Zucchini chocolate chip cookies

This recipe comes from an old Sunset and gives the impression of making halfway nutritious cookies (if you don't count all the butter and sugar--we prefer to focus on the zucchini).

They are cakey, moist and complex. They work equally well with egg or egg replacer and are a must try.

Rating: Truly 1/2 assed (Simple, but not ridiculously so...there is a little shredding, though Zucchini shreds very easily.)

Here's what you need and how you do it

1 cup butter or margarine, room temperature

1-1/2 cups sugar

2 large eggs (or the equivalent egg replacer)

1 teaspoon vanilla

2 cups zucchini (unpeeled, shredded)

2-3/4 cups flour

2 teaspoons baking powder

1 teaspoon cinnamon

1 teaspoon salt

1 cup chocolate chips

1 cup walnuts (optional, chopped)

1/2 cup raisins (optional, we left them out)

1 cup sweetened, flaked coconut

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

In a large bowl, cream together butter and sugar. Beat in eggs (or egg replacer) and vanilla. Stir in zucchini.

In a separate bowl, mix flour, baking powder, cinnamon and salt. Add to zucchini mixture. Stir in nuts, chocolate chips, raisins and coconut.

Drop by spoonfuls onto greased cookie sheets. Bake until lightly browned, 8 to 12 minutes.

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Comments

[Susan (Trout Towers)]

It looks like we will be overrun by zucchini this year - perfect timing!

[Terry]

Zucchini makes everything so moist...I bet they are really good. They sure do look good.

[Suzanne]

I wonder if you can use whole wheat flour instead of regular white flour to make them even more 'good for you'?

[Amanda]

Who would have guessed? I wonder how my family would react to zucchini in their cookies? :)

[Half Assed Kitchen]

Suzanne--I think you could substitute some of the flour for whole wheat, but I wouldn't go more than half.

Amanda--My family took it fine. Especially when I let them eat the cookies for breakfast. :)

[Gina]

These look great. I can never get my boys to eat vegetables. Maybe I can trick them. Thanks for the recipe.

[Dandy]

Those look fantastic. And I must say if it has zucchini in it then its healthy.