, but not the frosting. Maybe I just don’t remember.
I tried this recipe tonight and it was a big hit. I made a few adjustments, tho. After mixing the cake mix, it seemed too thin so I added about 2-3 tablespoons of flour which made it a little thicker but perfect for a cake-cookie.
When making the cream cheese frosting, I omitted the pineapple. More of a personal preference but it was perfect and everyone loved them.
Thanks for sharing this recipe!
How many ounces or grams was the cake mix? Duncan Hines (as well as other brands) does not have as many ounces as it did years ago.
Linda, the mix we used had 15.25 ounces.
Thank you so much for reply on the ounces used!
YUM!! Thank you!!!
For those of us who want the taste without the baking… Trader Joe’s has them. They are fantastic!
I will take any short cut I can take! Thank you for the recipe! Can’t wait to try these. I had no trouble printing out the recipe cards and I am not computer savy at all!
Please stop carrying on about cake mix and it not being a real recipe if you use one. If you use canned or jarred tomato sauce in your crockpot or for your lasagna, instead of starting with fresh tomatoes and herbs, isn’t that the same thing? To be consistent when producing thousands of a baked item, I think you’ll find commercial kitchens often start with a premix as a base. Make your own with flour, salt, sugar, baking powder, and spices like cinnamon, then use as needed with eggs, butter or oil, raisins, shredded carrots, vanilla or whatever you prefer to add. I once made a wedding cake with boxed pound cake mix, pre-ground walnuts, butter and vanilla, that was eaten down to the base tray. Shortcuts are fine! Thanks you, DFB, for the simple recipe.
Thank you so much for this recipe! These were my husband and my favorite sweet treats, when we visited Walt Disney World. I was craving them and found your recipe, and was thrilled. I could not find Duncan Hines brand carrot cake mix, but found Betty Crocker brand. However the directions on the back said to use 1c. water and 2/3 c. oil. I followed your instructions and used the amounts on the back of the Duncan Hines box and they turned out perfect!! They took me right back to the Writer’s Stop!! Thanks for recreating this memory for me!!