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Healthier, but oh so delicious, Salted Tahini Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies. These are some of the best cookies…rich and decadent, but made with all wholesome ingredients. Oats and almond flour make up the base, tahini adds the perfect texture, and they’re lightly sweetened with maple syrup. Every bite is slightly crisp on the edges, but soft and chewy in the center. So DELICIOUS and extra easy too. Absolutely nothing not to love about these salty-sweet tahini oatmeal cookies.
Ending the week with chocolate cookies because cold and short January days always call for a cookie. I know that everyone is focused on the New Year and new goals. And many of you might not be looking for cookies, BUT cookies can still be wholesome and delicious.
And these cookies are proof!
I made these thinking, “no way will these actually work, they’re too healthy”. But to my surprise, they worked perfectly and tasted even better. Asher and my mom, who are very particular about their cookies, both agreed, these are SO GOOD!
The idea
My mom has these oatmeal chocolate chip cookies she used to make ALL THE TIME growing up. They are so simple, just mix all ingredients in a bowl and bake…so, so delicious. Without a doubt one of my favorite cookies.
Well, with it being “Healthy January”, I wanted to come up with a way to recreate her famous cookies. But yet make them even healthier. I honestly wasn’t sure if I could do it. I even said from the start…if I can’t make these taste really awesome, I’m not sharing the recipe.
Shockingly, the very first batch came out perfectly. Better than I could have even imagined. I thought maybe it was just a lucky fluke. But I’ve now made them multiple times, and each time, they’ve been perfect.
Maybe even better better than Mom’s original recipe. Simply because I was able to perfect the cooking time and add more chocolate chunks. Oh, and add that sea salt on top too!
The details
Like my mom’s cookies, these actually couldn’t be any easier. Gather up all your ingredients, add them to a bowl (the order doesn’t matter), and mix until combined.
Stir in all the chocolate, then scoop the dough into balls, and bake! No joke, so easy.
The dough will be on the wetter side, so use a cookie scoop or spoon to make the balls. I know it might not seem like they’ll bake up nicely because of all the moisture, but they do!
They do brown a little on the edges, so at first I thought I had over cooked them. But I came to realize that they were just perfect this way. A little golden on the edges, but really soft in the center, with lots of melted chocolate.
The tahini not only adds a rich flavor, it really helps the cookies form a nice texture and chew.
For the chocolate, I used a mix of chocolate chips and dark chocolate chunks. I wanted the classic chip, but also nice big pockets of chocolate chunks. The balance was just right.
What I love about these cookies is that they’re easy to make, require no chilling, and take less than thirty minutes. They’re naturally gluten-free, with no added sugar (I don’t count maple syrup as added sugar). In my opinion, they’re a healthy cookie that actually tastes delicious too.
My best advice? Bake these tonight…because everyone has thirty minutes to bake up cookies. Then eat a few warm, and welcome in the weekend. And in my case, the snow too.
Looking for other healthier dessert recipes? Here are my favorites:
5 Ingredient Chocolate Dipped Peanut Butter Cookies
Healthier Homemade Nutter Butter Cookies
Healthy…ish Homemade Samoas Cookies
Tahini Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
Lastly, if you make these Salted Tahini Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies, be sure to leave a comment and/or give this recipe a rating! Above all, I love to hear from you guys and always do my best to respond to each and every comment. And of course, if you do make this recipe, don’t forget to tag me on Instagram! Looking through the photos of recipes you all have made is my favorite!
Salted Tahini Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
Servings: 18 cookies
Calories Per Serving: 167 kcal
Nutritional information is only an estimate. The accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipe on this site is not guaranteed.
Ingredients
- 1 1/4 cups old fashioned oats
- 1 cup almond flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/2 cup melted coconut oil
- 1/3 cup tahini
- 1/3 cup real maple syrup
- 1 large egg
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 cup dark chocolate chunks, and/or chocolate chips
- sea salt
Instructions
- 1. Preheat the oven to 350° F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.2. In a mixing bowl, beat together the oats, almond flour, baking soda, salt, coconut oil, tahini, maple syrup, egg, and vanilla. Fold in the chocolate chips/chunks.3. Scoop the dough out into rounded tablespoon size balls – the dough will be a little wet. Place 2 inches apart on the prepared baking sheet.4. Bake 10-12 minutes, until browning on the edges, but not fully set in the center. Let the cookies cool on the baking sheet. Sprinkle with flaky salt. Eat warm (highly recommend) or let cool and store in an airtight container for up to 5 days.
This post was originally published on January 7, 2022
I just took these out of the oven, and they are delicious! Great gesture and flavour. Thank for the great recipe!
Hey Karen,
Wonderful! I love to hear that this recipe was a winner, thanks a lot for making it. Have the best weekend! xT
Looks amazing! I am trying this!!! ❤️
I hope you love the recipe Jena!
Can you use coconut in place of almond flour?
Hi Bernadette,
Do you mean coconut flour or just plain coconut? I would probably do GF flour or regular flour. Let me know if you give the recipe a try, I hope you love it! xTieghan
I’ve so been looking for a good healthy alternative to a chocolate chip cookie! Hope you will devise more healthy alternatives like this one!! Where can you buy tahini at a reasonable price?
Thank you so much for all your wonderful recipes!?
I’m about to make these cookies, but I find my tahini at Trader Joe’s for the other recipes I’ve used it in! It seemed reasonable.
I hope you love the recipe Jas!
If you have a Grocery outlet in your town, they often carry tahini and at a great price!
Hi Bridget,
I get my tahini from Whole Foods or order from Thrive Market. I hope you love the recipe, please let me know if you give it a try! xTieghan
For some additional protein I added 2 Tbsp of hemp hearts, 2 Tbsp of chia seed and 2 scoops of collagen and they turned out great. This recipe made 30 cookies for me.
Hey Andrew,
Wonderful! I love to hear that this recipe was a winner, thanks a lot for making it. Have the best weekend! xT
If I don’t have almond flour can I use regular flour?
Hi Sarah,
Yes, that will work for you! I hope you love this recipe, please let me know if you give it a try! xTieghan
Yum! Just made these, I didn’t have tahini so I used cashew butter. Came out great, not too sweet and good texture.
Hey Rebecca,
Wonderful! I love to hear that this recipe was a winner, thanks a lot for making it. Have the best weekend! xT
Love love love this recipe and it’s always a crowd pleaser!! Bonus it’s healthier with coconut oil and tahini!
Hey Cheryl,
Wonderful! I love to hear that this recipe was a winner, thanks a lot for making it. Have the best weekend! xT
These look amazing! Could I make them vegan using Bob’s egg replacer?
I’m planning to make these tonight either using JustEgg or a flax egg, which is what I always use to substitute eggs and make cookie recipes vegan. They always turn out great. Haven’t tried these yet but I’m sure it will! Good luck with yours!
I hope you love the recipe Stephanie!
Hey Erin,
I haven’t tried that, but it might work well for you. I hope you love this recipe, please let me know if you give it a try! xTieghan
This was the perfect recipe for a snow day. They were absolutely delicious warm. The soft center and melted chocolate chunks, along with the combination of sweet and salty was divine.
Hey Aly,
Wonderful! I love to hear that this recipe was a winner, thanks a lot for making it. Have the best weekend! xT
I don’t make cookies because I always screw them up. But these!! They came out perfect! I made two batches. The first batch, I copied the recipe exactly. They were yummy but not sweet enough for my taste, and they didn’t come out flat like the pictures (they were more like mini, puffy cookies). For the second batch, I added sugar and they came out like the pictures and suited my personal taste more. Great Friday night treat! Thank you for sharing this recipe. It’s a keeper! PS. I wanted to make these so bad that I borrowed an egg from my neighbor. I also shared the cookies with her.
It’s me again. I think I figured out why my first batch didn’t look like the picture and wasn’t sweet enough. It’s because I didn’t have a cup of chocolate chips. I only had half a chocolate bar, which, when I broke into pieces, probably was more like a loose 1/2 cup of chocolate chips. I didn’t measure it before adding to the mix. I’ll use a full cup in the future and report back!
Hey Sally,
Wonderful! I love to hear that this recipe was a winner, thanks a lot for making it. Have the best weekend! xT
As good as these look, they taste a million times better. Even my exceptionally picky child love them!
Hey Kelly,
Wonderful! I love to hear that this recipe was a winner, thanks a lot for making it. Have the best weekend! xT
So. Damn. Good. Perfect for when you’re still craving some warm cookies after all the holiday sweets but need something on the not-so-bad for you side. Excellent!
Hey Mackenzie,
Wonderful! I love to hear that this recipe was a winner, thanks a lot for making it. Have the best weekend! xT
Just finished making these!! Amazing! My 6 year old even loves which makes me so happy ??
Hey Jenna,
Wonderful! I love to hear that this recipe was a winner, thanks a lot for making it. Have the best weekend! xT
They tasted delicious but mine didn’t turn out like this. I had to substitute avocado oil for the coconut oil so my dough wasn’t very wet. Could this be the reason?
Hey Dominique,
Wonderful! I love to hear that this recipe was a winner, thanks a lot for making it. Yes, that could have been the issue. Have the best weekend! xT