Double Chocolate Zucchini Walnut Cookies
- 1 1/4 cups whole wheat flour or all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1/2 cup cocoa powder unsweetened
- 2 tablespoons butter, unsalted melted
- 3 tablespoons canola oil or (light) olive oil
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 large eggs
- 1 cup zucchini shreded
- 1/2 cup walnuts chopped
- 1 cup chocolate chips (semi-sweet)
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar for rolling
- Preheat the oven to 350F (180C).
- In a large mixing bowl, sift together the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and cocoa powder, and whisk well.
- In another medium bowl, whisk together the melted butter, oil, vanilla extract, both of the sugars and egg until well blended.
- Stir in the zucchini with a wooden spatular until well mixed.
- Pour the zucchini mixture into the flour mixture, and stir until just incorporated and moistened.
- Stir in the walnuts and chocolate chips until evenly distributed.
- Roll about 1 heaping tablespoonful of the dough into a small ball.
- Place the powdered sugar onto a plate.
- Roll each ball in the powdered sugar.
- Place the cookies balls about 1-inch apart on the baking sheets lined with parchment paper.
- Bake for about 15 minutes until the top cracks, and the cookies have set.
- Let cool on the sheets on a wire rack for about 10 minutes.
- Transfer the cookies onto the wire rack to cool completely.
whole wheat flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, cocoa, butter, canola oil, vanilla, brown sugar, sugar, eggs, zucchini, walnuts, chocolate chips, powdered sugar
Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/double-chocolate-zucchini-walnu-54223 (may not work)