Tuesday, July 13, 2010

Lemon Zucchini Cookies

Lemon and what??  Zucchini?  Zucchini Cookies?

Yup.  And they’re spectacular.

Makes about 64 cookies

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Ingredients

4 cups flour

2 teaspoons baking powder

1 teaspoon salt

1-1/2 cups soft butter

1-1/2 cups sugar

2 eggs beaten

2 teaspoons lemon peel

2 cups shredded zucchini (washed but not peeled)

2 cups chopped pecans

*Lemon Glaze (see below)

 

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Preparation

Mix the first three (dry) ingredients together

In a separate large bowl, blend butter and sugar and beat in eggs until fluffy

Stir in flour mixture alternating with zucchini

Add lemon peel and pecans

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Drop large teaspoon full on baking sheet lined with parchment paper.  

Bake at 375 F  for 15 – 20 minutes.

While still warm drizzle with * lemon glaze.

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* Lemon Glaze

1 cup of icing sugar

2 tablespoons lemon juice.  ( May need more as mixture should be runny)

(You may need to double this mixture to do all the cookies, but make one batch at a time.)

 

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To store these properly, freeze what you don’t use right away and take out what you need later. Thaw on counter.

Enjoy !

 

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5 comments:

  1. PERFECT! I have 3 zuchs sitting in the fridge waiting for me to do something with them!

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  2. Love this, one can never have enough ideas to use zukes!

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  3. Very good recipe. I'd suggest chilling cookie dough before cooking so they arent melted flat in the oven.

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  4. I make these through the year. I grate the zucchini and freeze it for cookies and zucchini bread! Delish!!!

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