Categories: breakfast, cookies, dessert, zucchini

Ingredients

• 1 heaping cup zucchini, finely grated
• ⅓ c. oil
• 1 egg, beaten
• ⅓ c. brown sugar
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 11/2 c. quick oats, divided
• 1 cup 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 c. semi sweet chocolate chips
• 1/2 c. chopped walnuts, optional

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees

2. If desired, blend one cup of oats and make oat flour. This isn’t necessary, I like it better though.

3. Mix together egg, oil and vanilla. Add brown sugar and mix again.

4. Add blended and non blended quick oats, flour, baking powder and soda, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg to a mixing bowl. Mix together.

5. Add flour mixture to egg mixture. Mix together until combined.

6. Add chocolate chips and walnuts. Mix.

7. Add zucchini and gently mix together.

8. Drop 1½ inch cookie balls on parchment lined baking sheet.

9. Bake for 13-14 minutes.

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