Gluten Free Zucchini Coconut Chocolate Chip Cookies. These cookies are everything!
Seriously, if you haven’t baked with zucchini before, you really need to. The shredded zucchini adds a touch of texture and adds a great, indescribable moisture and added flavor. You can’t taste the zucchini but I feel like the shredded zucchini helps to enhance all of the other flavors. Plus, you’re eating veggies so you can eat three cookies.
I added some coconut, well, because my friend, 
And if you make these, please don’t peel the zucchini first. I love seeing the specks of green in these cookies. What do you think?
Gluten Free Zucchini Coconut Chocolate Chip Cookies
You can use all-purpose flour for this recipe. I used Bob’s Red Mill Gluten Free 1 to 1 baking flour.
Ingredients
- ½ cup coconut oil melted and cooled to room temp
- ½ cup dark brown sugar
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup shredded zucchini
- 1 ½ cups gluten free baking flour
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup old fashioned rolled oats
- ½ cup sweetened shredded coconut
- ½ cup semisweet chocolate chips
- ½ cup bittersweet chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
- Using a large mixing bowl, mix together the melted and cooled coconut oil and sugars, and stir until smooth. Add the egg, vanilla and zucchini and mix until combined.
- In a separate mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, cinnamon, baking soda and salt. Slowly add the dry ingredients into the wet, and stir until just combined. Mix in the oats, shredded coconut and chocolate chips.
- Use a tablespoon sized cookie scoop and place dough balls on your prepared baking sheet, spacing them about 2 inches apart. At this point, you can gently press a few additional chocolate chips on top of the cookie dough balls if you’d like.
- Bake the cookies for about 12 to 14 minutes, or until cookies are golden around the edges and set. Cool on baking sheets for about 5 minutes then transfer to a wire cooling rack.
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I haven’t done any gluten free baking in awhile! These look amazing with all my favorite flavors!
I have never baked with zucchini before, can you believe it?! I definitely have to after seeing these cookies. I love that they’re gluten free and packed with chocolate! Sounds delicious, Alice!
I never baked with zucchini either, and this sounds like a green light that it is the time to try now. Zucchini and chocolate? What a combination!
These look so healthy and yet so tempting. What a creative way to change up the classic zucchini bread, Alice!
Oh Alice – these cookies are my kinda cookies – coconut oil and zucchs and oats – so delicious and healthy enough for breakfast -right?
I’ve never incorporated zucchini in baking, but I’ve been planning for a while. Love this cookies for the addition of the coconut and oats (needless to mention chocolate!). I mean, zucchini and oats = healthier = you can eat more. Right?:)
I’ve yet to use zucchini in a cookie but I love the idea. It sounds especially good with oats and chocolate. So much yum!
I have seen zucchini in muffins before, but never in a cookie – what a great idea. But then, I have never tried it in a muffin either. I need to change that very soon.
LOVE baking with zucchini! I’ve actually never made cookies with it though — clearly it’s time to start!
These look so perfect for Zainab — you are so nice! I would LOVE these, too, Alice — they definitely look like they’re “everything”! Can’t wait to try them!
These look incredible, Alice. And healthy too? Need to make these for my boys!
I really should start experimenting with zucchini in my baking. These cookies look amazing!!
You’re a good friend, Alice! My best friend loves coconut so I bake with it just for her.
I can totally tell that these cookies are everything! They look so happy. And full of veggies, so I mean yeah. I’ll eat at least six at a time. Is that wrong?!
These cookies are perfect for Z, Alice! I love the zucchini and coconut combo! Yay that they’re gluten free too! I still have a lot of garden zucchini growing so I can’t wait to try making these!
How incredible do these cookies look! Love that zucchini and coconut!
Thank you for these Alice and for the awesome advice!!
These cookies look tremendously delicious!!!! Well done!
This sounds like a perfect, delicious, a little naughty but also healthy recipe! Awesome work.
What a brilliant idea to add zucchini! I imagine the cookies are especially moist…and, of course, love that extra boost of veggies.
I have a giant zucchini that is going to waste – I better use it on these!!! They are beautiful!
Thanks so much Megan!