Tahini Macadamia Nut Cookies – Made with Aloha

A Classic with a Hawaiian Twist

Being from Hawaii, I grew up eating Macadamia Nuts in pretty much most of my chocolates, snacks, and more! With this in mind, I decided to create my own Hawaiian take on the classic chocolate chip cookies by creating these Tahini Macadamia Nut Cookies!

Oil-Free and Packed with Power

These cookies are oil-free, believe or not! The Tahini replaces the oil or vegan butter that you would usually use when making cookies. The Macadamia Nuts add another layer of texture and flavor that I just love!

Energy Booster

These cookies work really well as small energy bites since they are added sugar free, oil-free, yet provide carbohydrates from the oats and healthy fats from the Tahini and Macadamia Nuts. I love to grab one right before a long run, as I find that it helps get me through that last mile!

TIPS & TRICKS

• You can usually find raw Macadamia Nuts in the bulk section of your grocery store.
• Add the Macadamia Nuts and chocolate chips in slowly so that they get evenly distributed throughout the dough.
• Make sure you give your Macadamia Nuts a rough chop.

THE MORE YOU KNOW

Oat Flour

Oat flour is extremely easy to make, all you need is some oats and a blender! See my post all about alternative flours for more!

Flaxseed Egg

Flaxseed eggs are a great vegan egg replacer and I use them in my baking all the time. It’s created by combining Flaxseed Meal with water. See my post about vegan egg replacers for more!

Tahini

Tahini helps provide that creamy texture in most hummus recipes. It is simply grounded up sesame seeds. Think of it like peanut butter or almond butter, but made with sesame seeds. You can find this at most grocery stores in the same section you would find other nut butters.

THANKS FOR READING

Thank you Nutti’s for taking the time to read this post and I truly hope you enjoy these oil-free macadamia nut cookies! If you make this recipe, please let me know how you like it in the comments below!

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Mahalo!
Janelle

Tahini Macadamia Nut Cookies

These Tahini Macadamia Nut Cookies are oil-free, vegan, plant-based, gluten-free and oh so delicious! They are the perfect dessert to make when craving some Hawaiian Island flavor!

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Course: Dessert

Cuisine: Hawaiian, Vegan

Keyword: macadamia nut cookies, oil-free cookies

Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 10 minutes minutes

Chill Time: 25 minutes minutes

Total Time: 45 minutes minutes

Servings: 12 Cookies

Ingredients

• ▢ 1½ cup Oat Flour
• ▢ 1 Flaxseed Egg
• ▢ ¼ cup Tahini
• ▢ ¼ cup Maple Syrup
• ▢ ¼ cup Almond Milk
• ▢ ½ tsp Baking Powder
• ▢ ¼ tsp Salt
• ▢ ½ tsp Vanilla Extract
• ▢ ⅓ cup Vegan Chocolate Chips
• ▢ ⅓ cup Macadamia Nuts chopped

Instructions

• Make your oat flour and flaxseed egg according to the instructions.
• Mix together the dry ingredients (oat flour, baking powder, salt).
• In a large bowl, mix together wet ingredients (tahini, maple syrup, almond milk, vanilla extract).
• Add the Flaxseed Egg into the liquid mixture, then slowly mix in dry ingredients mixture.
• Once the dough is close to being formed, slowly add in the chocolate chips and macadamia nuts.
• Once the cookie dough is formed, chill in the refrigerator for 25-30 minutes. Preheat the oven to 350°F and prepare the baking pan with a silicon baking mat or parchment paper.
• Evenly make 12 cookie balls about 1-2 Tbsp per cookie and place on your baking pan. Bake for 10-12 minutes or until the edges are golden.
• Allow cookies to cool for 5 minutes on the baking pan, then remove cookies and transfer to a cooling rack.

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