- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1 cup raw sugar
- 1 egg
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
- 2 pinches ground nutmeg, or to taste
- 3 cups finely shredded zucchini
- 1 cup chopped pecans
- Frosting:
- 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
- 1/4 cup butter, softened
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 cups confectioners' sugar
- 60 raisins, or as needed
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Beat 1/2 cup butter with raw sugar in a bowl using an electric mixer until smooth and creamy; beat in egg.
- Mix flour, cinnamon, baking soda, salt, cloves, and nutmeg in a large bowl. Stir flour mixture, alternating with zucchini and pecans, into creamed butter mixture until just incorporated. Drop batter by the heaping tablespoonful onto the prepared baking sheet, keeping cookies 2 inches apart.
- Bake in the preheated oven until cookies are lightly browned, 12 to 15 minutes. Cool in the pans for 10 minutes before removing to cool completely on a wire rack.
- Beat cream cheese, 1/4 cup butter, and vanilla extract together using an electric mixer in a bowl until smooth. Gradually beat in confectioners' sugar until incorporated.
- Frost the cooled cookies; top each cookie with 2 raisins.