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    Home » Recipes » Dessert

    Tahini Chocolate Chip Cookies

    Published: Aug 30, 2019 · Modified: Apr 15, 2024 by Stephanie @ Pretty.Simple.Sweet. · This post may contain affiliate links · 13 Comments

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    These chocolate chip cookies are crispy on the outside with a perfectly thick, chewy and chocolate-filled interior. The nutty flavor of the tahini amplifies the chocolate, giving these cookies the ultimate flavor.

    tahini chocolate chip cookies

    Tahini

    Every once in a while I get a new ingredient and put it in everything I make – this week it was tahini. I’ve been on a baking spree, putting tahini in some of my favorite recipes like banana bread, cake, shortbread and finally chocolate chip cookies. Once I added tahini to my favorite chocolate chip cookie recipe I knew I had to share them with you, even if there weren’t many left on the tray to share with my own family!

    Tahini is a condiment made from toasted ground hulled sesame seeds. If you’ve ever had hummus then you’ve enjoyed this nutty paste. A staple in Mediterranean cooking, tahini is often used in dips, dressings, sauces and even a candy called halva. With a similar consistency to a natural nut butter, tahini has a mild nutty flavor that elevates the other ingredients it is paired with. The smooth, creamy consistency of tahini also adds moisture and richness to baked goods, which is why it is perfect for my tahini chocolate chip cookies.

    tahini chocolate chip cookies

    Making the cookie dough

    These cookies are easy to make – they require no refrigeration and use basic ingredients you have in your house with the exception of tahini, but after you make these you will always want a jar on hand.

    A note about the chocolate: it’s important to use chocolate chunks instead of chocolate chips. This is one of my secrets for perfect chocolate chip cookies. Good quality chocolate chunks (I use bars and cut them into chunks) melt much better than chips and give your cookies that irresistible melty chocolate swirl in every bite.

    The dough uses a combination of butter and tahini to create a beautiful cookie that doesn’t spread too much, so that it has that nice crispy outside with the thick and chewy middle you look for in a perfect chocolate chip cookie. I beat the two together in a mixer until light and fluffy, only adding in the dry ingredients at the end to make sure they don’t get overmixed. This is a crucial element to the perfect cookie – overmixing your batter will make the cookies tough and won’t give you that soft and chewy texture you’re looking for.

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    Baking the tahini chocolate chip cookies

    Once your dough is made you are only minutes away from freshly baked tahini chocolate cookies! These tahini cookies don’t require any refrigeration before baking like many other recipes, making them perfect for a last-minute cookie craving or for making with kids.

    It’s very important to keep a close eye on the tahini chocolate chip cookies in the oven so you don’t overbake them. I scoop the dough into 2 tablespoon sized balls (I use an ice cream scoop), sprinkle with some sea salt (an optional step) and get exactly 24 cookies. Each tray bakes for 11-12 minutes, until the cookies just begin to brown at the edges but the center is still soft.

    tahini chocolate chip cookies

    You want to remove the cookies from the oven when they are slightly underbaked, since they continue baking while cooling in the pan for 10 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely. This step is important to get chewy cookies with a soft and melty chocolate center.

    Once you make this tahini chocolate chip cookie recipe you, too, will understand my recent obsession with tahini. The flavorful condiment adds a nutty flavor and perfect texture to my favorite chocolate chip cookie recipe. The best part – you can have freshly baked cookies in 30 minutes!

    tahini chocolate chip cookies

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    tahini chocolate chip cookies
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    Tahini Chocolate Chip Cookies

    YIELD 24 cookies

    Ingredients

    • 2 cups (280g) all-purpose flour
    • ¾ teaspoon baking soda
    • ½ teaspoon salt
    • ¼ cup (½ stick/55g) unsalted butter, at room temperature
    • ¾ cup tahini
    • ¾ cup (150g) granulated sugar
    • ½ cup (100g) muscovado or brown sugar (preferably dark)
    • 2 large eggs
    • 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
    • 1 ½ cups (260g) chocolate chips or chunks (I prefer chunks cut from high quality chocolate bars)
    • coarse sea salt , to sprinkle on top, optional

    Instructions

    1. Preheat oven to 350F/180C degrees. Line 2 pans with parchment paper.

    2. In a medium bowl whisk together flour, baking soda and salt. Set aside.

    3. In a mixer bowl fitted with the paddle attachment, beat butter, tahini, granulated sugar, and brown sugar on medium speed for 4-5 minutes until well combined. Beat in the eggs, one at a time, until combined. Beat in vanilla extract. Add flour mixture and beat on low speed just until combined (avoid overmixing). Add chocolate and beat just until combined.
    4. Drop rounded balls of dough onto prepared baking sheet, the size of 2 tablespoons each or about 2-inch in diameter, (I use this ice-cream scoop, and get exactly 24 cookies out of the dough). Bake for 11-12 minutes, until cookies just begin to brown at the edges, but the center is still soft. Sprinkle cookies with coarse sea salt, if desired. Leave to cool in pan for at least 10 minutes or until the cookies are easy to transfer without breaking. Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

    5. Store cookies at room temperature in an airtight container for up to 3 days, or in the freezer for up to 2 months, then thaw overnight in the fridge.

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    1. LucyStuart says

      October 01, 2019 at 1:42 pm

      I love this site. Any time I need a recipe I come here. Perfect every time, no complicated ingredients or convoluted steps. You are amazing, Thank you!

      Reply
      • Shiran says

        October 04, 2019 at 9:17 am

        Thank you so much! <3

        Reply
    2. Sally says

      October 21, 2019 at 4:27 pm

      Can you use Halva instead??

      Reply
      • Shiran says

        October 28, 2019 at 4:09 am

        Hi Sally, Halva is very sweet and basically a different product, so it’s not possible to use it.

        Reply
      • Dalit says

        December 31, 2019 at 2:58 pm

        Can you use almond butter or any other nut butter instead?

        Reply
    3. Sara I says

      January 05, 2020 at 11:44 pm

      For the tahini, did you use a liquid measuring cup? Can’t wait to try this! I have everything in my pantry.

      Reply
      • Shiran says

        January 06, 2020 at 3:03 am

        Yes!

        Reply
    4. Nithia says

      February 04, 2020 at 2:34 am

      Hello. Huge fan of your work. Always look forward to your posts. If possible you mention large eggs – what would the weight of the large eggs be in grams ?
      Thanks so so much in advance

      Reply
      • Shiran says

        February 05, 2020 at 2:11 am

        Thank you so much 🙂 Without the egg shell, large eggs weighs approximately 50 grams.

        Reply
    5. Habiba Azab says

      April 15, 2020 at 4:48 pm

      These got me wondering why anyone would ever make chocolate chip cookies WITHOUT tahini. Enough said!

      Reply
    6. fran says

      September 21, 2020 at 9:23 pm

      Can you use whole wheat flour instead of white AP? Any adjustments needed?

      Reply
      • Shiran says

        October 04, 2020 at 2:59 am

        The cookies will be a lot denser and the texture would be different. If you want to try it, I recommend first using half AP flour and half whole wheat flour.

        Reply
    7. Andrea says

      May 16, 2022 at 12:31 pm

      These came out perfect! However I found them too fluffy… Why do you think this have happened? I measured very carefully all the ingredeints (the flavor is just perfect!)

      Reply

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