Lemon Zucchini Drops Recipe
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Lemon Zucchini Drops

By: Barbara Franklin 
"When we lived on the East Coast, a nearby fruit and vegetable stand had a bakery featuring these soft cake-like cookies. We missed every bite when we moved away, so I developed this recipe."

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 4.8 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (30)

Prep Time:
20 Min
Cook Time:
10 Min
Ready In:
30 Min

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Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 cup finely shredded zucchini
  • 1 teaspoon grated lemon peel
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup raisins
  • 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
  • LEMON GLAZE:
  • 2 cups confectioners' sugar
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice

Directions

  1. In a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar. Beat in egg, zucchini and lemon peel. Combine flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon and salt; gradually add to the creamed mixture. Stir in raisins and walnuts.
  2. Drop by tablespoonfuls 3 in. apart onto lightly greased baking sheets. Bake at 375 degrees F for 8-10 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove to wire racks to cool.
  3. For glaze, combine sugar and enough lemon juice to achieve a thin spreading consistency. Spread or drizzle over cooled cookies.
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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Jun. 8, 2009 by WILLOWSCHNELL   view full review
I followed this recipe to the letter and needed 2 more tablespoons of lemon juice for the...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 8, 2008 by Krista   view full review
Delicious cookies! My kids really loved them too! A really nice tender cookie. I didn't...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 28, 2008 by Corrine Mary   view full review
I measured a very generous cup of zucchini which made the batter too wet so I added 3/4 cup of...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 26, 2010 by CookinginSnowflake   view full review
Simply the BEST Cookie I have ever had! I did have to do some minor tweaking to the recipe -...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 13, 2007 by noelle   view full review
These cookies were really good. I would make these again but I would put more lemon peel into...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.8 star rating.
Reviewed on May 3, 2010 by SunshynGoddess   view full review
This was a tastey cookie. I think my only complaint was that the cookie came out pretty flat...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 5, 2011 by dina972   view full review
these are great! I skipped the glaze to reduce the amount of sugar we eat and I'm not...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 4, 2010 by JillK   view full review
Great!!! Very tasty - sweet and sour!
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 24, 2010 by Merwinak   view full review
I was trying to duplicate a cookie that I recently had on vacation and this cookie recipe did...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 25, 2009 by SueG   view full review
I didn't have a lemon so subbed lemon extract. Using a fine grater my zucchini looked much...

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