Ingredients
Wet ingredients
1 cup tahini, room temperature, well-stirred (preferably a runny tahini such as Soom or Kevala)
3/4 cup maple syrup, plus 2 tablespoons (preferably dark)
1/3 cup coconut oil, melted, cooled (or ghee if not vegan)
2 teaspoons vanilla extract, GF
Dry ingredients
1/2 cup cassava flour, or use sweet rice flour if not paleo
1/2 cup blanched almond flour, or tiger nut flour
1/4 cup tapioca flour
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt
8 ounces vegan bittersweet chocolate, coarsely chopped, such as Raaka Maple Dark Baking Chocolate, plus extra for the tops
flaky salt, such as Maldon, for sprinkling
Instructions
Make the dough
1-Position a rack in the top of: Position a rack in the top of the oven and preheat to 350ΒΊF. Line 2 rimless cookie sheets with parchment paper for easy cleanup.
2-In a medium bowl, whisk together the: In a medium bowl, whisk together the tahini, maple syrup, coconut oil, and vanilla until smooth and emulsified.
3-Place a strainer over the bowl and: Place a strainer over the bowl and sift in the cassava, tiger nut, and tapioca flours with the baking soda and sea salt. Stir to combine, then stir in the chocolate chunks.
Shape
4-Scoop 1-inch diameter balls of dough (3-4: Scoop 1-inch diameter balls of dough (3-4 tablespoons or a rounded #24 spring-loaded ice cream scoop) onto the prepared cookie sheet, spaced 3 inches apart. Top each cookie with a chunk or two of chocolate and a pinch of flaky salt.
Bake
5-Bake the cookies one pan at a: Bake the cookies one pan at a time in the top rack of the oven until golden and puffed, with the edges beginning to set and the centers soft, 12-16 minutes. Rotate the baking sheet at 10 minutes for even baking.
6-Remove the cookies from the oven and: Remove the cookies from the oven and slide them, parchment and all, onto a cooling rack. Let them cool as long as you can stand it. Enjoy warm from the oven, at room temperature, or let cool completely and store, covered at room temperature, for up to 3 days.
Last Step:
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- Cook Time: 15 min
- Method: bake
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 258kcal
- Sugar: 14g
- Sodium: 118mg
- Fat: 16g
- Saturated Fat: 7g
- Carbohydrates: 27g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 1mg
