I got into a baking mood yesterday, but once again find myself tired of the same old things I always make in there. Instead, I went browsing through my Pinterest boards looking for something new and tantalizing. I found them here: Two Peas & Their Pod. I get a lot of recipes from this website. I have never had one fail me. In fact, they've probably been linked to in more than a few of my posts. =)
There they call them "Zucchini Applesauce Oatmeal Cookies". I'm simply calling them "Autumn Cookies", because that is exactly what it tasted like I was biting into- a delicious morsel of Fall. I didn't have any chocolate chips on hand, so just omitted them. Let me tell you, they are not necessary. They were absolutely perfect, and I will be making these quite often, methinks! Perfect for this time of year!
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Ingredients:
1 cup flour (next time I will try wheat flour, or half all-purpose, half wheat)
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon cloves
1/8 teaspoon nutmeg
1/4 cup applesauce
3/4 cup brown sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup shredded zucchini
2 cups oats
Chocolate chips
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350*F. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper. Set aside.
In a small bowl, combine flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg.
In a larger bowl combine applesauce and sugar. Add egg and vanilla. Stir in zucchini.
Slowly add the flour mixture to the zucchini mixture. Stir in oats and chocolate chips if using.
Bake for 10 - 12 minutes. Let cool completely.
