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Oatmeal-Zucchini Sandwich Cookies
for the cookies:
1 c all-purpose flour
1/4 t baking soda
1/4 t salt
1/4 t cinnamon
1/4 t nutmeg
1 egg
1/2 c vegetable oil
1/2 c sugar
1/2 c brown sugar, packed
1 1/4 c rolled oats
1 c (6 oz) finely grated zucchini
for the frosting:
8 oz cream cheese, chilled (good old Philadelphia is best)
4 T (2 oz) unsalted butter, at room temperature
1 to 1 1/4 c powdered sugar, sifted
a few drops of vanilla extract
1/4 t freshly grated orange zest
1. Make the cookie dough: In a mixing bowl, combine the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg. In another bowl, whisk together the egg, oil, and sugars. With a rubber spatula, gently stir the dry ingredients into the egg mix until just combined. Gently fold in the zucchini and oats. Chill the dough for at least one hour or overnight.
2. When ready to bake the cookies, preheat the oven to 350°. Line a cookie sheet with either parchment paper or a silicon mat. Drop one teaspoonful of dough onto the sheet for each cookie, leaving two inches between each drop. Bake for 11 to 13 minutes, until golden brown on the bottom and slightly firm to the touch. Don't let them get too dark.
3. Cool the cookies completely before frosting. They can be stored, unfrosted, for a day or two in an airtight container at room temperature.
4. Make the frosting: Put the cream cheese and butter into the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment and beat on medium speed until combined and smooth. Add the powdered sugar, vanilla, and orange zest and beat until the mixture is smooth and light.
5. To assemble the sandwiches, smear a little frosting on the flat side of one cookie, and then attach another cookie, flat side to flat side.
makes about 2 dozen sandwiches, and more than enough frosting
Notes The cookies can be baked a day ahead and stored, unfrosted, in an airtight container. Once frosted and assembled, the sandwiches are best eaten the same day. It's important to have the cream cheese cold and the butter at room temp -- you may end up with lumpy frosting otherwise. You can use more or less powdered sugar, to your taste.