Name: Salted Sesame & Chocolate Chip Cookies
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 14 min
Total time: 24 min
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Ingredients: 1¼ cups white whole wheat flour 5.75 oz; ½ teaspoon baking soda; 1 teaspoon baking powder; ¼ teaspoon fine sea salt; ¼ cup tahini paste; 3 tablespoons coconut oil (liquid); 2 tablespoons light brown sugar; 2 tablespoon white sugar; 2 teaspoon vanilla extract/paste; 1 egg; 3 tablespoons mini chocolate chips; 1 teaspoon sesame seeds, optional; cooking spray

Change up your usual chocolate chip cookies with these salted tahini chocolate chip cookies.

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Similar to nut butters, tahini is a paste made from ground sesame seeds. It adds a nutty flavor to dressing and smoothie recipes and is also delicious paired with something sweet.

The tahini in these Salted Sesame Chocolate Chip Cookies adds a nutty taste without the crunch you would get by adding nuts into your cookie dough. Resulting in a interesting twist on a the classic chocolate chip cookie.

Ingredients

white whole wheat flour

baking powder & soda

fine sea salt

tahini – a paste, made from ground sesame seeds. Typically used to make the sauce to top falafel, but it can be used to make other dressings too—like in this Yogurt Tahini Salad—or blend it into a blueberry tahini smoothie recipe.

coconut oil – used as a dairy free source of fat. This oil is easily changes from a solid to liquid when the temperature changes between 70-75°F. Measure the oil in it’s liquid form for this recipe.

sugar – both white and light brown

vanilla – use extract or vanilla bean paste

egg

mini chocolate chips

Sprinkle with sesame seeds

When serving these cookies to a crowd, I like to sprinkle sesame seeds over the top. This helps identify a possible food allergen (from the tahini) to your guests. In addition to the allergy warning, this also helps give these cookies more of a burger appearance. Which is helpful if you’re planning on assembling these cookies into this fun dessert burger.

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Salted Sesame & Chocolate Chip Cookies

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 14 minutes

Additional Time: 5 minutes

Total Time: 24 minutes

Add a taste of sesame to your dessert with this tahini and chocolate chip cookies recipe.

Ingredients

1¼ cups white whole wheat flour 5.75 oz
½ teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
¼ teaspoon fine sea salt
¼ cup tahini paste
3 tablespoons coconut oil (liquid)
2 tablespoons light brown sugar
2 tablespoon white sugar
2 teaspoon vanilla extract/paste
1 egg
3 tablespoons mini chocolate chips
1 teaspoon sesame seeds, optional
cooking spray

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350º F. Line a large cookie sheet with parchment paper.
In a small bowl, mix together the flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt.
In a separate (large) bowl, stir together the tahini, oil, sugars, vanilla and egg until well combined.
Add the dry ingredients into the wet. Mix together until everything it about 70% combined. Add in the chocolate chips and continue mixing. (The cookie dough will be crumbly but will should hold its shape when formed into balls. If necessary, add a tablespoon of water to help hold together.)
Use a cookie scoop to portion the dough. Form into balls and place onto the cookie sheet. If using, place the sesame seeds into one of the used and empty bowls. Press one side of the ball into the sesame seeds. Place them sesame seed side up on the baking sheet. Use the palm of your hand to lightly press down on each cookie to flatten. A bench scraper can also be used. Some cracks will form around the edges. These can be pinched together to close. Freeze the cookies for 5 minutes.
Remove the cookie sheet from the freezer and place into a preheated 350ºF oven. Bake for 12-14 minutes. The edges should be golden brown before removing from the oven. Allow to cool on the baking sheet before serving.