Dark Chocolate Chip, Oatmeal, Zucchini Cookie - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup all-purpose flour
2 1/2 cups old-fashioned oatmeal (divided)
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup unsalted butter
2 ounces reduced-fat cream cheese
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 eggs
2 cups zucchini (shredded)
1/2 cup dark chocolate chips

Preparation

Place 1 1/4 cups oatmeal in a food processor and grind until a fine powder. Add 1 cup flour, 1 teaspoon baking powder, 1 teaspoon baking soda, and 1 teaspoon cinnamon, pulse @ 10 times until well mixed. Store in a bowl and set aside.
Split a medium sized zucchini down the middle and run through the food processor shredder blade, until you have about 2 cups shredded zucchini.
In a medium sized bowl mash room temperature butter and cream cheese, with 1/2 cup brown sugar and 1/4 cup granulated sugar until smooth and creamy. Add 1 teaspoon vanilla and 2 eggs, mix until smooth and creamy. Add flour - oatmeal mixture until fully incorporated. Add shredded zucchini, fully incorporate, then add 1 cup regular oatmeal and 1/2 cup dark chocolate chips until fully mixed. Add additional 1/4 cup regular oatmeal to mixture if necessary to thicken mixture (if needed).
Place @ 1 tablespoon of cookie mixture on a cookie sheet, bake for 15 minutes at 350 degrees until golden brown and delicous.