Tahini Blondies with Chocolate Chips

Tahini Blondies with Chocolate Chips

Tahini Blondies are one of my favorite inventions, for sure it is their relationship to halvah. I love these delightful bar cookies cut into small pieces served on a plate with a small cup of espresso as an afternoon pick me up. I would also try a sprinkling of sesame seeds on top or crumbles of chocolate halvah to finish these blondies. I like making a pan of tahini blondies for gifting, it's the gift that will make your friends and family very happy.

Ingredients

1 stick unsalted butter, melted and cooled

1&1/2 cups light brown sugar

2 large eggs

1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste

1 cup tahini, stirred well, I use Soom Premium Tahini

1 cup all purpose flour

1/2 cup spelt flour

1 teaspoon sea salt

1 teaspoon baking powder

4 ounce bittersweet chocolate chips

Flaky sea salt, for sprinkling

Preheat the oven to 350F

Line a 9x13 metal baking pan with parchment and spray with baker's spray.

Whisk together the melted butter and brown sugar in a large mixing bowl. Whisk in the eggs.

Whisk in the vanilla bean paste and tahini.

Use a flexible spatula to stir in the flours, salt and baking powder, mixing until just combined.

Then gently fold in the chocolate chips, don't over mix.

Using a flexible spatula spread the batter in the prepared pan and smooth the top.

Sprinkle on the flaky sea salt.

Bake in the middle of the oven for 22-24 minutes, until lightly browned and puffy.

Cool completely before cutting into small squares.

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