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Chocolate Sesame Cookies
Written by Cassie   
Friday, June 27 2008

Chocolate Sesame Cookies - click for larger viewCanada Day is coming up on Tuesday, July 1st, and my husband and I are taking Monday off, making it a nice long weekend for us.  The weather is supposed to be gorgeous and sunny - finally! - and we'll be out bicycling, bird-watching, picnicking out at a lake and just getting some much needed R&R.  Hope everyone has a great one!

Chocolate Sesame Cookies

These cookies were inspired by a recipe for Crunchy Sesame Cookies from Cooking Light Annual Recipes 2008, page 390.  When I was first experimenting with this recipe I was using cup measures.  After seeing my cookie-recipe-testing husband come up with such variances in his flour and sugar measures, I decided to switch to weight for consistency.  I have included both weight and volume in the recipe, but recommend going by weight if possible.  If you give 'em a try, I would love to hear how they turn out for you!

Dry Mixture:

75 grams light spelt flour (2/3 cup - stir to fluff it up then spoon flour into cup)

75 grams brown sugar (1/3 cup tightly packed)

2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder

1 tablespoon arrowroot starch

1/2 teaspoon baking powder

1/4 teaspoon baking soda

1/4 teaspoon cinnamon

1/8 teaspoon ground cumin

a small pinch of cayenne

1/8 teaspoon salt

 

Wet Mixture:
3 tablespoons tahini

2 tablespoons non-dairy milk

2 tablespoons neutral-flavored oil

2 tablespoons mild/light-flavored molasses

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

 

Mix-Ins:
1/4 cup chocolate chips

2 tablespoons black sesame seeds

Preheat oven to 375 F.  Coat baking tray lined with parchment paper or a coating of non-stick spray.

Whisk dry ingredients together in a mixing bowl.  In a separate bowl, whisk together all wet ingredients.  Add wet mix to dry and stir just until combined; fold in chocolate chips and sesame seeds.

Drop cookies onto baking sheet using a heaping teaspoon of dough for each, leaving 1 1/2-2 inches in between.  Bake for 8 minutes. Remove pan from oven and allow cookies to cool on the sheet for 5 minutes then transfer to cooling rack.  Cookies will be soft right out of the oven but will set up after cooling and are chewy and chocolatey with a bit of a crisp edge.

I bake these in two batches and get 24-26 2.5" cookies total.

 

August 21, 08:  This recipe has been updated to include cinnamon, cumin and cayenne.  You can leave them out if you prefer, but they do add another dimension of flavor that I quite like!  Thanks goes to Kathryn of Limes & Lycopene for her suggestion to add spices!

 

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Comments (23)add comment

celine 

you bet I'm trying these asap!
June 27, 2008 | website

celine 

quick apology for always submitting my comments twice: I haven't learned yet that they are submitted for approval. oy!
June 27, 2008 | website

Cassie 

Hi Celine, no problem about the comments! I appreciate you taking the time to write! And you've just reminded me, too, that I have had it on my to-do list to fix things up so people know it may take time for comments to show up! There's a little note that appears after a comment is submitted, but it fades out after a few seconds and could easily be overlooked.

Have a great weekend and I hope you like the cookies!
June 27, 2008 | website

celine 

ps: I'm happy you included weights as I have the possibility to work with that after grabbing a scale back in Switzerland! I've been considering working with both weights and cup measurements for a while too, but I guess my laziness took over. smilies/smiley.gif
June 28, 2008 | website

celine 

success!
June 28, 2008 | website

cookinpanda 

These sound incredible. What a unique combination of ingredients. These are going on my must-try list.
June 28, 2008 | website

Orange 

Tahini in a cookie? Must try!
June 28, 2008 | website

marika 

Oh MY...these look so very good. Like reeeeeeeeeeaaalllly good.
June 28, 2008 | website

Courtney 

Have a happy Canada Day! Your long weekend sounds great, and it looks like you have some beautiful cookies to enjoy!

Courtney
June 28, 2008

Cassie 

Celine, I am thrilled! Thanks for trying them and for sharing them on your site.

I appreciate the comments and hope everyone's having a great weekend!
June 29, 2008 | website

Johanna 

all the things i love in cookies are in these so will be putting on to do list - have recently bought some black sesame seeds and love them! But I was wondering if I can substitute corn starch for arrowroot because I just don't use it enough to justify buying some?
June 29, 2008 | website

Cassie 

Johanna, you can use cornstarch. Hope you like the cookies!
June 30, 2008 | website

RPO 

This is so different. I def wanna try one!
June 30, 2008 | website

Erin 

I just made this recipe yesterday, it was amazing. My husband thought it sounded scary but he ate most of them, the company we had over loved them too and I had to give them the recipe. Delish. I love how they maintain their moistness once cooled.
July 14, 2008

Cassie 

Erin, I'm so very happy to hear the recipe worked out well! Thanks so much for trying it out and for sharing! smilies/cheesy.gif
July 14, 2008 | website

Duckey 

These seem quite healthy cookies and really yummy.
July 28, 2008 | website

kathryn 

I am mid way through cooking these. Had to come back and say how delicious they are. I'm making mini versions for a party tomorrow night. Tried a sample from the first batch and yum. I didn't have molasses, so used a combination of rice malt syrup and maple syrup. And I also couldn't find black sesame seeds - so have sprinkled a few white ones on top.

Cassie it's such a good recipe. Thanks for posting and well done.
August 12, 2008 | website

rgh 

Just tried the results from commenter known as kathryn and they are fantastic.
August 13, 2008 | website

Cassie 

Hi Kathryn, your substitutions sound great and I bet the white seeds look so pretty against the chocolatey background. Very happy to hear it turned out well for you!

rgh, yay! Thanks for your comment!
August 13, 2008 | website

Patty 

Cumin in cookies? How inspiring... smilies/smiley.gif
August 29, 2008 | website

Cassie 

Thanks for stopping by, Patty! I used to make an oatmeal cookie recipe ages ago that had a lot of different spices added and cumin was one of the ingredients. It's a nice touch! Hope you'll give it a try or if you come up with a recipe using it, do let me know as I'd love to check it out!
August 31, 2008 | website

pipSyGirl 

wow, this is great! i'll try your cookies!!! SOON.smilies/wink.gif
November 08, 2008

Cassie 

Thanks pipSyGirl. Enjoy! smilies/smiley.gif
November 11, 2008 | website

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