The Tale of Two Preemies: Zucchini Cookies

Saturday, November 14, 2009

Zucchini Cookies

Ok, before you write this post off as "yuck, I'd never make those", let me say, I am not an adventurous eater. I prefer meat and potatoes. Nothing too hot, and certainly nothing too weird. With that being said, these cookies are delicious.

Zucchini Cookies
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp cinnamon (I love Penzey's cinnamon)
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 cup butter, softened
1 cup sugar
1 egg, beaten
1 cup grated zucchini
1 cup golden raisins (I omitted these since Pat would refuse to try them if I put them in)
1 cup chopped pecans
1 cup semisweet (I prefer milk chocolate) chips

Combine flour, soda, cinnamon, and salt. Combine butter and sugar, beat until light and fluffy. Add egg. Gradually add flour mixture, beat until smooth. The dough will be stiff. Stir in remaining ingredients. Drop onto greased baking sheets. Bake at 350 for 13 to 15 minutes.

Voila! One more way to use up all that zucchini from the garden!

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Cole's Story

Cole was born at 30 weeks 3 days, much to our surprise, in 2006. I went in to the hospital because I wasn't feeling well and was afraid I'd get dehydrated. I ended up being air lifted to a larger hospital where Cole was born 24 hours later. He weighed in at 4 lbs. 2 oz. and was 17" long. He had some developmental delays, mostly due to acid reflux. He also had positional plagiocephaly and was in a remolding helmet for 6 weeks. At 14 months he underwent a cardiac catheter procedure to close his PDA. At 25 months he tripped getting out of his kiddie pool and broke his femur. He was in a cast from his hips to his toes for 4 long weeks. He also broke his shoulder at age 5 1/2. His latest medical drama has been a cyst in his left ear. He's had his adenoids removed and another surgery to remove the cyst. He'll have a second surgery in August. He's been through the ringer, but you'd never know it. He just rolls with the punches. He's 100% farm boy. He wants to know how everything works and why. He loves the farm. Farming is definitely in his blood.

Tate's Story

Tate was born at 34 weeks 2 days in 2008. Since I had a previous premature delivery, I was on high alert for another one. It didn't help. We had ultrasound after ultrasound and everything looked great. Tate, however, was not patient. I was admitted to the hospital with preterm labor. He held off for a couple of days, but was still born early. He weighed 5 and a half pounds and was 19" long. Fortunately he had no problems and was released from the hospital 3 days after he was born. He was born the middle child. He desperately wants to do what his big brother does, but has his own interests and wants Cole do to those with him. He's my trouble-maker, fit-thrower, and snuggle bug.