Crazy Zucchini Cookies

Crazy Zucchini Cookies

1 stick butter (1/2 C)
1/2 C brown sugar
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla
1 C whole wheat flour
1/2 C white flour
1/2 tsp baking soda
1 C rolled oats
1 – 1 1/2 C shredded zucchini
1/2 C shredded coconut
1 C butterscotch chips
Wet ingredients, dry ingredient…mix till just mixed. Add zucchini and oats, mix until just blended. Add coconut and butterscotch chips (you could do whatever…nuts, raisins, chocolate chips)
Bake 350 for about 11-13 minutes.

Mint Chocolate Chip Cookies

These cookies make a chocolate cookie using chocolate chips instead of the usual cocoa powder...they are a little cakey...
*original recipe from Guittard

2 C semi-sweet chocolate chips
1/2 C butter (1 stick)
1 3/4 C flour
1/2 tsp baking soda
3 eggs
1/4 C sugar
2 tsp vanilla
1-2 C mint chocolate chips

Melt chocolate chips and stir in butter till melted. In a mixing bowl beat eggs, sugar and vanilla till fluffy. Add cooled, melted chocolate chips and butter. Mix till combined. Mix dry ingredients together and add chocolate mixture. Don't over mix and try not to eat all the dough :) Add mint chocolate chips and put in the fridge to cool for about 15 min. Cook at 350 for 12 min (in my oven) but in some ovens it will be more like 10 mins.

Best Chocolate Chip Cookies (so far)

My friend gave this recipe to me and it has been the best so far.  Follow the directions.  I don't use the parchment paper but other than that if you follow everything you'll get the right texture.

2 sticks cold and cubed unsalted butter
1 cup granulated sugar
1 cup light brown sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp pure vanilla extract
2 3/4 cup all purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 tsp baking soda
2 1/2 cups semisweet chocolate chips or chunks


Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
1. In bowl of electric mixer fitted with paddle, cream together butter and sugars until well blended and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, mix in vanilla and beat until well incorporated.
2. Add flour, salt, baking soda, baking powder and mix until just combined. Gently fold in chocolate chips/chunks. Don’t overmix the dough.
3. Transfer dough to clean work surface and gently mix dough by hand to ensure even distribution of ingredients.
4. Place each on sheet pan lined with parchment paper and bake in the preheated oven 10-12 minutes.

Pumpkin Bars

PUMPKIN BARS
This is my "recipe" from a mix of others. It is modified to reduce fat/sugar so it may take some experimenting to get it just right especially in different elevations. Also, this makes a more dense, less cake like bar so you might want to try a recipe without the applesauce.  Also, this doesn't make a ton of frosting so you might want more.

1/2 C oil
1/2 C applesauce
1 C sugar
4 beaten eggs
1 can (15-16oz) pumpkin (not spiced)
2 C all-purpose flour (I often use half wheat too)
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp ground ginger (sometimes I add more :)
1/2 tsp ground cloves

Mix together dry ingredients in a separate bowl. In a mixing bowl combine oil, applesauce. Add eggs and pumpkin. Stir dry ingredients into the pumpkin mixture. (Don't over mix). Spread in a 15x10 sheet pan. Bake at 350 for about 25-30 minutes.

Cream Cheese Frosting
3 Tbsp Butter
4 oz low fat cream cheese (1/2 a package)
1 tsp vanilla
1 Tbsp milk (if needed)
2-3 C powder sugar

Frostings can be grouchy. A lot depends on the humidity and temp so adjust accordingly.