To say "you are my dear friend" in Spanish to a close female friend should I say "Tu eres mi amiga carinosa"?

Question

To say "you are my dear friend" in Spanish to a close female friend should I say "Tu eres mi amiga carinosa"?

Answer 1

Yes, that should be correct.

Or you could say "eres mi querida amiga"

Answer 2

Tú eres mi amiga querida

Carinosa is more like lovely, kind, good-natured, etc.

Answer 3

I go with eres mi querida amiga.  

Just what sounds right in my experience.

Answer 4

"Eres mi amiga querida"

"Eres mi amiga íntima."

The second one is for the closest of your friends.

"Tú eres mi amiga cariñosa" translates to "You are my friend who is very endearing/warm/etc. (But does not necessarily mean she is that towards you.)