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Surprise, suprise...guess what's on the inside!

6/15/2017

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     Unlike me (who's not afraid to scarf down a dump truck's weight in sushi), my children are picky eaters. Throughout their childhood, I've found petrified slices of tomatoes hidden in the pages of magazines and Lima beans in shorts' pockets. Yeah, I just loved cleaning snot-colored goop off of clean clothes. And a bean stain (discovered by a well-meaning co-worker) is hard tos explain when found on the seat of white pants.
      So, in order to keep my sanity and get my children to eat veggies, I have to be sneaky...umm...creative. I've passed off cauliflower as fake mashed potatoes, and used eggplant as the base for a pizza crust. But recently I've hit their hearts and tummies even harder by slipping the dreaded veggie into desserts.
     Just recently, I made a recipe for oatmeal chocolate chip cookies using zucchini. I subbed coconut palm sugar
for dark brown sugar. Same great, sweet taste but a few more nutrients and minerals added. The zucchini added a moistness that made the texture wonderful,and that allowed me to cut back on the amount of butter. Even better, my older son swore he couldn't taste the zucchini. Score! Here's the recipe for Zomfa's Mystery Cookies.  Enjoy!


Zomfa's Mystery Cookies


1 cup all-purpose flour
1 1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
4 Tbsp. salted butter, softened
1/2 cup coconut palm sugar
1/4 cup sugar
1 large egg, slightly beaten
1 tsp. vanilla
1 cup shredded zucchini
2 cups old-fashioned oat
1/2 cup sweetened shredded coconut
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
    
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Lightly spray a baking sheet with cooking spray and set aside.


In a large bowl, combine all the dry ingredients and set aside. 


In medium bowl, combine the butter, sugars, egg, vanilla, and mix until smooth. Add the zucchini and stir until everything is combined.


Add the zucchini mixture to the flour mixture and stir until no dry ingredients are visible. Add the oats, coconut, chocolate chips, and stir until everything is thoroughly mixed together.


*Drop by tablespoons onto the cookie sheet, 2 inches apart,  and bake at 350F for 10-12 minutes until the edges of the cookies are golden. Remove to a wire cookie rack and cool thoroughly.


Makes 16


*I use a 2 tablespoon size cookie scoop.

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     Award-winning  author (and sometimes illustrator) Debbie Roppolo grew up in the Blackland Prairie region of Texas, where miles of grassland and her horse stimulated very imaginative adventures and served as writing fodder for later years. She had to do something with those memories; having tea parties with chickens was too good to keep to herself.

         She has written for several of the Chicken Soup books in addition to various magazines and newspapers. Her children’s book titles include: Amelia Frump and her Peanut Butter-Loving, Overactive Imagination; Amelia Frump…is Cooking Up a Peanut Butter Storm (award-winning activity/cookbook);  and He’s My Brother.

          Shortly after beginning her own family, Roppolo discovered the reason why her mother turned prematurely gray, and that a cell phone, toilets and toddler make a poor combination. Rather than sitting in a corner, whimpering, and eating her weight in chocolate, Roppolo wrote her first parenting humor book, The Toilet is Overflowing and the Dog is Wearing My Underwear, that was based on her family’s antics. 

          After her younger son was diagnosed with autism, Roppolo and her husband co-founded Central Texas Autism Network, a network for persons who may have a relative or friend diagnosed with Autism, or professional that may deal with Autistic persons. She serves as an advocate for people with autism through her writing, by speaking to groups, and spreading awareness as various health-related functions.

         Cooking is her second passion, and Roppolo holds the honor of being an eight-time award-winning baker.

         Married for over twenty-four years, she resides in the Texas Hill Country with her husband and two children.

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