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ROD 3/17/2006 St. Patrick's Day Zucchini-Oatmeal Cookies (green without using food coloring)

Source of Recipe

Marla


Recipe Introduction

Wear something green so you don't get pinched (a tradition started by U.S. school kids), and... Have a HAPPY ST. PATRICK'S DAY! ABOUT ST. PATRICK Facts and legend are hard to separate, but he definitely wasn't Irish! FACTS He was born around 373 in Banwen, Wales His real name was Maewyn Succat (renamed Patrick when he became a priest) He was kidnapped by pirates when he was 16 and sold as a slave in Ireland He worked as a shepherd for the 6 years he was a slave He escaped, went to France and became a priest He went back to Ireland to spread Christianity when he was about 60 years old LEGENDS St. Patrick drove all the snakes out of Ireland He met the Druids at Tara and abolished their pagan rights He converted the warrior chiefs and princes, baptizing them and their subjects in the Holy Wells He died in 493 and was buried at Downpatrick, County Down His jaw bone was preserved in a silver shrine and used as protection against the evil eye A second legend says St. Patrick died at Glastonbury and was buried there. The Chapel of St. Patrick still exists as part of Galstonbury Abbey ERIN GO BRAUGH!

List of Ingredients

Zucchini-Oatmeal Cookies (green without using food coloring)


1/2 cup butter
3/4 cup white sugar
1 egg
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups grated zucchini
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 cup quick cooking oats
1 cup granola
2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips





Recipe

1) Preheat oven to 350 degrees F

2) In a medium bowl, cream the butter and sugar. Stir in the egg and vanilla, mix
well, then stir in the zucchini.

3) Sift together the flour, baking soda and cinnamon, then stir into the zucchini
mixture. Stir in the oats, granola and chocolate chips.

4) Drop dough from a teaspoon onto an ungreased cookie sheet. Bake for 10 to 12
minutes.