Description
Soft zucchini cookies flavored with cinnamon and topped with a rich cream cheese frosting.
Ingredients
Scale
- ½ cup softened butter
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- ½ cup brown sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1½ teaspoons cinnamon
- 1½ cups grated zucchini
- 4 ounces cream cheese
- ¼ cup butter
- 1½ cups powdered sugar
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Cream butter and sugars until fluffy.
- Beat in egg and vanilla.
- Whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon.
- Mix dry ingredients into creamed mixture.
- Fold in grated zucchini.
- Drop spoonfuls onto parchment-lined baking sheets.
- Bake at 375°F for 12 minutes.
- Cool completely on wire racks.
- Beat cream cheese and butter until smooth.
- Add powdered sugar and vanilla and mix until creamy.
- Spread frosting over cooled cookies.
Notes
- Do not overbake.
- Cool cookies completely before frosting.
- Store frosted cookies in the refrigerator.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 174
- Sugar: 17
- Sodium: 146
- Fat: 8
- Saturated Fat: 5
- Unsaturated Fat: 2
- Trans Fat: 0.2
- Carbohydrates: 25
- Fiber: 0.5
- Protein: 2
- Cholesterol: 27