Lemon Zucchini Drops Recipe

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When we lived on the East Coast, a nearby fruit and vegetable stand had a bakery featuring these soft cake-like cookies. We missed every bite when we moved away, so I developed this recipe.

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Lemon Zucchini Drops Recipe
  • Prep: 20 min. Bake: 10 min./batch + cooling
  • Yield: 21 Servings
20 10 30

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup butter, softened
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 cup finely shredded zucchini
  • 1 teaspoon grated lemon peel
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup raisins
  • 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
  • LEMON GLAZE:
  • 2 cups confectioners' sugar
  • 2 to 3 tablespoons lemon juice

Directions

  • In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg, zucchini and lemon peel. Combine the flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon and salt; gradually add to the creamed mixture and mix well. Stir in raisins and walnuts.
  • Drop by tablespoonfuls 3 in. apart onto lightly greased baking sheets. Bake at 375° for 8-10 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove to wire racks to cool.
  • For glaze, combine sugar and enough lemon juice to achieve a thin spreading consistency. Spread or drizzle over cooled cookies. Yield: 3-1/2 dozen.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (2 each) equals 196 calories, 6 g fat (3 g saturated fat), 22 mg cholesterol, 183 mg sodium, 33 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 2 g protein.

Originally published as Lemon Zucchini Drops in Best of Country Cookies , p19

Sweet White Wine

Enjoy this recipe with a sweet white wine such as Moscato or a sweet Riesling.

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Reviewed on Aug. 09, 2012 by LegalSec

This recipe was great but I did make some changes to make lower in fat. I only used 1/4 c. butter, 3 tbsp. of liquid egg whites and no nut. After mixing I felt it was too thin for cookies so I put the batter into a 9 inch square baking pan and placed in oven for 30 minutes and then checked with a toothpick until it was done. I made the glaze thicker with the juice of a fresh lemon and cut into 16 pieces which yield a low-fat cake with around 3 grams of fat, sorry I don't have a calorie count. The cake is so moist and the cinnamon and lemon flavors come out deliciously.

Reviewed on Jul. 07, 2012 by jane428

OMG get your mixer out and make these cookies. Great way to use up zuccini. I used fresh lemons I think it made a big difference. YUM

Reviewed on Dec. 25, 2011 by TOHfoodie

I don't usually like "cake-type" cookies, but these were GREAT! I ended up making 3 batches and using them in my Christmas treat bags. I didn't have enough zucchini for the last batch so I used yellow squash (1/2 cup) for the rest. They were just as good! I try and sneak extra fiber into food when I can but be sure to peel the squash in this recipe. Otherwise, you'll easily notice the green/yellow color. If you don't know there's squash in this recipe, you'd never be able to tell! The lemon glaze was a bit tart on it's own, but it complimented the cookies perfectly!

Reviewed on Mar. 24, 2011 by NevadaRose

These are really great. Made them up in the morning to take to work - and they were well received - I left with an empty plate!

Reviewed on Oct. 16, 2009 by Voluptuosa

They were delicious! I may of made some a little too big, but nobody complained. I would make these again.

 
 
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