Matzo Meal Chocolate Chip Cookies
Matzo Meal Chocolate Chip Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 ⅓ cups brown sugar 260 grams
- ½ cup plus 1 tablespoon granulated sugar 110 grams
- ¾ cup 6 oz unsalted butter (1 ½ sticks)
- 2 large eggs
- 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extra**
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup matzo cake meal or make your own – see note (140 grams)
- 1 cup potato starch potato starch flour (140 grams)
- 2 cups chocolate chips or approved Kosher type chocolate
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl, cream both sugars with butter. Add vanilla. Blend in the eggs.
- Stir in the salt, cake meal and potato starch. Fold in the chocolate chips.
- Chill the dough for 1 hour or overnight for chewy cookies, do not chill if you prefer thin, crisp cookies.
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Scoop out generous teaspoonfuls of dough or roll marble sized balls. Place on the baking sheets, leaving plenty of room for the cookies to spread (3 ½ inches).
- Press down a little if using chilled dough.
- Bake for 12 to 15 minutes- watch carefully- then cool on the baking sheets for 20 to 30 minutes. Use a thin metal spatula to remove the cookies
Notes
Note: (Adapted from a Marcy Goldman recipe)
To make matzoh cake meal, place regular matzoh meal in a food processor and process for a minute or until finely ground.
Original recipe did not include vanilla. It called for ½ cup sugar and 1 tablespoon vanilla sugar.