Chewy Gluten Free Chocolate Tahini Cookies (Vegan, GF): this flourless chocolate chip cookie recipe is Paleo! The best double chocolate chip cookies—deliciously chewy & decadent, with crispy edges. Gluten-Free, Grain-Free, Healthy, Refined Sugar-Free, Dairy-Free, Vegan.
Happy last weekend before the official start of Autumn! . At least that’s what my daily planner is telling me. 😉 You know, when I was a little kid (and let’s be honest, an adult), I thought that autumn started in August. Did you? (Someone help me out here!)
It’s just… by the time the end of July rolls around, and all the Fourth of July clearance stuff is gone from the stores, there are fall things everywhere.
Bright orange and yellow leaf displays, boxes and boxes of pumpkin chocolate chip cookies, fresh-baked loaves of pumpkin bread stacked into the shape of a ginormous grinning Jack-o-lantern, big ol’ bins of plastic pumpkins and huge bags of cinnamon-scented pinecones that make it all feel like fall is here, folks!
So in anticipation of all the fall festivities, family events and food-centric activities that call for all the yummy healthy desserts, I thought I’d share one of my newest favorites to the paleo + vegan cookie jar…
Chewy Gluten Free Chocolate Tahini Cookies (Vegan) – the BEST Flourless Chocolate Cookies!
That’s right, chocolate tahini cookies that are vegan, gluten free, flourless (aka made with grain-free coconut flour) and basically the best gluten free double chocolate chip cookies ever. With a tahini twist!
The Taste: These chewy gluten free chocolate chip cookies are bursting with delicious chocolate flavor, which is perfectly complemented by subtle notes of sesame tahini nuttiness. They’re the perfect vegan coconut flour double chocolate chip cookies to satisfy that sweet tooth!
Are These Vegan Double Chocolate Tahini Cookies Gluten Free?
Yes! These perfect chocolate tahini cookies just happen to be…
- Gluten free
- Paleo
- Dairy-free
- Vegan
- Flourless + Grain-Free
- Refined Sugar-Free
- and made with healthy, simple, whole ingredients
Can You Freeze These Tahini Gluten Free Flourless Chocolate Cookies?
Yep! Freezing these gluten free double chocolate cookies with tahini is easy. After cooling the cookies completely, store in an airtight, freeze-friendly container for 1-2 months.
Tools for the Best Chewy Gluten Free Chocolate Tahini Cookies (Vegan)
Here are my favorite tools for making the best gluten free chocolate tahini cookies! Click the links below to explore.
- Tahini: you can’t make chocolate tahini cookies without tahini! Try this super convenient 2-pack. 🙂
- Medium Cookie Scoop: speaking of things I love, I totally love these cookie scoops. Strong, sturdy, and they don’t jam up! .
- Coconut Flour: a total staple for grain-free, flourless paleo baking.
- Unbleached Parchment Paper: this parchment paper keeps cookies from sticking to the pan, and makes clean up a breeze.
So are you beyond excited to make the best gluten free chocolate tahini cookies EVER?? I can’t wait to hear what you think of my recipe! If you try my recipe, leave a comment below & let me know what you think. I absolutely love hearing from you. 🙂 ‘Til the next kitchen adventure…
Sending you all my love and maybe even a dove, xo Demeter ❤️
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More Gluten Free Flourless Chocolate Chip Cookies!
Looking for more grain-free & gluten free flourless chocolate cookies? Here are some of my faves:
- Big Sesame Tahini Cookies (Paleo, GF)
- 4 Ingredient Paleo Coconut Macaroons Recipe
- Ultimate Chewy Paleo Coconut Cookies
- Paleo Almond Flour Cookie Dough Bars
Chewy Gluten Free Chocolate Tahini Cookies (Vegan, Flourless, Paleo)
- Total Time: 37 minutes
- Yield: 14-18 cookies (mine made 16.5 cookies) 1x
Description
Chewy Gluten Free Chocolate Tahini Cookies (Vegan, GF): this flourless chocolate chip cookie recipe is Paleo! The best double chocolate chip cookies—chewy & decadent. Gluten-Free, Grain-Free, Healthy, Refined Sugar-Free.
Ingredients
- ½ cup unsalted tahini
- ½ cup natural, unsalted creamy almond butter
- 1 flax egg (1 tablespoon ground flaxseed + 3 tablespoons warm water, whisked together, set for 15 minutes)
- ¼ cup + 3 tablespoons coconut sugar
- ½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract (optional)
- 1 tablespoon coconut flour
- 3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
- ¾ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt (optional)
Add-ins
- ½ cup vegan chocolate chips
Topping
- 2–3 tablespoons vegan chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or greased foil. Set aside.
- In a medium bowl, add all ingredients except chocolate chips. Using a rubber spatula, stir and fold until thoroughly mixed.
- Using a medium cookie scoop, scoop and drop cookie dough onto baking sheet, evenly spaced apart. Do not roll cookie dough in the palm of your hands—this will cause the dough to warm up and release too much oil, resulting in spread out cookies with unseemly crispy edges. If cracks form, press back together with your fingers. Press chocolate chips into the tops of each cookie.
- Using the palm of your hands, just lightly press down to flatten cookies—they will spread and flatten during baking. Keep cookie dough balls mostly round and high, with just a bit of a flat top. Again, press together any cracks that form.
- Bake for 10-14 minutes. Mine took 12 minutes. Place cookie sheet on a cooling rack, and allow cookies to cool directly on the sheet for 10-15 minutes—do not remove from sheet for at least 10 minutes, as cookies are fragile. Then, using a spatula, gently transfer cookies directly onto the cooling rack to cool for about 30 minutes, or until completely cooled. Enjoy! Storing notes below.
Adapted from my Big Sesame Tahini Cookies (Paleo, Vegan).
More amazing Vegan Cookies!
Notes
- Store in an airtight container for up to 1 week. Best the first 3 days.
- Freezing instructions: store in an airtight, freezer-friendly container for 1-2 months. Allow to thaw at room temperature for 10-20 minutes, or heat in the microwave in 10-second increments until just softened.
- Prep Time: 25 mins
- Cook Time: 12 mins
- Category: Dessert, Snacks
- Method: Bake
- Cuisine: American
Keywords: chocolate tahini cookies vegan, tahini cookies gluten free, flourless chocolate chip cookies, coconut flour double chocolate chip cookies
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Leah Saks says
Hi Demeter, these look fantastic! Do you happen to have nutritional info?
Jessica says
I LOVE these! I am not vegan so I add an egg instead of flax. This seems to make the batter a bit dry/firm so I also add a couple tbls of non-dairy milk. For an extra addition, these are incredible with a teaspoon-ish of cinnamon and 1/4 to 1/2 tsp of cardamom. I know I just kinda changed the recipe… but I love the chocolate tahini combo! The spices just make them seem extra decadent to me. Plus anti-inflammatory benefits? I’ve also made these when I’m low on tahini or almond butter and they each seem to work well interchangeably. I’ve used crunchy almond butter too and that crunch is nice. What I’m saying is, these are very versatile!
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Demeter | Beaming Baker says
So glad to hear you’re having such fun with the recipe Jessica! Thanks for taking the time to let me know. 🙂
Nancy Belz says
Hi Demeter,
I would love to make your beautiful cookies and give them as a gift to a special girlfriend. She has informed me that one of her family members Is highly allergic to all nuts. What could I substitute the almond butter with? I read through all the comments just in case someone else happened to ask that question. Could I just use the same amount of tahini? Or do you think there would be something better? Thank you so much! I look forward to hearing back from you soon. 😊
Demeter | Beaming Baker says
Hi Nancy! That’s so sweet of you to make these for your friend. I’d recommend using sunflower seed butter or soy butter, as they’re both great nut-free alternatives that other readers have used in many of my other recipes before with good results. Let me know how they turn out! 🙂
Nancy Belz says
Hi Demeter, I hope you are well! I went to the local supermarkets in my area and unfortunately neither of them sold sunflower seed butter. So decided since I couldn’t find it locally I would use one cup unsalted organic tahini and kept everything else the same. They turned out perfect! So tasty, so delicious! I cannot wait to give them to my girlfriend for her family to enjoy! Thank you so much for all that you do in your recipe development! We your readers are definitely the beneficiaries. Lots of love and hugs from Sydney Australia. 😊
Demeter | Beaming Baker says
Hi Nancy, I hope you’re doing well too! 🙂 I’m really glad to hear that you were able to make this recipe work with 1 cup of tahini. I hope your girlfriend and her fam absolutely enjoy these. Thank you so much for your kind words–they always mean so, so much to me. Sending you lots of love and great big hugs back from Minnesota!
Jenny says
Can I sub 1 whole egg for the flax egg?
Demeter | Beaming Baker says
I haven’t tried it myself, but it should be okay. Happy baking!
Nancy Belz says
I used one large whole egg in this recipe and it turned out perfect! I just forgot to mention it in my prior comment.
Demeter | Beaming Baker says
Thanks for your input, Nancy! 🙂
Michelle says
Thanks so much for another keeper recipe! I doubted this straight away as I knew that I wouldn’t regret it! You had me at “double chocolate.” I have fallen in love with tahini and I had never used it before your recipes.
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Demeter | Beaming Baker says
It’s absolutely my pleasure, Michelle! Aren’t “double chocolate” two of the most magical words in the dictionary? Hehe! I’m so happy that you’re enjoying tahini & my recipes! Happy baking. 🙂
Roni says
this is an amazing recipe!!
it is just that eventually I had only 7 cookies from this amount..
but they were delicious!
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Demeter | Beaming Baker says
So glad you enjoyed the recipe Roni!
Suzy says
I was a little unsure about these but since we LOVE tahini I thought I’d give them a try! They were perfect! Will be making them again!
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Demeter | Beaming Baker says
So happy to hear it Suzy! .
Krissy Allori says
The Tahini and chocolate are such a delightful combination.
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Demeter | Beaming Baker says
Couldn’t agree more Krissy!
Anna says
These cookies are incredibly delicious! Thank you for the recipe!
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Demeter | Beaming Baker says
Yay! So happy you enjoyed them Anna!
Sara Welch says
Such a delicious dessert; this was exactly what I was looking for! Looking forward to baking these this weekend!
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Demeter | Beaming Baker says
I’m so glad to hear it Sara!
Rinn says
Yum! I haven’t tried tahini and chocolate together; I am intrigued and will definitely give them a try! I love that this is vegan AND GF. 🙂 thanks for such a yummy recipe.
Demeter | Beaming Baker says
You’re so welcome Rinn! . Trust me, the flavor is seriously amazing! .
Charla says
I have a ton of unused coconut flour in the pantry and now I know what to make with it. I’m so glad the recipe is paleo/gluten free, vegan and flourless such a bonus!
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Demeter | Beaming Baker says
Oh that’s awesome! I think you’ll be really happy with these cookies! .
Courtney O'Dell says
Tahini and chocolate are such an amazing combo – loved these cookies!
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Demeter | Beaming Baker says
Woohoo! So glad to hear it Courtney!
Kimberly says
Oh, this sounds like such a treat for the taste buds, love the tahini-chocolate combination!
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Demeter | Beaming Baker says
I know, isn’t it the best? .
Kushigalu says
WOW! Cookies look amazingly delicious.Have never tried cookies with tahini before. SO YUMMY!
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Demeter | Beaming Baker says
Tahini cookies have such an amazing taste and texture. I think you’ll really enjoy these!