Credit: Hawaiian local recipes
Try this light and crispy potato chip cookies using taro chips. Serve with a scoop of ice-cream. Yum yum!
WHAT YOU NEED:
- 1 cup Crisco shortening
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup light brown sugar
- 2 cups flour, sifted
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 cup macadamia nuts, chopped
- 1½ to 2 cups taro potato chips, finely crushed
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
HOW TO MAKE IT:
- Preheat oven 325 degrees.
- In a large mixing bowl, cream together shortening with white and brown sugar. Add eggs and mix well.
- In a separate bowl, mix together flour, salt and baking soda and gradually add to butter sugar mixture. Next, add vanilla fold in crushed chips and nuts.
- Shape into small balls and place on ungreased cookie sheet. With a fork gently press to flatten slightly.
- Bake for 10 to 15 minutes.
A great hawaiian dessert to try out over the weekend remember our recipe for the taro potatoe chips? well, make that and use it for this cookie recipe
try it and enjoy