marsha-tbay
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Zucchini Cookies
Moist and spicy cookies with tart lemon frosting.
1/2 cup granulated sugaar
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
2 eggs
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 cups shredded zucchini ( about 1 medium )
1/2 cup chopped nuts
1 teaspoon grated lemon peel
1 tablespoon lemon juice
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon salt
Lemon Frosting ( recipe follows )
Heat oven to 375 degrees F. Mix sugars, butter or margarine and eggs. Stir in remaining ingredients except Lemon Frosting. Drop dough by rounded teaspoonfuls about 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheet. Bake until almost no indentation remains when touched, 8 to 10 minutes; cool. Frost with Lemon Frosting. Makes about 5 dozen cookies.
Lemon Frosting:
3 cups powdered sugar
1/4 cup butter or margarine, softened
1 teaspoon grated lemon peel
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 tablespoon water
Mix powdered sugar, butter or margarine and lemon peel. Beat in lemon juice and water. If necessary, stir in additional water, 1 teaspoon at a time, until of spreading consistency.
For Carrot Cookies: Substitute shredded carrots for the zucchini.
Misifukoshkagata-gourmrcp
Moist and spicy cookies with tart lemon frosting.
1/2 cup granulated sugaar
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
2 eggs
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 cups shredded zucchini ( about 1 medium )
1/2 cup chopped nuts
1 teaspoon grated lemon peel
1 tablespoon lemon juice
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon salt
Lemon Frosting ( recipe follows )
Heat oven to 375 degrees F. Mix sugars, butter or margarine and eggs. Stir in remaining ingredients except Lemon Frosting. Drop dough by rounded teaspoonfuls about 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheet. Bake until almost no indentation remains when touched, 8 to 10 minutes; cool. Frost with Lemon Frosting. Makes about 5 dozen cookies.
Lemon Frosting:
3 cups powdered sugar
1/4 cup butter or margarine, softened
1 teaspoon grated lemon peel
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 tablespoon water
Mix powdered sugar, butter or margarine and lemon peel. Beat in lemon juice and water. If necessary, stir in additional water, 1 teaspoon at a time, until of spreading consistency.
For Carrot Cookies: Substitute shredded carrots for the zucchini.
Misifukoshkagata-gourmrcp