Cookies!!

Happy Tuesday to everyone!  Didn't I promise you a "zucchini surprise" today?  Well, here is another tasty way to work in your veggies.  Of course, it will be more difficult to convince children there is nothing green in these.  The strands of zucchini are sometimes noticeable in the cookies.  Not so with the chocolate cake or the bread from previous postings.

Served on a Susan Branch plate!

This recipe comes from a cookbook with a very long title - "Too Many Tomatoes, Squash, Beans, and Other Good Things - a Cookbook for When Your Garden Explodes."  Now, isn't that some title?!?  Compiled by Lois Landau and published in 1976, it has been the source of several answers to the dilemma of "What do I do with all this?"

ZUCCHINI DROP COOKIES

1 cup grated zucchini
1 teaspoon soda
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup butter or shortening
1 egg, beaten

- Mix the above together in a large bowl.

2 cups flour (I used half whole wheat.)
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
1/2 teaspoon salt

- Sift in, and stir to blend.

1 cup chopped nuts
1 cup raisins

- Stir in, then drop by teaspoonfuls on greased cookie sheet.  (I used a Silpat.)
- Bake 12 to 15 minutes at 375 degrees.  Yield: 3 dozen

The Husband quickly consumed four of these after his dinner last night, so I'd say they are a hit!:-)

In past years, our zucchini harvest has not been very plentiful at all, and it is refreshing to be able to say that this year is making up for those years!:-)  However, lest you think all I know is zucchini, this will be it for that particular vegetable.  You will be spared the Stuffed Zucchini and the Summer Squash Casserole.:-)  UNLESS, of course, you send word you are interested, and I will see about those recipes as well.

Thank you so much for reading.  I truly appreciate your comments.

Next post - Missed opportunity....