Gluten-Free Tahini Chocolate Chip Cookies
Make these gluten-free, vegan tahini chocolate chip cookies, without any of the preservatives, dairy products, or unnecessary ingredients associated with traditional baked goods.
You’ll fall in love with the simple, chocolate-y taste of these crunchy cookies. Made with two powerful super foods, tahini and dark chocolate, these sweet treats are antioxidant-rich, anti-inflammatory, and all-around nutritious, while also being incredibly delicious.
Ingredients You’ll Need for Tahini Chocolate Chip Cookies:
Tahini: undoubtedly, the star of the show! Tahini is a mild-tasting sesame seed butter, commonly used in savory recipes, like falafel, babaghanoush, and homemade salad dressings. Creamy and nutty, tahini also tastes fabulously in dessert recipes, making it quite a versatile spread. Tahini creates the perfect, earthy flavoring in this recipe to compliment the sweetness of the brown sugar and chocolate chunks.
Gluten-Free Baking Flour: this recipe is completely gluten-free and celiac-friendly. We love using Bob’s Red Mills gluten-free baking flour.
Coconut Flour: another great gluten-free flour option, coconut flour adds a hint of sweet, coconut flavor without being too overwhelming. Coconut flour is known as being a more malleable flour choice, creating a fluffier, more elastic texture that you may find in traditional, gluten-containing desserts. Although I recommend using both coconut flour and gluten-free baking flour, you can absolutely try changing up the recipe by using all gluten-free flour, regular flour, or any kind of flour that you have in your pantry. Let us know in the comments how this has worked for you!
Light Brown Sugar: a soft sugar with a lot of flavor depth, brown sugar tastes the best in this chocolate chip recipe. To substitute, I would use maple syrup rather than white cane sugar, but feel free to experiment as you wish.
Chocolate Chips: you can’t have a chocolate chip recipe without the chocolate chips! We use Enjoy Life chocolate chips for a completely gluten-free, allergen-friendly choice. Alternatively, use any chocolate chips that you have on hand.
Sea Salt: sea salt is the most necessary ingredient for so many dessert recipes, including this one. The reason for this is that sea salt drastically brings out the sweet flavors in recipes. I wouldn’t skip out this!
Tahini Chocolate Chip Cookies
Recipe Author: Nicole Riggs
Made with superfoods tahini and dark chocolate, these vegan & gluten-free cookies are the perfect combination of sweet, crunchy, and earthy. Say goodbye to preservatives, dairy products, and other unnecessary ingredients, and say hello to anti-inflammatory, antioxidant-rich sweet treats that will satisfy your mind and body.
Equipment:
Baking pan, silicone baking mat or parchment paper, mixing bowl, liquid measuring cup, dry measuring cup, oven
Ingredients:
1/2 cup gluten-free baking flour
1/2 cup coconut flour
1 cup light brown sugar
1/4 cup tahini
1/4 cup full fat coconut milk canned
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
3/4 cup chocolate chips
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 tsp sea salt
Instructions:
In a mixing bowl, combine tahini and brown sugar.
Then, mix in coconut milk and vanilla extract until well combined.
Add dry ingredients (baking soda, baking powder, coconut flour, gluten-free baking flour, sea salt) along with chocolate chips and mix until well combined.
Form into balls (about 9-12) and place on baking sheet spread out.
Bake for about 15-20 minutes. Remember: everyone’s oven is different so check on them throughout the baking process to assess whether they’ll need more or less time.
Allow to cool, sprinkle with additional sea salt, and enjoy!
Health Benefits of Tahini:
Anti-Inflammatory: As we know, chronic inflammation is the culprit for many diseases and illnesses, including cancer, diabetes, autoimmune disorders, etc. Incorporating anti-inflammatory foods into your diet is one of the single best ways to protect your body against harm.
Sesamol, the main anti-oxidative component found in sesame, has proven to be a powerful anti-inflammatory agent. One study revealed how sesamol blocks and slows the growth of cancer cells by impairing cancer cell viability. Furthermore, sesamol has been exclusively reported to kill cancer cells including gastric cancer cells, skin cancer cells, and human colon cancer cells.
Nutrient-rich: High in protein and fiber, tahini displays an impressive nutrient profile. Copper, iron, phosphorus, selenium, zinc, and calcium are among the major vitamins and minerals present in this food source.
Using tahini in sweet, dessert recipes, like this one, is a discreet way to effortlessly consume more super foods on a daily basis.
