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Tahini Chocolate Chip
Cookie Sandwiches
Nutty tahini blends with rich
chocolate for a delightful peanut-
free treat.
INGREDIENTS
Chocolate Chip Cookies
1 1/4 cups unsalted butter,
room temperature
3/4 cup white sugar
1 cup brown sugar
2 eggs
2 tsp vanilla extract
3 3/4 cups fl our
1 1/2 tsp baking soda
1 1/2 tsp salt
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
Chocolate Tahini Buttercream
1 cup egg whites
1 1/2 cups sugar
2 cups butter, room temperature
pinch of salt
1/2 cup cocoa powder
1/4 cup tahini paste
METHOD
Chocolate Chip Cookies
1. Combine sugar and butter. Add
egg and mix until light and fl uffy.
Mix in vanilla.
2. In a separate bowl, mix together
fl our, baking soda, baking powder
and salt, then add to butter
mixture. Add chocolate chips last.
3. Using an ice cream scoop, place
cookie dough on a parchment sheet
pan 1/2” apart. Bake at 350°F for
12-15 minutes.
for 5–10 minutes.
4. Mix in cocoa powder and tahini
paste.
Assembly
1. Using a star or round tip, pipe
buttercream in between two
cookies.
Yield 12 sandwiches
Chocolate Tahini Buttercream
1. Place a heat-proof bowl over a
double boiler and whisk together
egg white, sugar and salt until the
sugar dissolves.
2. Place in a mixing bowl with a
whisk attachment and mix until
cool and fl uffy.
3. Slowly add half
the butter. Add
remaining
butter and mix
ciao! / apr/may / two thousand nineteen
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