Chocolate Zucchini Cookies

Ingredients

• 0.5 cups butter-flavored shortening
• 0.5 cups white sugar
• 0.5 cups brown sugar
• 1 large egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2.25 cups all-purpose flour
• 0.33 cups unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 0.5 teaspoons salt
• 1.75 cups grated zucchini

Instructions

1. 1

   Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease 2 baking sheets.

2. 2

   Cream shortening and sugars together in a large bowl with an electric mixer until smooth. Beat in egg and vanilla until well combined. Stir flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt together in a separate bowl; stir gradually into egg mixture, then fold in zucchini until incorporated. Drop rounded spoonfuls of batter onto the prepared baking sheets.

3. 3

   Bake in the preheated oven for 8 to 10 minutes. Allow cookies to cool on the baking sheets for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.