Zucchini/Squash Stuffing Casserole

6 oz herb seasoned stuffing mix
3/4 cup butter
2 lbs yellow squash sliced
1 medium onion
1 cup shredded carrots
1 can cream mushroom soup
1 cup sour cream
mushrooms and water chestnuts
salt and pepper

put 1/4 cup butter over stuffing
sautee veggies until soft
put half of the stuffing on bottom
put the squash in the middle
put other half of stuffing on top
Bake at 350 for 30 minutes

Zucchini Bread

3 eggs
2 c. sugar
1 c. oil
3 c. flour
1 t. soda
1/2 t. baking powder
3 t. cinnamon
1 t. salt
2 t. vanilla
2 c. grated zucchini
1 c. nuts (optional)
1 c. raisins (optional)

Mix eggs, sugar, oil, add zucchini and vanilla etc.
Bake @ 350 for 1 hour.
Makes 2 large loaves.

Chololate Zucchini Cake

2 cubes (1 c.) butter (unsalted) softened
1/2 c. vegetable oil
1 3/4 c. granulated sugar
2 large eggs
1/2 c. buttermilk
2 t. vanilla
1/4 c. plus 2 T. unsweetened cocoa powder
2 1/2 c. flour
1 t. baking soda
1/2 t. ground cloves
1/2 t. cinnamon
1/2 t. salt
2 c. grated zucchini (patted dry with paper towels)
1 c. semi sweet chocolate chips
3/4 c. nuts
1 (8 oz.) pkg cream cheese (3 3/4 cups)
1 1lb powdered sugar

In bowl cream together 1 stick of butter, oil and sugar, beat in eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition, beat in buttermilk and 1 t. of the vanilla. Stir in 1/4 c. of cocoa powder, the flour, baking soda, cloves, cinnamon and salt until the mixture is just combined and fold in the zucchini, chocolate chips and walnuts.

Pour batter into 2 well butter 9 inch round cake pans and bake at 350 degrees for 25-30 min. or until tester comes out clean. Let the cake cool in the pans for 10 minutes, turn them out into rack and cool completely.

In a bowl with an electric mixer beat together 1 stick of butter, cream cheese, powdered sugar, and 1 t. of vanilla and the remaining 2 T. of cocoa powder until the mixture is smooth. Invert on of the cake layers onto a plate, spread on third of the frosting on the top and top it with the second layer. Spread remaining frosting onto he top and sides of the cake.

Zucchini Brownies

Sift together:
2 c. flour
1/4 c. cocoa
1 1/2 c. sugar
3/4 t. soda
1 t. salt

Blend in blender:
2 c. grated zucchini
1/2 c. oil
2 t. vanilla
1/2 c. chopped nuts (optional)

Mix wet and dry ingredients.
Grease and flour 9x13 pan
Bake @ 350 for 20-30 min.
Once cooled, top with icing

Peanut Butter Fingers

Mix together:
3/4 c. brown sugar
3/4 c. margarine
3/4 t. baking soda
2 eggs
3/4 c. sugar
3/4 c. peanut butter
1/2 T. vanilla

Add:
1 1/2 c. flour
1 1/2 c. oatmeal (do more oatmeal, so it's not sticky)

Grease a cookie sheet, then spread cookie mixture on it. Bake at 350 until brown on top. About 15-20 minutes.

Sour Cream Sugar Cookies

6 1/2 c. flour
2 t. soda
1 t. salt
1 c. sour cream
1 c. shortening
2 c. sugar
2 eggs
2 t. vanilla

Cream shortening and sugars, add vanilla, then eggs. Add sour cream. Mix well, then add dry ingredients.

Bake @ 350 for about 8 minutes.

Makes a lot.