Zucchini Wheat Germ Cookies Recipes

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.

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.

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.

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 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.