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    Chai Spice Tahini Cookies Nut free Oil-free Grain-free

    Published: Dec 10, 2019 by Richa 21 Comments

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    Chai Spice Tahini Cookies Nut free Oil-free Grain-free. These Chewy and fudgy Tahini Cookies have tahini, sweetener, chai spice and coconut flour. They are vegan gluten-free grain-free nut-free soy-free and oil-free! Jump to Recipe

    Our Chai Spice Tahini Cookies Nut free on a white plate

    This year I have been experimenting a lot with tahini and grain-free baking! So here’s another tahini cookie which is mostly just tahini. The key to liking tahini is getting a good brand that is not too bitter. I love cookies which are scoop and bake, no hand messyness! These cookies bake into fat soft cookies. You can lave them like that or flatten with a spoon and continue to bake for crispy chewy cookies.

    For these cookies, get a good brand of tahini such as Soom or Whole foods brand, add a lot more spice to mask some of the bitterness, adjust baking time for the kind of texture you prefer, a few mins longer for crispier and and get to a cookie you love! Don’t like tahini, just use smooth nut butter or sunbutter.

    WHAT IS TAHINI?

    Tahini is just blended up toasted hulled sesame seeds. The seeds are blended/processed until smooth and fluffy sesame seed butter. The flavor and texture of tahini varies with brand. Tahini adds a nutty, slightly bitter (but pleasing bitter) profile wherever you use it. However, depending on the brand, it might add a lot more bitter. This bitter especially will show up in sweet things like this cookie. For best results use a brand that you generally like the flavor of.

    Ingredients for our Tahini Cookies in a bowls

    Ingredients for Chai Spice Tahini Cookies Nut free

    • A good quality smooth tahini makes up the bulk
    • flax seed meal is the binder
    • sugar and maple syrup for sweet and structure
    • baking powder and baking soda for leavening
    • Chai spice or pumpkin pie spice or gingerbread spice for flavor
    • coconut flour absorbs some moisture to help form the dough

    How to make Nut free Tahini Cookies

    Mix the flax seed meal with water and set aside for 2 mins. Then add to the bowl, add all the ingredients a bowl and mix well. Chill for 30 mins.

    Ingredients for our Tahini Cookies in a white bowl Dough for our Tahini Cookies in a white bowl Dough for our Tahini Cookies in a white bowl


    Use a Scoop and place on parchment lined baking sheet. Dip the scoop in water between 2 scoops so that the mixture doesn’t stick too much, and bake for 11 mins.

    Dough for our Tahini Cookies in a white bowl

    Our Chai Spice Tahini Cookies Nut free on parchment lined sheet

    Then press down and bake for another 4 to 7 mins depending on crunchyness preference. Cool completely and store.

    Our Chai Spice Tahini Cookies Nut free on parchmnt lined sheet

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    Our Chai Spice Tahini Cookies Nut free stacked on a wood board

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    Our Chai Spice Tahini Cookies Nut free on a white plate
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    Chai Spice Tahini Cookies Nut free Oil-free Grain-free

    Chai Spice Tahini Cookies Nut free Oil-free Grain-free. These Chewy and fudgy Tahini Cookies have tahini, sweetener, chai spice and coconut flour. They are vegan gluten-free grain-free nut-free soy-free and oil-free!
    Prep Time10 minutes mins
    Cook Time25 minutes mins
    Chill time:30 minutes mins
    Total Time35 minutes mins
    Course: Dessert
    Cuisine: fusion
    Keyword: gluten free tahini cookies, glutetn free tahini cookies, tahini cookies no almond flour, tahini cookies vegan gluten free
    Servings: 12
    Calories: 123.68kcal
    Author: Vegan Richa

    Ingredients

    • 1.5 tbsp flax seed meal
    • 1/4 cup (59.15 ml) water
    • 3/4 cup (6.35 oz) tahini
    • 3 tbsp sugar such as coconut sugar or cane sugar
    • 3 tbsp maple syrup
    • 1/2 tsp baking powder
    • 1/4 tsp baking soda
    • 1.5 tsp chai spice blend (or use 3/4 tsp ground cardamom, 1/2 tsp cinnamon and pinches of nutmeg and black pepper), or use pumpkin pie spice or gingerbread spice blend(spice mix links in notes)
    • 2 - 3 tbsp (2 tbsp) coconut flour

    Instructions

    • Mix flax seed meal and water and set aside for 2 mins to make the flac"egg". Add tahini to a bowl. Add in the flax egg, rest of the ingredients and 2 tbsp coconut flour and mix well.
    • Chill the mixture for 30 mins. Depending on the brand of tahini, you might need to add 1/2 to 1 tbsp more coconut flour. The mixture will be sticky, but should be retain shape on scooping.
    • Line a baking sheet with parchment. Preheat the oven to 350 deg F( 180 c). Use a cookie scoop or ice cream scoop, dip the scoop in water, shake excess off, then scoop the tahini mixture and place on the sheet. Repeat for all of the dough.
    • Bake for 11 mins. Then remove the baking sheet. Press down on the cookies using a large spoon to flatten out the cookie. Reduce temperature to 340 deg F( 171 C), Bake for another 4 to 7 mins depending on crunch preference. Let cool completely on the sheet.
      Store on the counter for upto 2 days or refrigerate for upto 2 weeks.

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    Notes

    Spice Blends: Chai spice or pumpkin pie spice or gingerbread spice
    Tips: Bake 1-2 cookies to test so that you can adjust the sweetness and flavor. Tahini is an acquired flavor and if the cookie flavor is too strong, add in 1/4 cup almond flour, mix in and chill and bake. 
    Variation: Press chocolate chunks, dried fruit, candied ginger, candied orange peel on the scoops before baking. Sprinkle granulated sugar on top for extra crunch and sweet
    Use half smooth nut butter of choice and half tahini for less bitter flavor profile. 
    Nutrition is for 1 cookie

    Nutrition

    Nutrition Facts
    Chai Spice Tahini Cookies Nut free Oil-free Grain-free
    Amount Per Serving
    Calories 123.68 Calories from Fat 76
    % Daily Value*
    Fat 8.49g13%
    Saturated Fat 1.31g8%
    Sodium 31.67mg1%
    Potassium 104.05mg3%
    Carbohydrates 10.58g4%
    Fiber 1.36g6%
    Sugar 6.08g7%
    Protein 2.93g6%
    Vitamin A 10.05IU0%
    Vitamin C 0.63mg1%
    Calcium 36.05mg4%
    Iron 0.74mg4%
    * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

     

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    1. Keren

      January 22, 2021 at 5:51 pm

      5 stars
      Delicious! love the chair spice flavors!

      Reply
    2. Raina Parikh

      September 29, 2020 at 2:11 pm

      can all-purpose flour be substituted for coconut flour 1-1 for these?

      Reply
    3. Nandini

      July 27, 2020 at 3:26 pm

      5 stars
      Made these twice already and they are officially my favourite kind of cookies(sorry chocolate chip cookies).
      I used almond flour instead of coconut and it tastes great!!
      They are the right texture and taste between a indian biscuit and cookie. Not too sweet and wonderfully fragrant and earthy.

      Just an advice a someone who frequently visits your website ..I would recommend adding a feature to allow users to share the pictures of their remakes in the comment section.. similar to Amazon reviews. I feel like it would add so much more value to your already amazing blog!

      Reply
      • Richa

        July 27, 2020 at 5:01 pm

        Awesome

        Reply
    4. Julie

      May 04, 2020 at 1:37 pm

      I just made these but used aquafaba instead of flax seed meal. They are amazing! Thank you for the recipe!

      Reply
    5. Sam

      March 17, 2020 at 8:15 pm

      5 stars
      Amazing!

      Reply
    6. Deb

      February 17, 2020 at 10:03 am

      Can I use monk fruit sweetener?

      Reply
      • Richa

        February 17, 2020 at 11:14 am

        havent tried it. Try a smallbatch to see

        Reply
    7. HC

      January 03, 2020 at 6:41 pm

      5 stars
      Made them for the 2nd time, double batch with half almond butter and half tahini. They smell delicious!

      Reply
      • Richa

        January 03, 2020 at 6:52 pm

        awesome!

        Reply
    8. Pri

      December 18, 2019 at 5:20 am

      Can I replace the coconut flour with all purpose flour?

      Reply
      • Richa

        December 18, 2019 at 12:02 pm

        yes

        Reply
    9. Cris

      December 16, 2019 at 12:12 pm

      Hello! I have some tahini bought from Turkey and it’s taste a little bit more intense. It tahini dark ( I think the seeds are unhulled). Do you think it’s ok for this recipe? Thank you!

      Reply
      • Richa

        December 20, 2019 at 11:49 am

        That would a lot of intense flavor, try the chocolate tahini cookies or ginger tahini cookies instead to see how the flavor works out

        Reply
    10. Joshua Howard

      December 15, 2019 at 9:25 am

      5 stars
      The best cookies I’ve ever made! The instructions were easy to follow! I think I’ll make them again and again! Thank you

      Reply
      • Richa

        December 15, 2019 at 12:05 pm

        thanks

        Reply
    11. Chris Peltz

      December 13, 2019 at 5:44 pm

      Could peanut butter be used instead of tahini?

      Reply
      • Richa

        December 13, 2019 at 6:11 pm

        yes, you wont need to chill for as long with peanutbutter

        Reply
    12. Susan

      December 11, 2019 at 2:36 am

      I’m going to make these!

      Reply
    13. Alison Schneider

      December 10, 2019 at 6:52 pm

      I’m going to make these tomorrow!!!💃

      Reply
      • Richa

        December 13, 2019 at 6:16 pm

        awesome!

        Reply

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