CHEWY Frosted Cucumber Cookies made with 1 cup grated cucumber to make healthy cookies! It’s the perfect easy cookie recipe to make with kids to show them vegetables can be yummy! The cute cookies are soft and you will fall in love with the sugar frosting on top! Who knew baking with cucumbers could be so delicious!
1cupgrated cucumberpeeled, seeds removed, drained - see notes
2cupsflour
1teaspoonbaking soda
1/2teaspoonsalt
1teaspoonground cinnamon
1/2teaspoonground cloves
1/4teaspoonnutmeg
1/2cupchopped pecans
For Glaze
1cuppowdered sugar
2tablespoonsmilk
Instructions
In a large bowl mix butter and sugar together with hand mixer. Beat in egg.
Add in grated cucumber and stir with a spoon.
Add flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg and continue mixing.
Add chopped pecans into the bowl. Mix so equally distributed.
Cover with plastic wrap and chill in the fridge overnight.
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Grease 2 cookie sheets.
Roll dough into tablespoon sized balls and place on cookie sheets.
Bake 12-13 minutes. Allow to cool.
For Glaze
Mix powdered sugar and milk together in bowl with a spoon.
Once cookies are cool, dip each one into the glaze.
Enjoy!
Notes
To get 1 cup grated cucumbers: peel your cucumbers, remove the seeds and grate with cheese grater. After cucumbers are grated, drain them for 30 minutes to remove excess water.