Zucchini Breakfast Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup zucchini heaping, finely grated
- 1/3 cup oil
- 1 egg beaten
- 1/3 cup brown sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 1/2 cup quick-cooking oats divided
- 1 cup whole wheat flour
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp nutmeg
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup walnuts (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees
- If desired, blend one cup of oats and make oat flour. This isn't necessary, I like it better though.
- Mix together egg, oil and vanilla. Add brown sugar and mix again.
- Add blended and non-blended quick oats, flour, baking powder and soda, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg to a mixing bowl. Mix together.
- Add flour mixture to egg mixture. Mix together until combined.
- Add chocolate chips and walnuts. Mix.
- Add zucchini and gently mix together.
- Drop 1½ inch cookie balls on parchment lined baking sheet.
- Bake for 13-14 minutes.
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