Easy Passover Chocolate Chip Cookies

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.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 15 mins
• Total Time: 30 mins
• Calories: 97 Calories

Ingredients

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

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Step 2

Place oven rack in the upper third of the oven.

Step 3

Spray 2 cushioned or heavy-duty baking sheets with cooking spray.

Step 4

Beat shortening and sugar together in a large mixing bowl with an electric mixer on medium speed until creamy and smooth.

Step 5

Beat egg into shortening mixture until well mixed.

Step 6

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.

Step 7

Drop batter by rounded tablespoons about 2 inches apart onto prepared baking sheets.

Step 8

Bake cookies in the preheated oven until pale golden brown, 14 to 17 minutes.

Step 9

Cool cookies on baking sheet for 2 minutes. Transfer to rack to cool completely.