Chocolate Zucchini Cookies

I'm still out my ears with Zuchinni so I have been looking for new recipes to use it up. Here is one I found just yesterday and have discovered a new favorite! We love these new cookies. My kids decided that I should call them Chocolate Zucchini Muffin Tops because they soft and yummy like muffins but in a cookie form. We opted out of chocolate chips but decided that extra chocolate never hurts so we're doubling up next time. Give these a try and you'll be in for a real treat.

Chocolate Zucchini Cookies

1/2 cup margarine
1/2 cup white sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/3 cup cocoa powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 3/4 cups grated zucchini
1 cup chocolate chips (optional)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease cookie sheets. In a medium bowl, cream together the margarine, white sugar and brown sugar until smooth. Beat in the egg and vanilla. Combine the flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt; gradually stir into the creamed mixture. Fold in the grated zucchini. Fold in chocolate chips. Drop by rounded spoonfuls onto the prepared cookie sheets. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely. Makes approximately 3 dozen cookies.

Zucchini Cake

Here is a great way to use up all the extra zucchini the neighbors have been leaving on your doorstep. This moist melt in your mouth cake may leave you actually asking your neighbor for more.
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Zucchini Cake

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4 beaten eggs

1 cup oil

2 cups sugar

3 cups zucchini

2 1/2 cups flour

1 tsp baking soda

2 tsp baking powder

2 tsp cinnamin

1/2 tsp ginger

1/2 tsp nutmeg

1/4 tsp cloves

1/2 tsp salt

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Preheat oven to 350. Combine the eggs, oil, sugar adn zucchini and mix well. Sift dry ingredients together in seperate bowl. Add first mixture and blend well. Pour into greased sheet cake pan and bake 20-25 minutes. Cool and frost with cream cheese frosting below.

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Cream Cheese frosting

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6 oz cream cheese

1/2 c butter

1/2 tsp canilla

1 TBS milk

4 cups powdered sugar

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Mix well and blend for at least 5 minutes. Spread on cooled cake.