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Chocolate Zucchini Breakfast Cookies

A healthy chocolate zucchini breakfast cookie with 6 grams of protein each. A make-ahead recipe for busy mornings.

Prep Time20

Cook Time22

Total Time42

Course: Breakfast, Brunch, Snack

Cuisine: American

Keyword: breakfast cookie, chocolate zucchini breakfast cookies, corn-free, dairy-free, egg-free, flourless chocolate zucchini breakfast cookies, gluten-free, nut-free, soy-free, zucchini cookies, zucchini recipes

Servings: Cookies

Calories: 249kcal

Author: Mary Krick

Ingredients

1 Tbsp Ground flax seed
3 Tbsp Water
1 1/4 cups Oat flour ~ or almond flour if no nut allergies
1/4 cup Cocoa powder
1/4 tsp Salt
1/4 tsp Baking soda
1/3 cup Pure maple syrup
3 Tbsp Peanut butter ~ or cashew butter, sunflower seed butter, or almond butter
1 Tbsp Coconut oil ~ or Olive oil
1/2 tsp Vanilla
1 cup Shredded zucchini ~ green or yellow no seeds. Squeeze zucchini after grating if there seems to be extra moisture.
1/3 cup Semi-sweet mini or regular chocolate chips
2 Tbsp Chopped walnuts if desired and no nut allergies

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone liner.
In a small bowl make a flax egg by combining the ground flax seed with water. Stir well and set aside.
In a large mixing bowl add the oat flour, cocoa powder, salt, and baking soda and stir to combine the ingredients.
In a small mixing bowl stir the peanut butter and coconut oil together. Add in the pure maple syrup, vanilla, and flax egg and whisk together until well combined. Stir in the shredded (and squeezed if needed) zucchini.
Pour the liquid mixture into the flour mixture and stir to combine.
Fold in the mini-chocolate chips and optional nuts.
Using a large cookie scoop, transfer the dough to the prepared cookie sheet. Sometimes I like to sprinkle a couple of chocolate chips on top of the cookies before baking. Extra chocolaty...yum!
Bake for 22-24 minutes.
Remove the cookies from the oven and transfer them to a cooling rack. These cookies freeze well too.

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