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Zucchini Oat Cookies with Brown Butter Frosting
If the soft chewy oatmeal goodness of the cookie isn’t enough to persuade you, just one lick of that brown butter frosting will have you melting into a puddle of cookie seduction – it’s absolutely divine!
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
29 mins
Servings: 24 Cookies
Calories: 253 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
Cookies:
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup oats
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup softened unsalted butter
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- ⅓ cup brown sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 ½ cups shredded zucchini
Frosting:
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 6 cups powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 8-10 tablespoons whole milk
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. lightly spray a baking sheet with non-stick cooking spray.
- In a medium bowl whisk together 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour, 1 cup oats, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, ½ teaspoon baking powder, and ¼ teaspoon salt.
- In a large bowl with an electric mixer, whisk the ½ cup softened unsalted butter ½ cup granulated sugar and ⅓ cup brown sugar until light and fluffy. Add 1 egg, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, and 1 ½ cups shredded zucchini and mix well.
- Add the flour mixture to the butter mixture and continue whisking until combined.
- Drop spoonfuls of the dough onto the prepared baking sheet at least 2 inches apart. Bake for 12-14 minutes until golden brown.
- Let the cookies cool for 10 minutes on the baking sheet before transferring to a cooling rack or sheet of parchment or wax paper to finish cooling completely.
- When cookies are cooled prepare the frosting. Melt 6 tablespoons unsalted butter in a small saucepan over medium heat. Continue to stir and cook over medium heat until the butter turns amber-brown.
- Add butter, 6 cups powdered sugar, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, and 8-10 tablespoons whole milk to a large bowl and mix until smooth. Spread over the cooled cookies.
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Notes
- This recipe makes a lot of frosting - feel free to half the frosting portion of the recipe if you want!
Nutrition Information
Calories
253kcal
(13%)
Carbohydrates
46g
(15%)
Protein
2g
(4%)
Fat
7g
(11%)
Saturated Fat
4g
(20%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
0.4g
Monounsaturated Fat
2g
Trans Fat
0.3g
Cholesterol
25mg
(8%)
Sodium
32mg
(1%)
Potassium
67mg
(2%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
37g
(74%)
Vitamin A
239IU
(5%)
Vitamin C
1mg
(1%)
Calcium
21mg
(2%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 24Cookies
Amount Per Serving
Calories 253
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 253kcal | 13% |
| Carbohydrates | 46g | 15% |
| Protein | 2g | 4% |
| Fat | 7g | 11% |
| Saturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.4g | 2% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Trans Fat | 0.3g | 15% |
| Cholesterol | 25mg | 8% |
| Sodium | 32mg | 1% |
| Potassium | 67mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 37g | 74% |
| Vitamin A | 239IU | 5% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 21mg | 2% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.