Black Tahini Brown Butter Chocolate Chunk Cookies (gluten-free!)
If you're looking for a cookie that will turn heads, drop jaws and have people lining up for the recipe; you've got to try these Black Tahini Brown Butter Chocolate Chunk Cookies! With a unique twist on the classic chocolate chip cookie, this recipe features rich, nutty browned butter, a surprising hint of umami from miso, and the dramatic colour and flavour of black tahini. They may be the most striking cookie I've ever made and better yet they're gluten free and easy to make.
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Servings: 15 cookies
Equipment
- oven
- baking sheet
- standing mixer or electric hand mixer
- measuring cups, spoons
- ice cream scoop
Ingredients
- ½ cup butter browned
- 1 tbsp miso
- 1 egg room temperature
- 1 egg yolk room temperature
- ½ cup brown sugar
- ¼ cup white sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1½ cup gluten free flour blend
- ½ cup almond flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 cup chocolate chunks
- ½ cup black tahini
- flaky sea salt
Instructions
- Add browned butter, miso and sugar to a medium large bowl and whisk vigorously to combine.
- Add vanilla, egg and egg yolk and whisk again until light and fluffy.
- Add flours, baking soda and salt and mix until flour is almost completely combined.
- Add chocolate chunks and mix well to incorporate.
- Finally, pour in black tahini. Fold it in until just been incorporated. Do not over mix!
- Place bowl in the fridge for a minimum of 30 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place parchment onto 1-2 cookie sheets.
- Measure out cookie dough using an ice-cream scoop. I baked 5 cookies at a time. Bake for 12-15 minutes.
- Once cookies are done, bang the pan on the stove top to help them fall.
- Sprinkle with flaky salt and transfer to a wire rack to cool.
Notes
My browned butter was still very warm when I made my last batch of these cookies and that’s ok! Let the butter cool for a few minutes so as not to curdle the eggs.
You will need about 1/2 cup of solid butter to make 1/2 cup melted brown butter. 1/2 cup cold butter melted
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Nutrition
Serving: 1cookie | Calories: 279kcal | Carbohydrates: 28g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 41mg | Sodium: 252mg | Potassium: 120mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 15g | Vitamin A: 234IU | Vitamin C: 0.3mg | Calcium: 46mg | Iron: 2mg
*Macros are provided as an estimate for convenience. Your final numbers will vary depending on ingredient brands, substitutions, and how you portion the recipe.