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Martha Edmond’s Comfort Cookies
1-cup sugar
½ cup margarine or butter
1 egg, beaten
1-cup zucchini, grated
2 cups flour
½ teaspoon cinnamon
½ teaspoon cloves
½ teaspoon salt
1-teaspoon baking soda
2 tablespoons finely chopped basil, fresh
1 cup chopped nuts

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Cream sugar and butter; add egg and beat. Add grated zucchini alternately with dry ingredients, mixed together. Stir in basil and nuts. Drop by small spoonfuls on a greased cookie sheets and bake 12-15 minutes. Makes 3 dozen.