Cocoa Tahini Date Cookies

Cocoa Tahini Date Cookies

Soft, flourless cocoa cookies sweetened with dates and enriched with tahini. The cookies firm as they cool and yield about six small cookies.

Instructions

  1. Step 1

    Heat the oven to 180°C and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

    Cookware: baking sheet, oven, parchment paper

  2. Step 2

    Place the dates in a heatproof bowl, cover with the hot water, and soak for 10 minutes. Drain thoroughly, then mash the softened dates with a fork until mostly smooth.

    Timer: 10 min (fixed)

    Ingredients used: 5.0 piece Date, 250.0 ml Water

    Cookware: fork, Heatproof Bowl

  3. Step 3

    Whisk the egg and tahini in a mixing bowl until smooth and uniform.

    Ingredients used: 1.0 piece Egg, 60.0 ml Tahini

    Cookware: mixing bowl, whisk

  4. Step 4

    Stir the mashed dates, cocoa powder, and baking powder into the tahini mixture until no dry patches remain.

    Ingredients used: 4.0 gr Baking Powder, 8.0 gr Cocoa Powder

    Cookware: mixing bowl, spoon

  5. Step 5

    Spoon the mixture onto the prepared baking sheet in six evenly spaced mounds and gently flatten each mound into a thick round.

    Cookware: baking sheet, spoon

  6. Step 6

    Bake at 180°C for 10 minutes, until the edges are set and the centers no longer look wet.

    Timer: 10 min (fixed)

    Cookware: baking sheet, oven

  7. Step 7

    Cool the cookies on the baking sheet for 10 minutes before serving.

    Timer: 10 min (fixed)

    Cookware: baking sheet

Nutrition (Estimated)

Food safety

Caution: medium

Do not eat the raw mixture. Bake until the cookie centers no longer appear wet, and handle the hot water and baking sheet carefully.

Risk factors

  • Raw egg in the unbaked mixture
  • Hot soaking water
  • Hot oven and baking sheet