EASY PASSOVER CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

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These are the best and easiest passover cookies. Almost like the real thing. Cookies may be stored at room temperature for up to 2 days or frozen.

Provided by Jen

Categories Desserts Cookies Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipes

Time 1h

Yield 24

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

cooking spray
½ cup vegetable shortening
¾ cup white sugar
1 large egg
¾ cup matzo cake meal
2 teaspoons orange juice
1 teaspoon firmly packed potato starch
⅓ teaspoon salt, or to taste
⅔ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips, or more to taste

Steps:

Place oven rack in the upper third of the oven.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Spray 2 cushioned or heavy-duty baking sheets with cooking spray.
Beat shortening and sugar together in a large mixing bowl with an electric mixer on medium speed until creamy and smooth.
Beat egg into shortening mixture until well mixed.
Place matzo cake meal, orange juice, potato starch, and salt into bowl with shortening mixture; beat on low speed until batter is well combined. Stir chocolate chips into batter.
Drop batter by rounded tablespoons about 2 inches apart onto prepared baking sheets.
Bake cookies in the preheated oven until pale golden brown, 14 to 17 minutes.
Cool cookies on baking sheet for 2 minutes. Transfer to rack to cool completely.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 97.4 calories, Carbohydrate 11.5 g, Cholesterol 7.8 mg, Fat 5.9 g, Fiber 0.4 g, Protein 0.8 g, SaturatedFat 2 g, Sodium 35.8 mg, Sugar 8.9 g