TAHINI CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES AND GRACIE ABRAMS

I made these for my best friend (and now, roommate) Kira - who was sick & asked me if I could make her something sweet. I’ve been meaning to recipe test these so it was a win/win. Tahini chocolate chip cookies are basically a chocolate chip cookie heavy on nuttiness; like a muted chocolate peanut butter cookie. I will throw tahini in basically everything, but one of my favorite ways are definitely these tahini chocolate chip cookies.
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The song that inspired this recipe? Gracie Abrams - Feels Like. I originally thought this was a love song, but read an interview where she said she wrote this about her best friend. Which checks out: there’s no greater love than friendship (I think). I met Kira in college, she was my roommate. I had just transferred from a nightmare fashion school and was already apprehensive about dorming again. Kira and I had a mutual friend who was already living with her but they needed a third roommate; this friend warned me that Kira and I wouldn’t get along. SUPER excited for my new college after hearing that. But it turns out Kira and I were actually, well… friends basically right from the start. Kira and I are so much alike, and have been through so much in the last 10+ years of friendship (including me living across the country for 7 years) it feels like she was just always there.

“Met you at the right time
This is what it feels like

Living in a movie I've watched and
Funny 'cause I couldn't have called it”

RECIPE
1 cup flour/
1 cup sugar/
3/4 cup tahini/
4oz butter/
1 egg/
1 egg * yolk */
1/2 tsp baking soda/
1/2 tsp baking powder/
Salt/
2 cups chocolate chips/
Flakey sea salt
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1. Cream together butter, sugar, and tahini for a few mins until combined, and then add the egg/yolk and vanilla.
2. Mix all dry ingredients together (except chocolate chips) in a separate bowl and then slowly incorporate that into the wet mix.
3. Stir in chocolate chips.
4. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours!
When ready, scoop out into 1inch balls and bake at 325 for 16 mins

Enjoy! Video for this recipe below. I always post videos (+ additional content) on TikTok, so follow along if you’d like!