Your Best Zucchini or Summer Squash Recipe
We love zucchini and summer squash's propensity for absorbing other flavors -- like garlic, herbs and spices -- so this week, we're looking for recipes that highlight this great quality. Think a quick sauté, an egg dish, a pasta or risotto, or even a soup.
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We didn't end up using the full zucchini.
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Grating the zucchini is surprisingly satisfying.
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Creaming together the butter and sugar until creamy and light.
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We found that to get 2T of lemon zest, we needed 2 lemons.
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We added the flour slowly with the mixer on low. We were wary, but it worked like a charm.
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Merrill had an ingenious trick for keeping the parchment on the cookie sheet -- dab a touch of batter on the corners, and press the parchment down on top!
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The cookies baked quickly at 375, so after 12 minutes we lowered the temperature to 350. They took 15 minutes in all, and were lovely and golden on the bottoms. The tops of the cookies had just barely begun to show the slightest hint of color, and they were perfectly cakey.
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Pretty!
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