Zucchini Cookies Recipe

submitted by reader Jean Boutwell of Troy, AL

Ingredients
˝ cup (1 stick) butter, softened
1 cup granulated sugar
1 egg, beaten
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
˝ teaspoon salt
1 cup grated zucchini
1 cup golden raisins
1 cup chopped pecans
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 350F. Grease 2 nonstick baking sheets.
2. Combine flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt in a medium bowl. Combine butter and sugar in a large bowl; beat with a mixer at medium-high speed until light and fluffy. Add egg; beat well. Gradually add flour mixture; beat until smooth. The dough will be stiff. Stir in remaining ingredients. Drop by heaping teaspoonfuls 2 inches apart onto baking sheets.
3. Bake 13 to 15 minutes, until light brown. Do not overbake. Place baking sheets on wire racks to cool 2 minutes. Remove cookies and cool completely on wire racks. Makes about 4 dozen cookies.

Tips from the Test Kitchen
Because the moisture content of zucchini varies, this is a recipe that you may need to tinker with--add more wet ingredients if the batter is too dry; add more dry ingredients if it's too wet.
Nutritional Information
Nutritional facts per cookie: 100 calories, 5g fat, 1g protein, 13g carbohydrates, 1g fiber, 65mg sodium.

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sulong wrote:
This recipe really needs TWO cups of zucchini. the batter was simply way too dry with only one cup. You can also substitute whole wheat flour & carob chips. Delicious cookies. Thank you.
SoCalGal12 wrote:
This sounds really good!
AP Editors wrote:
One of our readers has written us a letter saying the batter was too crumbly. The texture of the batter is going to depend a great deal on the freshness of the zucchini. Really fresh zucchini will contain a lot more water than zucchini that have been stored in the refrigerator for a long time.

If the batter seems to dry and crumbly, add more grated zucchini or fold in another beaten egg.
AP Editors wrote:
We heard from another reader (by mail) that the batter was too soft. She added 1 cup of oats and 1/2 cup shredded sweetened coconut to the batter.

Because the moisture content of zucchini varies, this is a recipe that you're going to have to tinker with--add more wet ingredients if the batter is too dry; add more dry ingredients if it's too wet.

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