Zucchini Wheat Germ Cookies Recipes

ZUCCHINI COOKIES

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, cream together the margarine and sugar until smooth. Beat in the egg then stir in the zucchini. Combine the flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon; stir into the zucchini mixture. Mix in raisins. Cover dough and chill for at least 1 hour or overnight.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets. Drop dough by teaspoonfuls onto the prepared cookie sheet. Cookies should be about 2 inches apart.
• Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven until set. Allow cookies to cool slightly on the cookie sheets before removing to wire racks to cool completely.

ST. PATRICK'S DAY ZUCCHINI-OATMEAL COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a medium bowl, cream butter and sugar until fluffy. Stir in the egg and vanilla, mix well, then stir in the shredded zucchini. Sift together the flour, baking soda and cinnamon, stir into the zucchini mixture. Finally, stir in the oats, granola and chocolate chips.
• Drop dough from a teaspoon onto an unprepared cookie sheet. Leave at least 2 inches between cookies. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes in the preheated oven. The cookies will stay soft and moist because of the zucchini.

WHEAT GERM DROP COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease baking sheet.
• Add the oil to the sugar gradually and mix well. Beat in the milk and the eggs. Stir in the whole wheat flour, baking powder, wheat germ and nutmeg and mix well.
• Drop teaspoonfuls of dough on the prepared baking sheets. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 5 minutes. Lower temperature to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C) and bake for an additional 7 minutes.

MOMMA'S WHEAT GERM COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
• In a large bowl, cream together the butter, white sugar and brown sugar until smooth. Beat in the eggs, one at a time then stir in the vanilla. In a separate bowl, combine the oats, wheat germ, flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Stir the dry ingredients into the creamed mixture. Finally, mix in the coconut, pecans and dates. Drop by rounded spoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets.
• Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for a couple minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.

ZUCCHINI WHEAT GERM BURGERS

Steps:

• In a large mixing bowl, beat the eggs.
• Stir in wheat germ, cheese, mushrooms, onion, thyme, rosemary and zucchini. Add salt and pepper to taste.
• Shape into 4 patties, 3/4-inch thick.
• In a nonstick saute pan, heat the oil, place in patties, and cook until golden, about 4 minutes.
• Flip, and cook other side until golden, too, about 3 minutes more.
• Serve with buns and your favorite fixings. Sean Donnellson recommends roasted red peppers. Olive tapenade is another possibility.

ZUCCHINI WHEAT GERM SNACKERS

Steps:

• Cream margarine and add sugar.
• Beat in egg and lemon peel.
• Add dry ingredients alternately with milk.
• Add zucchini and raisins.
• Drop by spoonfull onto greased cookie sheet (if using non stick pans omit grease).
• Bake at 375 degreesF for about 14 minutes.

WHEAT GERM ZUCCHINI BREAD

Steps:

• Grease and flour 2 bread pans.
• Tap out excess.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Sift flour, salt, baking powder and baking soda together into a small bowl.
• Stir in wheat germ.
• Beat eggs until very frothy.
• Add oil, maple flavoring and both sugars and beat until very light and sugar is more or less dissolved.
• This takes awhile.
• You'll need an electric mixer.
• With mixer on low speed, gradually add the dry ingredients.
• Dust nuts lightly with flour.
• Add them along with the zucchini and blend gently into the batter with a rubber spatula.
• Pour into prepared pans.
• (I like the pyrex glass ones best for quick breads.) Sprinkle with sesame seeds.
• Bake for about 1 hour until top of the bread springs back when lightly touched.
• Cool on wire rack for about a half hour.
• When ready to remove from pans, slide a knife gently around the edges of the pans to loosen bread.
• Easy does it.
• Slide the bread out and allow to cool completely on the bread board.
• Cover loosely with a light towel or piece of plastic wrap to keep from drying out.

GRANDMA'S WHEAT GERM COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat brown sugar and oil until blended. Beat in egg, then applesauce. Combine the flour, wheat germ, oats, baking powder, and salt; gradually add to brown sugar mixture and mix well. Stir in chocolate chips and walnuts., Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls 2 in. apart onto baking sheets coated with cooking spray. Flatten slightly with a glass bottom coated with cooking spray. , Bake at 350° for 10-12 minutes or until edges are lightly browned and cookies are set. Cool for 1 minute before removing to wire racks.

ZUCCHINI WHEAT GERM COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Lightly grease cookie sheet. Mix sucanat, butter, milk, vanilla and egg in large bowl. Stir in flour, wheat germ, baking powder, cinnamon, salt and nutmeg. Fold in zucchini raisins, and nuts.
• Drop dough by rounded teaspoonfuls about 2 inches apart onto cookie sheet. Bake 12 - 15 minutes or until light brown.