Taking all zucchini donations…these cookies rock!

Tis the season that Zucchini runs amuck. The zucchini situation seems to get out of control right about this time of year. Those who grow it have buckets and buckets that they can’t even give away. The friendly green summer squash has been running rampant in farmers markets and in our family gardens the last few weeks. After sautéing with onions and baking the vegetable several different ways that my father taught me, I was itching for a creative recipe to make a dent in my zucchini stash that my step dad bought over from their garden.

I love zucchini bread, and I know you will find this hard to believe but so does Kyle! If you don’t know my husband, he is not a fan of anything green, and as you take note, most veggies are green.

I have always noted how seamlessly the green veggie goes into a sweet baked good. Needing a treat to bring to a cookout, I found a recipe for Chocolate Chip zucchini cookies and modified it a little bit because we didn’t have any coco in the house, nor did we have butter flavored Crisco.

These tasty little bites were a hit: they definitely have a light cakey texture, so don't expect a particularly firm or chewy cookie. It's more like a little freeform muffin, which I like! They're also ridiculously moist. And the best part: this sweet goodie doesn't taste like zucchini at all! My little family devoured them in no time! I am eating one of the last ones as I sit here and finish this blog post.

So if you're looking for a yummy alternative to zucchini bread, or you're looking for a solution to the Attack of the Zucchini, try these cookies.

½ C Shortening
½ C sugar
½ C brown sugar
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla
2 ½ C flour
2 hot coco packets (no mallos, we even used sugar free)
1 tsp baking soda
½ tsp salt
1 ¾ C zucchini
1 C chocolate chips
Cream shortening and sugars; add in egg and vanilla; add in all dry goods; fold in zucchini and chocolate chips.Bake 8-10 min on 350.

On the not so healthy side I would like to make beer battered zucchini slices. Oh how heavenly they sound dipped in ranch!

Off to eat more cookies, have a great day!