If you are looking for a delicious zucchini recipe to try, these Zucchini Whoopie Pie Cookies are what you need!
They are soft and puffy zucchini cookies filled with delicious cream cheese frosting.
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Ingredients needed to make Zucchini Whoopie Pie Cookies:
- ½ cup butter
- ½ cup sugar
- 1 cup brown sugar packed
- 2 eggs beaten fluffy
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1½ cups zucchini finely grated
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon ginger
- ¼ teaspoon nutmeg
- 3 cups flour
How to make Zucchini Whoopie Pie Cookies:
Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
In a mixing bowl combine butter, sugar, brown sugar. Then add in beaten eggs and vanilla. Add baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, salt, ginger, nutmeg and flour. Mix until all blended together. Then fold in grated zucchini.
Drop batter onto cookie sheet in about the size of a 1 1/4 inch cookie dough ball. These cookies tend to grow during cooking.
Bake for about 11 minutes.
Remove from cookie sheet onto a wire rack and cool completely.
Then mix all of the frosting ingredients together until smooth and frost one cookie. Add another one on top to make a whoopie pie sandwich cookie.
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Zucchini Whoopie Pie Cookies Recipe
Ingredients
- ½ cup butter
- ½ cup sugar
- 1 cup brown sugar, packed
- 2 eggs, beaten fluffy
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1½ cups zucchini, finely grated
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon ginger
- ¼ teaspoon nutmeg
- 3 cups flour
Cream Cheese Frosting:
- 4 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 3 Tablespoon butter, softened
- 1¾ cup powdered sugar
- ½ teaspoon vanilla
Equipment
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- In a mixing bowl combine butter, sugar, brown sugar. Then add in beaten eggs and vanilla. Add baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, salt, ginger, nutmeg and flour. Mix until all blended together. Then fold in grated zucchini.
- Drop batter onto cookie sheet in about the size of a 1 1/4 inch cookie dough ball. These cookies tend to grow during cooking.
- Bake for about 11 minutes.
- Remove from cookie sheet onto a wire rack and cool completely.
- Then mix all of the frosting ingredients together until smooth and frost one cookie. Add another one on top to make a whoopie pie sandwich cookie.
Notes
- You’ll need 2 medium zucchinis for this recipe or 1 large zucchini
Nutrition
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I just made these and was very skeptical with the odd consistency of the batter. They are SO GOOD!!!
I do my best to make this recipe yearly. Absolutely everyone loves this recipe! It’s by far a family favorite. My 3 yr old will be the ultimate test today. 🤞