I don’t always bake full-batch but when I do it’s usually for a special occasion such as this sweet get-together with friends, and it often involves fudgy decadent satisfying bar-shaped things with plenty of chocolate chips.
So this was one such occasion. They were a hit. I added orange zest to these bad boys and was that a winner. I’ve tried the recipe without though and if you’re not a big fan of orange+chocolate (what is wrong with you) go ahead and omit and I ain’t gonna be mad.
Just make sure to share the love and drop a comment to let me know what you think!
PS, the recipe can conveniently be halved by using 1 egg/egg replacer.
PPS, half of a 1/4 cup is 2 tbsp in case you’re new around here 😉
Chocolate Chip Tahini Cookie Bars
Servings: 16 squares
Calories: 171kcal
Ingredients
- 2 eggs sub 2 flax eggs, or 1/2 cup applesauce / mashed banana
- 1 cup tahini, or other nut/seed butter (225 g) just make sure the nut/seed butter is drippy, it shouldn't be super thick like cookie dough
- 1/2 cup sugar (96 g) brown/coconut sugar works best
- 1/4 cup maple syrup (84 g)
- 1/4 cup flour (30 g) gf flours work great, even grain-free, I used cassava flour
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup chocolate chips (90 g)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F and line a 9×9 baking dish with parchment (8×8 works too).
- In a bowl add tahini, sugar, maple syrup, vanilla extract and eggs until smooth.
- Fold in flour, salt, baking soda until smooth. The batter should be thick but spreadable. If yours is too thick, add 1 tbsp water at a time to make it spreadable.
- Fold in chocolate chips (save some to sprinkle on top).
- Spread evenly in the pan, sprinkle any remaining chocolate chips.
- Bake for 20-23 minutes until a knife inserted comes out with a few crumbs attached. Do not overbake for max fudginess.
- Cool completely before slicing (slices best after refrigerating overnight) and enjoy!
Notes
- To make a flax egg, stir together 1 tbsp (7 g) flax seed meal and 3 tbsp water and let it sit and thicken for 5 minutes.
Nutrition
Serving: 1 square | Calories: 171kcal | Carbohydrates: 18g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 21mg | Sodium: 88mg | Potassium: 92mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 13g | Vitamin A: 52IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 37mg | Iron: 1mg