11 Reviews of Martian Cookies (Zucchini & lots of other stuff!)

From: GotBoxer?

On Oct 10, 2008

I can't believe that I haven't rated these cookies yet! I have made atleast six batches of these cookies and they are by far my family's favorite. My kids actually took these cookies to school and told the other grade schoolers what they were! They were ridiculed mercilessly and by the end of the week the other kids were trying to trade thier food for my kid's cookies! I have frozen several batches of dough and baked the cookies later - and rest assured they were just as good as the first batch. I have to admit, I had a bit of trouble with the first batch. I thought they were not cooking at all (even to the point that I thought my oven wasnt on) yet the bottoms were burned to a crisp. This is a cookie that must be baked with "the force" you need to trust that when the recipe says it's done- it's done! when it says "golden brown" its not talking about the top of the cookie, its talking about the bottom. Thank you so much for posting!

From: Nose

On Dec 8, 2004

These cookies do look alien. The zucchini flecks are bright green (much brighter than in zucchini bread), and the only nuts I had were almonds, which made strange spiky protuberances among the other lumps from the oats and chips. They are also very good, with so many flavors packed into one cookie, and very filling. Also, the finished cookies taste yummy but the raw batter tastes terrible, which might be an advantage if you have trouble getting cookies to the stage where they are actually cooked. I used all chocolate chips, but I think these would have been better with the butterscotch too. I'm not sure if I actually prefer these to zucchini bread, but they are tasty and entertaining.

From: BigFatMomma

On Jun 23, 2005

This is the only way someone could get me to eat zucchini...I kept trying to notice the zucchini, but I couldn't! I had already grated it before I found the recipe, and I did it on the fine grate side, and squeezed out some of the water, and it worked nicely. Also, I used evaporated cane juice instead of the sugar, and half whole-wheat pastry flour, and they were perfect!! I found that if I baked them for 15 minutes, they were better, but I think my cookies were bigger than called for. YUM!!! Now I can eat my veggies!

From: J-Lynn

On Aug 3, 2006

I won't rate these because I adjusted the recipe when I made them. I doubled the recipe, and then I was trying to decrease the fat content: I substituted applesauce for half of the butter and 2 egg whites for one of the eggs. The result was palatable but not delicious; they became slightly rubbery. In fact, without the chocolate chips they would have been downright bland. I may try again, but am posting this so you can learn from my mistake!

From: realbirdlady

On Jul 11, 2007

Interesting idea to tell kids the green specks are Martian, instead of something good for them like vegetables! I was a little less aggressive than J-Lynn in reducing the fat content, and didn't have any problems with the texture: I substituted half a banana for half of the butter, as well as using margarine for the rest. I think probably this is a recipe where using the mixer to "fluff" the butter/sugar mixture is important, instead of just "creaming" them. Also, I left out the chips, and I squeezed a lot of moisture out of the zucchini before adding it.

From: Jesnme

On Jul 9, 2007

I'm always looking for good ways to use up zucchini and these cookies are the best by far. They freeze well and stay incredibly moist. I've got so I double the recipe, otherwise they don't last long enough. Now my problem is going to be whether I want to buy zucchini out of season as these have rapidly become the cookie of choice for the 'ol DH!

From: startnover

On Aug 8, 2006

These were really good. I did try a test cookie first because the batter seemed very stiff...it never spread out. So I simply pushed down each drop of dough before placing in the oven...it worked fine and I also dcreased the cooking time as mine were a little dry after 10-12 minutes....fun and the 6yr old DD LOVED them!!!

From: Okra

On Jul 11, 2007

I'm having difficulties staying out of these. They're very good even though I forgot to add the nuts. Instead of cookies, I spread the dough in a cake pan and baked for 30 minutes.

From: LonghornMama

On Aug 3, 2009

Awesome! Everyone who had one loved them. Made as directed, baked 15 minutes. Was pleasantly surprised that the outside of the cookie was slightly crisp, the inside very tender. Soft but not wet, sticky, or cakey. Will definitely make again. Thanks for sharing the recipe!

From: qotw13

On Jun 2, 2008

I thought these turned out pretty good. Though I did make several changes: sub 1/4 C applesauce for half the butter; used 1/2 C granulated sugar and 1/4 C brown; 1 C whole wheat flour and 1/2 C ap, plus a little baking powder to help with the lower gluten content of whole wheat; lots more cinnamon, as well as a little nutmeg and cloves (I like spice, hehe); I only had old fashioned oats, so I just whirled them in my Magic Bullet for a couple seconds to give them the right texture. I also did not use nuts, and only had chocolate chips (which I didn't measure - never do). While that seems like a ton of changes, I feel that it was still the same basic cookie, and I did like it. Though I must say that after eating some of the batter (I'm awful like that with cookies), I was kind of disappointed in the flavor of the final product. It seemed to have lost some of the flavor while baking. But they are a bit better the next day. Thank you for something new to try out! UPDATE: I just pulled a few of these out of the freezer, and must say that they freeze very well. Either let them thaw on their own for a few hours, or pop them in the microwave for ten seconds or so, and they are still great!