Vegan RecipesZucchini Oatmeal Raisin Spice Cookies
From All-Creatures.org Vegan Recipe Book: How Mary and Frank and Friends Eat

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Ingredients

Zucchini Oatmeal Raisin Spice Cookies
1 cup Spelt or Whole Wheat Flour
3 cups Rolled Oats (oatmeal), quick
2 tsp. Cinnamon, ground
2 tsp. Allspice, ground
1/2 tsp. Nutmeg, ground
1/2 tsp. Cloves, ground
2 cups Raisins
8-10 Dates, pitted
3 cups Zucchini
Apple Juice or Water, as needed

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Preparation

Zucchini oatmeal raisin spice cookies are a delightful vegan treat for any day. This recipe will make 24 cookies that are relatively easy to make with preparation time of about 15 minutes and a baking time of about 20 to 25 minutes. Since these cookies contain no preservatives, we suggest storing any leftovers in a covered container or sealed storage bag in the refrigerator.

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F. (175 degrees C.)

Place the spelt, or whole wheat flour, and the quick rolled oats (oatmeal) in a bowl and mix together.  Add the cinnamon, allspice, nutmeg, and cloves and mix well.  Add 2 cups of the raisins and mix well to ensure that the raisins are not sticking together, and that they are thoroughly coated with the flour mixture. 

Place the zucchini and the pitted dates in the container of a high speed blender.  Cover and run at high speed until all the ingredients are thoroughly blended and smooth. 

Add the zucchini-date mixture to the flour mixture and mix thoroughly with a stiff spatula or spoon.  After adding all the liquid mixture, if the cookie dough is too stiff you may add a little apple juice or water. A thinner dough will make a flatter cookie.  A stiff dough will make irregular, thick cookies like the ones shown in the photo.  (To test for dough stiffness, we stick a soup spoon upright into the dough.  If the dough is stiff enough, the spoon will remain upright.)

On a non-stick or lightly oiled baking sheet, place the cookie dough in 24 equal sized "mounds." (Instead of oiling the baking sheet, you can place a dusting of quick oats on the baking sheet.)  Smooth and shape each cookie with a spoon or spatula, as desired. 

Place the baking sheet in the preheated oven and bake at 350 degrees F. for 20-25 minutes.  Various ovens bake differently, so we suggest that you begin checking the cookies after 15 minutes of baking.  The cookies should be firm, but still soft enough to be a little "springy."   Be careful not to over-bake.  When the zucchini oatmeal raisin spice cookies are baked, remove from the oven, and cool.

Serve and Enjoy!

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Vegan FlagThe above recipe is in keeping with God's creation intent (Genesis 1:29-31): 'Then God said, "I give you every seed-bearing plant on the face of the whole earth and every tree that has fruit with seed in it. They will be yours for food. And to all the beasts of the earth and all the birds of the air and all the creatures that move on the ground-- everything that has the breath of life in it-- I give every green plant for food." And it was so. God saw all that he had made, and it was very good.' (NIV) Let no animal suffer or die that we may live!