Description
Healthy, bakery-style dark chocolate chip pistachio tahini cookies made with nutty tahini, roasted pistachios, and melty dark chocolate. Perfect for snacks or gifting!
Ingredients
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- 1/2 cup + 3 tablespoons salted or unsalted butter (154 grams), browned and cooled
- 1/2 cup tahini, well-stirred (125 grams)
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar (100 grams)
- 1 cup light brown sugar, packed (200 grams)
- 2 large eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 cups all-purpose flour, spooned and leveled (260 grams)
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon sea salt, plus extra for topping
- 2 cups dark chocolate chips or chopped chocolate (340 grams)
- 3/4 cup shelled pistachios, roughly chopped (110 grams; raw or roasted)
Instructions
- If using raw pistachios, preheat oven to 350°F and roast pistachios on a baking sheet for 8 minutes. Let cool completely.
- Brown the butter in a saucepan over medium heat until golden with a nutty aroma. Cool until soft but not melted.
- In a large bowl, cream together browned butter, tahini, sugars, eggs, and vanilla for 2–3 minutes until light and fluffy.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, and salt. Gradually add to wet ingredients. Mix until just combined.
- Stir in dark chocolate and pistachios. Reserve a few for topping.
- Optional but recommended: Cover and refrigerate dough for at least 1 hour, ideally overnight.
- Preheat oven to 375°F. Scoop dough (about ¼ cup per cookie), top with reserved chocolate and pistachios.
- Bake 9–11 minutes or until edges are set and centers look slightly underbaked.
- Cool on baking sheet for 10 minutes, then transfer to a rack. Top with flaky salt while warm.
Notes
- For freezing, scoop dough balls and freeze on a tray. Store frozen and bake straight from frozen with 1-2 extra minutes.
- These cookies pack perfectly for lunchboxes or work snacks. Wrap individually for grab-and-go ease.
- Browning the butter adds gourmet bakery flavor without extra effort.
- For chewier cookies, don’t overbake they’ll finish cooking as they cool.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 320 kcal
- Sugar: 20g
- Sodium: 160mg
- Fat: 20g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 35mg