Thursday, July 30, 2009

Yellow Squash Cookies

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You read that right. Yellow squash.

I have so much of it right now that I had to find something, anything to do with it. Sauteing, grilling, eating it raw...it was all getting a little tiresome, so why not try cookies?

Technically, this could almost count as a vegetable serving. Almost.

Ingredients

~ 1/3 cup honey **
~ 2 eggs, beaten
~ 1/3 cup oil
~ 2 tsp. vanilla
~ 2 cups flour {I used whole wheat pastry flour}
~ 1 tsp. baking powder
~ 1/2 tsp. baking soda
~ 1/2 tsp. salt
~ 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
~ 2 Tbsp. ground flax seed {optional} **
~ 2 cups shredded yellow squash

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 375.

2. Combine first 4 ingredients and mix well. Stir in dry ingredients til moist and then add in shredded squash.

3. Using a small melon scoop or a tablespoon, drop the dough onto well greased cookie sheets, about 2 inches apart.

4. Bake until golden brown, 8-9 minutes. Cool on wire rack.

Makes about 3 dozen cookies.

** I used the flax seed just to add a little extra health in. You can also substitute 1/3 to 1/2 cup brown sugar in place of the honey. I tried the recipe both ways and they turned out great with either sweetener.


8 comments:

  1. OOhhhhh! I'm going to try this with my zucchini!! I'm being overtaken by them!

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  2. ooo so going to have to try these if I ever get any squash :-)

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  3. ahh hit publish and I wasn't done! My squash plants are starting to look like they are going to produce sometime soon!

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  4. I might just have to make these. today. they look so good! thanks!

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  5. ha ha, you are desperate. Can you grate and freeze yellow squash for winter use? (like you can zucchini). I will be on the look out for yellow squash at the Farmer's market - I don't have the same problem you do!

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  6. I just had a friend ask me last week for a yellow squash recipe... I will def e-mail this to her! Thanks for sharing!!

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  7. We did try this...with honey...and my kids love it. I passed them on to my grandparents, too, so it's a recipe on the move. Thanks for sharing!!

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  8. Hey, I tried this. The cookies were very soft though. But the taste was great. Will be posting this in my blog. Thnks fr the healthy recipe.

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