It’s August now and everyone’s zucchinis are growing beautifully! Everyone’s except for mine. The birds or bunnies or dear keep eating all of my zucchini flowers before they can grow nice zucchini.
Fortunately, I have many friends who have too many zucchini. Yay for me!! And yay for you because I have been playing with several different zucchini recipes… Some of which aren’t ready for here yet…
Thankfully, this one continues to be a hit!
Double Chocolate Zucchini Cookies (Gluten Free/ Vegan/ Dairy Free)
1/2 c. raw cacao or cocoa
1/2 c. ground flax
1/2 tsp. xanthan gum
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 c. coconut oil
1 c. palm sugar (or desired granular sugar)
2 tsp. vanilla
1 c. shredded zucchini
1 c. dairy free vegan chocolate chips
1/2 c. chopped walnuts (optional)
Preheat oven to 350 degrees
In a medium size bowl, whisk together flour mix, cacao, flax, xanthan gum, baking powder and baking soda. Set aside.
In a large bowl, beat coconut oil, palm sugar and vanilla together until smooth. Add in dry mixture. Beat until mixed through. Stir in zucchini and chocolate chips. Add walnuts now, if using.
Drop by teaspoon full onto parchment paper lined cookie sheet. Bake 10-12 minutes for soft cookies, 15-17 for harder cookies.
Let cool completely. Store in covered container on the counter for up to 5 days. Freezes well.
Shared On: Fat Tuesday, Waste Not Want Not, Allergy Free Wednesday, Gluten Free Fridays, Healthy Vegan Fridays, Savoring Saturdays, Mix It Up Mondays
Sandi–These cookies look amazing! I’ve got gluten-free blogger friends coming for the weekend and some are vegetarian/vegan, so we need to make your cookies for sure! 🙂
Shirley
Thanks Shirley! Let me know what you and your friends think!
I love this! Zucchini is one of my favorite vegetables and I love adding it to desserts, but I have never tried it in a cookie before!
Thanks Heather! You would never know it was there after they’re cooked!
I love that you snuck zucchini into these amazing looking cookies!! Thanks for sharing them, Sandi, I’m pinning & sharing 🙂
Thanks Danielle! I like to sneak veggies into snack. 🙂
I have long thought of how to get zucchini into cookies – good job! 🙂 Thanks so much for sharing them at Savoring Saturdays, Sandi! I’m pinning them to our group board!
Thanks Raia!
Oooh zucchini chocolate cookies – yes, please! These sound good. I love the texture that zucchini adds to baked goods. These sound especially delicious.
You are so right Kimmy! Zucchini is fantastic in baked goods. Adds so much moisture.