Zucchini Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

Anyone who either grows zucchini or lives by someone that grows zucchini knows that there is always WAY too much zucchini to try to eat. The stuff multiplies with a blink of an eye (so it seems). So, I am always looking for new recipes to try that use zucchini. One of my friends sent me this recipe for a zucchini cookie. So, of course, I had to give it a try.

Here is what you need.

2 sticks butter or margarine, softened
1/2 Cup brown sugar
1/4 Cup sugar
1 tsp vanilla
2 Eggs
2 Cups shredded zucchini
2 Cups flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 Cup oats
1/2 Cup chocolate chips
1/2 Cup chopped walnuts, optional

1) Preheat oven 350 degrees. Mix butter and sugars. Add vanilla and eggs. Mix well. Add zucchini and mix until well blended.
2) Add the flour and baking soda until well mixed. Add in the oats, chocolate chips, and nuts (if using). Mix everything well. (I left the nuts out. I had to had a little bit more flours and more chocolate chips to compensate for no nuts.)
3) Spray a cookie sheet or line with parchment paper. Drop dough by tablespoons about 2 inches apart.
4) Bake 15 minutes. Cool.

Enjoy!

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