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This is from Martha Stewart Living April 2019.  The odds of me actually making this are very VERY slim.  But I just had to save it.  Maybe put it on my list of things to do when I retire. 

PASSOVER Crinkle Cookies

1/2 Stick (4 tablespoons) unsalted butter or nondairy margarine, room temperature
3/4 Cup packed light brown sugar
2 Large egg yolks
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
8 Ounces bittersweet chocolate, melted
1/2 Cup matza meal
1/4 Teaspoon coarse salt
4 Large egg whites
8 Ounces chocolate chip

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 stiff. 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.


So yes, I baked these for Passover this year and OMG they are good! Messy to bake but then, I make a mess making toast so it's not an issue.

Matzo Matza Matzoh Matzah Pie Crust

Passover is a holiday that I never considered baking for. This year though, I noticed my Pinterest feed showing a stream of desserts for Passover. This planted the seed. Then in Martha Stewart Living I found a pie crust made of Matza (spell it as you choose.)

Martha suggested some sort of curd filling but I went with apples. It ended up being more of a baked apple with crumble type dish but I thought it was quite tasty. Originally I thought I might try strawberries but there were no really good strawberry sales that week and I had apples. I'm thinking lemon pie filling would be amazing in this crust.

Matza crust, a definite keeper.