Passover Chocolate Walnut Cookies Recipes

PASSOVER CHOCOLATE WALNUT COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Grease baking sheets.
• Melt bittersweet chocolate and margarine together in the top of a double boiler over barely simmering water, stirring frequently and scraping down the sides with a rubber spatula, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat and cool.
• Combine potato starch and baking powder in a bowl.
• Beat eggs, sugar, and vanilla extract together in a separate large bowl with an electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes.
• Fold the cooled chocolate mixture, potato starch mixture, chocolate chips, and walnuts into egg mixture until just combined.
• Drop spoonfuls of batter onto the prepared baking sheet.
• Bake cookies in the preheated oven for 4 minutes, turn baking sheets the opposite way in the oven, and bake until cookies are crisp on the edges, about 6 more minutes.
• Let cookies cool on sheets for about 5 minutes; transfer to wire racks to finish cooling.

MURDOCK RECIPE: CHOCOLATE WALNUT COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line two cookie sheets with parchment paper and lightly spray with nonstick spray.
• Spread walnuts on baking sheet and toast in oven for 10 minutes. Let cool.
• Meanwhile, beat egg whites in mixer using whisk attachment until soft peaks form, 5-8 minutes.
• In a separate large mixing bowl, whisk sugar, cocoa, walnuts and salt together. Gently fold in egg whites and vanilla. Do not overbeat.
• Spoon batter on parchment-lined cookie sheets to make 12 large cookies, six on each sheet. They do spread and may touch each other but come easily apart.
• Bake for 10 minutes, switch trays (top and bottom) and turn them and bake for 10 more minutes or until tops are glossy and slightly cracked. Remove from oven and slide parchment off baking sheet to cooling rack.
• Store in an airtight container for up to three days.

CHOCOLATE PASSOVER COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Beat butter or margarine and sugar with a mixer on medium-high speed until fluffy. Beat in egg yolks and vanilla. Add chocolate, matzo meal, and salt. Beat until mixture just comes together. (It should be thick.)
• In a clean bowl and with a whisk attachment, beat egg whites until stiff peaks form. Gently fold into chocolate mixture. Add chocolate chips, and stir. Let stand 15 minutes.
• Scoop 2-inch balls onto a parchment-lined baking sheet. Bake until set, 10 to 12 minutes. Let cool on sheet on a wire rack for 2 minutes. Transfer cookies to rack, and let cool completely.

FLOURLESS CHOCOLATE-WALNUT COOKIES

Steps:

• Position 2 racks in the upper and lower thirds of oven. Heat oven to 350°. Line 2 large baking sheets with parchment paper. Place walnuts on a work surface and finely chop. Transfer to a separate large baking sheet and toast until fragrant, about 9 minutes. Let cool. Mix sugar, cocoa and salt in a bowl. Stir in walnuts. Add egg whites and vanilla; beat with a fork or electric mixer on medium until batter is just moistened. (Do not overbeat batter or it will stiffen.) Drop batter by the teaspoonful onto baking sheets in evenly spaced mounds. Bake cookies until tops are lightly cracked and glossy, about 15 minutes. Repeat with remaining batter. Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 1 week.

PASSOVER CHOCOLATE-WALNUT CAKE WITH ORANGE

Steps:

• Cake: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Brush bottom and sides of an 8-inch square cake pan with oil. Line bottom with parchment, leaving a 2-inch overhang on 2 sides. Brush parchment with oil.
• In a large bowl, whisk together matzo meal, ground walnuts, sugar, cinnamon, salt, and zest. Stir in oil, egg yolks, and orange juice.
• In a mixing bowl, beat egg whites on low speed until foamy, 1 minute. Increase speed to high; beat just until stiff (but not dry) peaks form, 1 to 2 minutes more. Stir one-third of whites into batter, then fold in chopped chocolate. Gently fold in remaining whites (do not overmix). Transfer batter to prepared pan.
• Bake until cake is golden on top and springs back when lightly pressed, 25 to 30 minutes. Let cool in pan 10 minutes. Remove cake using parchment and transfer to a wire rack; let cool completely.
• Serving: Place cake on a platter. Drizzle with melted chocolate; top with orange rounds and walnuts.

DELICIOUS BANANA WALNUT PASSOVER COOKIES (LOWER FAT)

Steps:

• Put chocolate in a metal bowl over a boiling saucepan of water (double boiler). When the chocolate starts to dissolve, add in the milk and mix together. When the chocolate is completely mixed and uniform, take off boiling water. Put the bowl on another saucepan of icewater.
• In a large bowl, mix together all ingrediants except the eggs. Mix well, add in chocolate (which should not be hot).
• Taste, add sugar if needed.
• Mix in the eggs. Mixture shouldn't be too wet or too dry.
• Scoop pressed tablespoons of mixture onto greased cookie sheets, spread a few inches apart. (The cookies will expand a lot).
• Bake at 350 degrees from 15-20 minutes, till golden edges and a toothpick comes out clean.
• Enjoy!

PASSOVER COOKIES

Steps:

• Mix together the first 7 ingredients.
• Add the eggs and oil and mix together well.
• The dough will seem dry and crumbly, but it will hold together when cooked.
• Drop by tablespoons onto greased cookie sheet. Press lightly to hold together, if necessary.
• Bake @ 350° for 15 minutes.