Tahini Chocolate Chip Cookies

I had no idea tahini would taste so yummy in chocolate chip cookies until I made them.  I was given some Premium Tahini from Soom Foods, and they gave the cookies a nice nuttiness and creaminess to the cookies.  This may be one of my new favorite cookie recipes!

Tahini Chocolate Chip Cookies

Ingredients:

• 1/2 c butter, softened
• 1/2 c Soom Foods Premium Tahini
• 1/2 c sugar
• 1/2 c packed brown sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1 t vanilla extract
• 1 c flour
• 3/4 t baking soda
• 1 t sea salt
• 2 cups chocolate chips
• flaky sea salt to finish

Directions:

• In a medium bowl, combine the butter, tahini, and sugars until creamy.
• Mix in the eggs and vanilla.
• In a separate medium bowl, combine the flour, baking soda, and sea salt.
• Mix in the dry ingredients with the sugar mixture.
• Stir in the chocolate chips.
• Refrigerate dough for at least 1 hour.
• Scoop dough into 2-inch balls and place on a parchment-lined baking sheet.
• Bake in a pre-heated 325-degree Fahrenheit oven for 10-13 minutes.
• Let sit on baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.

Recipe adapted from davidlebovitz.com.  You can get the original recipe here.