Coconut Chocolate-Chunk Tahini Cookies
Thick, soft, and chewy tahini cookies with crisp edges! Sweet coconut flakes and big chunks of dark chocolate make these cookies an all time favorite.
Servings: 4 dozen cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup tahini 227 grams
- 1/2 cup butter softened (1 stick)
- 1 cup brown sugar 210 grams
- 2/3 cup granulated sugar 134 grams
- 2 eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 cups all purpose flour 240 grams
- 1-1/2 teaspoons salt
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 2 cups chopped chocolate or pre-packaged chocolate chunks
- 1 cup sweetened coconut flakes
Instructions
- Pre-heat oven to 375°F. Grease 2 baking sheet pans or line them with parchment paper
- In a mixing bowl, combine the tahini, butter, both sugars, eggs and vanilla and beat on medium speed until the mixture is creamy and smooth.
- Sift the flour, salt, baking soda, and baking powder over the mixture and stir until well combined.
- Stir in the chocolate chips and coconut.
- Scoop the cookie dough with a tablespoon or cookie scoop and drop onto a baking sheet.
- Bake for 9 to 11 minutes.
- Cool the cookies on the baking sheet for 10 minutes before transferring them to a cooling rack to finish cooling all the way.
Notes
- Some brands of tahini taste more bitter than others. If you buy tahini that is made from hulled sesame seeds, it should not be bitter. A few brands we like are Soon, Ziyad, and Al Arz
Nutrition
Serving: 1 | Calories: 137kcal | Carbohydrates: 17g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 13mg | Sodium: 129mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 11g
