Salted Tahini Chocolate Chip Cookies

Tahini is like peanut butter made out of sesame seeds. I think that distinctive flavor of sesame goes great with the chocolate chips, added in with generosity in this fun recipe.

Recipe By:

cooking.nytimes. come

Ingredients:

4 ounces unsalted butter, at room temperature
½ cup tahini, well stirred
1 cup granulated sugar
1 large egg
1 egg yolk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup all-purpose flour, plus 2 tablespoons
½ teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1¾ cups chocolate chips
Flaky salt, like fleur de sel

Directions:

1. In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream butter, tahini and sugar at medium speed until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Add egg, egg yolk and vanilla and continue mixing at medium speed for another 5 minutes.

2. Sift flour, baking soda, baking powder and kosher salt into a large bowl and mix with a fork. Combine flour mixture to butter mixture at low speed until just combined. Use a rubber spatula to fold in chocolate chips. Dough will be soft, not stiff. Refrigerate at least 12 hours.

3. When ready to bake, heat oven to 325 degrees and line a baking sheet with parchment paper or nonstick baking mat. Use a large ice cream scoop or spoon to form dough into 12 to 18 balls.

4. Place the cookies on the baking sheet at least 3 inches apart to allow them to spread. Bake 13 to 16 minutes until just golden brown around the edges but still pale in the middle to make thick, soft cookies. As cookies come out of the oven, sprinkle sparsely with salt. Let cool at least 20 minutes on a rack.

Notes:

I skipped refrigeration and they were fine.

Cooking at this lower temperature, they really didn’t brown well for me.