I found this recipe for zucchini cookies at epicurean.com. I have to tell you, that this is now my favorite zucchini recipe. These soft cookies are full of flavor. I love the combination of the lemon and nutmeg. The frosting also adds to the goodness of this cookie. I did need to add more water than called for the make the frosting the right consistency. I was really surprised at how yummy these turns out and will be adding this to my tried and true file. Delicious! One note on this, you can make them with carrots in place of the zucchini.
Lemon Zucchini Cookies
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup margarine or butter, softened
2 eggs
2 1/2 cups flour
1 1/2 cups shredded zucchini
1/2 cup chopped nuts (I didn’t use nuts)
1 teaspoon grated lemon peel
1 tablespoon lemon juice
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon salt
LEMON FROSTING:
3 cups powdered sugar
1/4 cup butter, softened
1 teaspoon grated lemon peel
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 tablespoon water
Heat oven to 375. Mix sugars, butter and eggs. Stir in remaining ingredients. Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls about 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake until almost no indention remains when touched (about 8-10 mins.); cool. Frost w/ lemon frosting (below). Makes 3 doz. Lemon Frosting: Mix sugar, butter and lemon peel. Beat in lemon juice and water, adding more water if necessary.
FOR CARROT COOKIES, substitute carrots for zucchini.
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I googled zucchini cookies and found this on your website! They are soooooooooo good; probably my favorite!! I bake a lot and these are on my top choices to bake now!!! Thank for sharing!
My kids and I baked these last night and they are INCREDIBLE! The only change I made was increasing the amount of lemon juice because we LOVE lemon around here. Tart and sweet and no clue that the cookies were made with veggies. We used yellow crookneck/summer squash which really helps conceal that fact. SCRUMPTIOUS! Thanks for posting so many zucchini recipes, I plan to try more of them in the coming days.
I might try these with the carrot and zuchinni mixed…they sound really good. And if I don’t tell my kids that there’s vegetables in them, perhaps they’ll think so too!;)
Oh, these sound heavenly!!! These I will be baking soon!!!
omgosh NOW I wish I would have planted Zuchinni’s I will have to buy some to try these recipes YUMMY Ill have to stop by more often, you have a great blog Carm
Hi Laura,
I wanted you to know that I got your message about the zucchini muffins. SOrry they didn’t turn out perfectly! I’m not sure about the rounded tops. SOmetimes I have luck with that and other times not. The only thing I can suggest about the choc chips is that if the zucchini shreds are plentiful, it may help with holding up the chips. Good luck. THanks so much for rating 🙂