This post is sponsored by Bob’s Red Mill! All texts and opinions are 100% mine. Thanks for supporting the brands that support Jessica in the Kitchen! I know, this is an unexpected surprise. One day back from travelling and I have a Tahini inspired recipe for you! You see that’s the thing – that’s how much I knew you needed these Salted Chocolate Chip Tahini Cookies. I wanted to get them to you ASAP.
You guys always say that you never know that my recipes are gluten free so let’s start there – these Salted Chocolate Chip Tahini Cookies are vegan and gluten free and delishhhh. So you can spread them on a table and anyone can dive right in! To make them gluten free, I of course ran (okay, my pantry’s not that far away) to my endless supply of Bob’s Red Mill Gluten Free 1-to-1 Baking Flour. I love them in cookies and basically all baked goods because they perfectly absorb all of the flavours and act as a beautiful vessel. Like a star player, essentially. The mix is so smooth and just blends beautifully here. Plus of course, it means they are safe to serve to anyone! It’s the season of sharing – so let’s share!! Now the cookies! Salted. Chocolate Chip. Tahini Cookies. These are all wonderful things by themselves and combined make a super cookie whose dough might not even make it to the oven. The salted happens at the end, and really adds a burst of flavour to the cookies, plus looks gorgeous. The chocolate Chip part – well, let’s be honest, chocolate chip cookies are the best, aren’t they? Little pools of melted chocolate are always accepted in my book. Then my favourite part of the flavour of the cookies – the Tahini. As a quick intro, Tahini also known as Tahina is sesame seed paste, or kind of like a sesame seed butter. If you’re like me, maybe you’ve tasted Tahini outside of the Middle East and kind of made up your face. Bitter. Grainy. Not good. I couldn’t understand why this was supposed to make my hummus better! That was all until my most recent trip to the Middle East. Tahini is supposed to be nutty, buttery and 100% smooth. Imagine my shock and surprise when I tasted real tahini for the first time. Needless to say that by the end of the trip it was crucial for me to lug home a giant jar of it, as I did. I say all of this because the right tahini is what will make the difference in your cookies. Get one that’s very runny, smooth, and has a nutty flavour. These Salted Chocolate Chip Tahini Cookies will knock your socks off. Like I mentioned above, I highly recommend the Bob’s Red Mill Gluten Free 1-to-1 Baking Flour in these cookies for the extra softness, and ability to share with everyone. You guys know I love Bob’s Red Mill’s flours!! These cookies are best warm out of the oven, cooled for like ten minutes, but of course, are still divine after that. I highly recommend not over baking them since they continue to cook while they cool. Under-baking them means a soft, chewy and divine cookie to dive into. Enjoy friends!
