Carrot Cake Cookies with Cream Cheese Filling

Name: Carrot Cake Cookies with Cream Cheese Filling
Prep time: 120 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Americana
Ingredients: 1 cup brown sugar; 1 cup sugar; 2 sticks butter, smooth; 2 eggs, at room temperature; 1 teaspoon vanilla essence; 2 1/2 cups flour; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1/4 teaspoons salt; 2 teaspoons cinnamon; 1/2 teaspoons nutmeg; 1/2 teaspoons ginger powder; 2 cups instant oatmeal; 1 1/2 cups carrot, finely grated; 2 Philadelphia® cream cheeses, at room temperature (8 ounces each), for the filling; 2 cups icing sugar, for the filling; 2 teaspoons vanilla essence, for the filling; 2 sticks butter, for the filling