Coconut Oatmeal Cookies From Francis Recipe For Zucchini

SPICY ZUCCHINI OATMEAL COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease baking sheets.
• Stir together the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and cloves in a bowl; set aside. Beat the butter and brown sugar with an electric mixer in a large bowl until creamy. Add the egg and the vanilla extract. Mix in the flour mixture and oats until just incorporated.
• Wring the zucchini in a clean towel to remove any excess moisture. Stir the zucchini and raisins into the dough; mixing just enough to evenly combine. Drop batter by rounded teaspoonfuls 2-inches apart onto the prepared baking sheets. Bake for 14 to 16 minutes or until the bottom edges turn golden brown.

CINNAMON OATMEAL ZUCCHINI COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease baking sheets.
• Beat butter and sugar together in a large bowl until light and fluffy; add eggs and vanilla extract and continue beating until smooth.
• Stir flour, cinnamon, baking soda, and salt together in a bowl. Gradually add flour mixture to butter mixture and stir until well-blended. Add zucchini, oats, pecans, and cinnamon chips, respectively, mixing well after each addition. Drop dough by heaping tablespoonfuls 2-inches apart onto prepared baking sheets.
• Bake in preheated oven until golden brown, about 12 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

COCONUT OATMEAL COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°.
• In mixing bowl cream shortening,butter,and sugars.
• Add eggs and vanilla until blended.
• Set aside.
• In separate bowl, combine dry ingredients.
• Withholding coconut until all other ingredients are blended.
• Add coconut.
• Combine wet and dry ingredients until moist.
• Drop on greased cookie sheet about 1-2 inches apart.
• Bake for 10 minutes or until golden brown.
• Remove from oven immedietly- if overcooked cookies get HARD.

COCONUT AND OATMEAL DROP COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease 2 large cookie sheets. Cream butter and sugars in mixer until light and fluffy. Add eggs, beat together. Add vanilla, baking powder and baking soda. Then add the flour. Mix until well combined. Stir in coconut and nuts. Mix in oatmeal.
• Drop on greased cookie sheets by the tsp., spacing about 1/2 inch apart. Bake 12 to 15 minutes, just until the edges begin to brown. Transfer to a wire rack to cool.

ZUCCHINI OATMEAL CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. F Line 2 rimmed baking sheets with parchment.
• Lay out the grated zucchini on a paper-towel lined plate, to absorb as much water as possible. Set aside.
• Whisk the oats, flour, salt, baking soda and allspice together in a large bowl.
• Beat the butter and brown sugar in a separate bowl with an electric mixer (or using a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment) on medium speed until light yellow and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add the egg and vanilla and mix until smooth. Add the dry ingredients to the creamed mixture and mix on low just until there's no more powdery residue, 15 to 20 seconds, then add the zucchini, chocolate chips and toasted pecans if using and mix on low until there is no dry flour in the dough.
• Use a 1/4-cup ice cream scoop to scoop the dough onto the prepared baking sheets, spacing at least 1 inch apart. Sprinkle the tops with flaky sea salt if using. Bake until the tops and sides start to brown, 15 to 20 minutes. Let the cookies cool on the sheet for at least 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. Store cookies in an airtight container for up to 1 week.

CHEWY OATMEAL COOKIES WITH COCONUT

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Combine flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt; gradually add to the creamed mixture and mix well. Stir in remaining ingredients. , Drop by level tablespoonfuls 2 in. apart onto ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 10-12 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove to wire racks to cool.

COCONUT OATMEAL COOKIES FROM FRANCIS

Steps:

• Cream together the shortening and sugars.
• Beat into that batter the eggs and oatmeal.
• Add to that mixture the flour, soda, baking powder, salt, vanilla and the coconut. Mix well.
• Drop by spoonfuls onto a cookie sheet.
• Bake at 375° for 8 minutes (Do not over bake).