Nutrition Facts

  • One serving:
  • (2 each)
  • Calories:
  • 132
  • Fat:
  • 6 g
  • Saturated Fat:
  • 3 g
  • Cholesterol:
  • 19 mg
  • Sodium:
  • 144 mg
  • Carbohydrate:
  • 18 g
  • Fiber:
  • 1 g
  • Protein:
  • 2 g

Chocolate Zucchini Cookies

This recipe started out as a plain zucchini cookie. But over the years, I added nuts and chocolate chips. These soft cookies never make it to the cookie jar!

SERVINGS

48

CATEGORY

Dessert

METHOD

Baked

PREP

15 min.

COOK

10 min.

TOTAL

25 min.

INGREDIENTS

  • 1 cup butter, softened
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 2 cups finely shredded zucchini
  • 1 cup chopped nuts
  • 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips

DIRECTIONS

In a large mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Combine the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, salt, nutmeg and cloves; gradually add to the creamed mixture and mix well. Stir in the zucchini, nuts and chocolate chips.
    Drop by tablespoonfuls 3 in. apart onto ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 375° for 10-12 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove to wire racks to cool. Yield: 8 dozen.

Printed from tasteofhome.com Aug 29, 2008

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