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lemon zucchini cookies

All Natural Lemon Zucchini Cookies with Lemon Glaze

Lemon zucchini cookies are a super easy dessert to use up your leftover zucchini! Melt in your mouth cake like texture topped with a tangy lemon glaze.
5 from 5 votes
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 12 minutes
cooling 15 minutes
Total Time 27 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 48 cookies
Calories 155 kcal

Equipment

Ingredients
  

For the Lemon Zucchini Cookies:

    wet ingredients:

    • ¾ cup organic butter
    • ¾ cup granulated sugar (organic raw cane) sub honey, maple syrup, or date syrup
    • 1 egg
    • 1 teaspoon fresh grated lemon peel
    • 1 cup grated, unpeeled zucchini
    • 1 cup finely chopped walnuts

    For the Lemon Glaze: (optional)

    • 1 cup powdered sugar (organic raw cane)
    • 1- 1 ½ tablespoon fresh squeezed lemon juice

    Instructions
     

    • Preheat your oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit and line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat. Set aside.

    For the Lemon Zucchini Cookies:

    • In a large sized mixing bowl, sift together 2 cups flour, ½ teaspoon salt, and 1 teaspoon baking powder. Set aside.
    • In a medium sized mixing bowl, beat together ¾ cup butter and ¾ cup sugar. Beat in the 1 egg and 1 teaspoon fresh grated lemon peel.
    • Add the butter mixture to the flour mixture along with the walnuts and shredded zucchini. Mix to completely combine.
    • Drop by rounded tablespoon onto the prepared sheet pan (approx. ~1 ½ inch across and ½ inch thick).
      Bake for 12-15 minutes only until very lightly browned.
    • Cool completely on a wire cooling rack before adding glaze.

    For the Lemon Glaze:

    • Mix together 1 cup of powdered sugar and 1- 1 ½ tablespoons lemon juice.
      Drizzle glaze over the top of your cooled lemon zucchini cookies.
      Enjoy within the first 5 days!
    • Storage:
      Store tightly covered on a plate,
      or in an airtight container

    Notes

    Nutritional information is only an estimate. The accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipe on this site is not guaranteed.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 2cookiesCalories: 155kcalCarbohydrates: 19gProtein: 1.5gFat: 8g
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