These vegan, one-bowl, soft and chewy tahini and olive oil chocolate chunk cookies will amaze you with their intense chocolaty taste and their nutty undertones.

This recipe for vegan olive oil and tahini chocolate chunk cookies is a one-bowl recipe and one of the easiest you’re going to make! The Mediterranean cuisine may have a lot of easy, one-bowl cookie recipes like these vegan and crunchy Greek sesame and olive oil cookies – but it hasn’t any American-type chocolate chip ones. So it is easy to say that this recipe combines the best of two worlds and creates a healthier cookie with intense chocolaty taste and nutty undertones.

All you have to do is just mix some ingredients with a fork or a whisk, add the flour and the chocolate chunks and chill the mixture in the fridge. Since the dough doesn’t contain any eggs or dairy, you can make a large batch, keep it in the fridge for several days, and bake some cookies each time you feel the need! The only thing you have to be careful of is to not over-bake them!

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Also, the original version of the cookies you see here are these big, soft and chewy tahini – olive oil chocolate chunk cookies which are some of the best cookies I’ve ever made!

Tip for better presentation: keep some pieces of the chopped chocolate on the side (about 2-3 pieces per cookie) and add them to the top of each cookie after you scoop it and when you roll it into a ball.

Why use chopped chocolate and not chocolate chips?

Since chocolate is a basic ingredient in these cookies, it goes without saying that you should use a good quality one. And in general, a good chocolate bar will be of better quality than many chocolate chips… But that’s not the only reason. Chopping the chocolate will create pieces uneven in size and shape plus many trimmings. The trimmings scatter throughout the dough giving it a wonderful chocolaty flavor, and the variously shaped chunks make the appearance but also each bite more interesting!

There are two things you should have in mind when making these cookies.

The cookies should be cold before baking otherwise they tend to spread a lot. But even if they spread too much, they still are delicious and chewy, so there have been times when I’ve baked them without chilling them first (if you want them to look like the pictures though, don’t skip this step!) For the same reason, they’re also baked at a slightly higher temperature than average, so that the edges set quickly and the cookies remain nice and thick. 🙂

Some notes/tips:

• Chill the dough very well in the fridge to prevent the cookies from spreading too much.
• Use chopped chocolate instead of chocolate chips. The uneven pieces and the trimmings of the chocolate contribute to better texture and taste!
• As with all cookies of this type, don’t over-bake them! The centers of the cookies should seem slightly underbaked when you take them out of the oven.

You may like these similar recipes:

Crispy pistachio and chocolate chip cookies

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Tahini and olive oil chocolate chunk cookies (vegan)

Prep Time

15 mins

Cook Time

11 mins

Total Time

26 mins

 

These vegan, one-bowl, soft and chewy tahini and olive oil chocolate chunk cookies will amaze you with their intense chocolaty taste and their nutty undertones.

Course: cookies, Dessert, Sweets

Cuisine: American, Mediterranean, vegan

Keyword: chocolate, chunk, cookies, olive oil, tahini

Servings: 12 cookies

Calories: 299 kcal

Author: The Hungry Bites

Ingredients

• 1/3 cup (80 grams) tahini
• 1/2 cup (100 grams) extra virgin olive oil
• 1/2 cup (100 grams) brown sugar
• 1/2 cup (100 grams) sugar
• 1/4 cup orange juice or apple juice or water
• 1 tablespoon ground flax seeds or chia seeds (optional)
• 2 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon instant espresso powder
• 1/4 teaspoon fine sea salt
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 1/2 cups (200 grams) all-purpose flour
• 5.3 oz (150 grams) chopped chocolate, at least 55% cocoa
• Some sea salt flakes for topping.

Instructions

1. If you use the ground flax seeds, mix them together with the orange juice and set aside for 5 minutes.

2. Transfer the olive oil, the tahini, the sugars, the orange juice, the vanilla, the cinnamon, the espresso powder and the salt to a bowl and mix with a fork or a whisk for 1-2 minutes until the sugar is almost dissolved.

3. Combine the flour with the baking soda in a small bowl and add it to the olive oil/tahini mixture. Mix gently with a spatula until almost combined. Add the chopped chocolate and mix gently.

   Refrigerate the dough for 3-4 hours or overnight.

4. Preheat oven to 365°F (185°C) and line your pan with baking paper.

5. Divide the dough into 12 equal pieces (a 1/4 cup ice cream scoop will give you exactly 12 pieces) and roll each piece into a ball. Transfer to the pan, leaving about 2-3 inches distance between each cookie and sprinkle with some sea salt flakes.

6. Bake for 11-12 minutes. The cookies should look slightly underdone in the middle. Take the pan out of the oven and tap it on the counter for the cookies to deflate and settle. This will give them a bakery-style look. Let them cool for 5 minutes and transfer to a rack to cool completely.

7. Eat!

Recipe Notes

• If you don’t have instant espresso granules you can use 1/4 cup of espresso coffee (about two shots) instead of the orange juice.
• The ground flax (or chia) seeds are not necessary but they will give you slightly better texture. If you have whole flax (or chia) seeds you can grind them in a mortar.
• For better presentation: keep some pieces of the chopped chocolate on the side (about 2-3 pieces per cookie) and add them to the top of each cookie when you roll it into a ball.

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