Healthy Zucchini Cookies
These cookies pack the nutrition while still being a sweet treat! Perfect for kids and parents when you need a snack or dessert!
Ingredients
- 1 ½ c oats
- ¾ c flour (can substitute some almond flour)
- 1 c nuts chopped - peanuts, almonds, walnuts, pecans, any combination
- ½ c seeds chia, sunflower, flax, pumpkin, sesame, any combination
- ½ c shredded coconut
- ¾ c chips - chocolate, white chocolate, butterscotch, any combination
- ½ t baking soda
- ½ t baking powder
- ½ t kosher salt
- 1 zucchini shredded (about 1 cup, squeeze some of the water out)
- 1 carrot shredded (about 1 cup)
- 1 banana mashed with a fork
- 1 egg
- ¼ c coconut oil
- ¼ c honey or maple syrup
- 2 t vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°
- Mix all dry ingredients in a bowl
- Add all other ingredients and mix with a spatula until well combined
- Using a small portion scoop, scoop onto 2 oil sprayed cookie sheets, makes about 40 to 48 cookies, depending on size (you can do tight rows of 5 by 5 cookies to get them to fix, they don't spread so can be close together)
- Bake 25 minutes, cookies can be pressed with a spatula when hot from the oven to give a flat round cookie shape
- Serve with ice cream and freeze extras