Jumbo Tahini Cookie

Jumbo Tahini Cookie. image: Essy Roz

Jumbo Tahini Cookie. image: Essy Roz

This is the first year that I don’t celebrate Independence Day in Israel.
The emotions are mixed and the longing is great.
My Israel,
I miss your rhythm,
I miss the smells and feelings,
I miss the Israeliness in the streets,
The infinite honesty,
The israeli togetherness,
The Israeli heat,
And I even miss the Israeli chutzpah a little.

This year I chose to celebrate the birthday of our sweet country with a happy and family bite, Based on the most Israeli food there is – tahini.
The tahini has long been a star in our many and varied Essy Roz recipes.
It’s an innocent ingredient that turns into an amazing and fascinating bite that everyone falls in love with.
My jumbo tahini cookie is the perfect ending to your Independence Day meal.
It doesn’t matter if your barbecue is meat or vegan,
No matter how you started the meal,
It doesn’t matter if you ate a salad in it –
This is your finale bite,
The bite that’ll pamper you and leave you with a taste for more.

Jumbo tahini cookie,
Each person breaks a piece of it,
Bite it,
Fall in love with it,
And celebrate it.

It’s a festive and beautiful dessert that can be prepared in advance and be served at the end of the meal.
You can prepare it while everyone is washing dishes,
You can make it the day before.
Or in a few minutes before dessert time.

Any way of serving will make you fall in love,
And it’s love that doesn’t end in one event,
Thanks to this love you’ll make this cookie at any festive event.
Because it’s one of a kind and special 🙂

I imagine your Independence Day tables,
The feeling in the atmosphere,
The excitement in the streets,
The moisture in the air,
The feeling of joy in your heart,
And then this beautiful cookie comes to the table to make everyone happy.
There’s no sweeter and more exciting moment than this.

Our Israel,
Much congratulations,
I wish you that we only know good days,
That we hug and be happy,
That we always celebrate,
And that the news will always be optimistic and wonderful as far as you’re concerned.

Endless days of independence my beautiful country,
Warm longings and sweet and happy days to all of us 🙂

Jumbo Tahini Cookie. image: Essy Roz

Jumbo Tahini Cookie. image: Essy Roz

Jumbo Tahini Cookie. image: Essy Roz

Jumbo Tahini Cookie

Ingredients: suitable for one jumbo cookie 10.2”-11”(26-28cm) diameter

• ½ cup tahini (for alternatives, have a look at “A little extra from me”)
• ½ cup maple syrup
• Pinch of salt
• 1½ cups oat flour (for alternatives, have a look at “A little extra from me”)
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 100g finely chopped dark chocolate or any other addition you like

Steps:

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C) on turbo mode, and line a round baking pan 10.2”-11” (26-28cm) diameter with parchment paper.
2. Put all the liquid ingredients, the tahini, maple syrup and salt in a bowl and mix well.
3. Add the dry ingredients to the bowl, the oat flour and the baking powder and mix well into a sticky dough.
4. Add the chopped dark chocolate to the dough (keep some of it aside to sprinkle on top of the cookie) and mix well.
5. Transfer the sticky cookie dough to the pan and spread it with a uniform thickness in the shape of a circle on almost the entire surface area of the pan (it’s worth having a sneak peek at the pictures). The best way is to work with slightly wet and moist hands and use patience.
6. Sprinkle the chopped dark chocolate that you kept aside on top of the cookie and press it a little into the dough.
7. Put the pan in the oven to bake for 12-15 minutes, until the cookie puffs up and becomes beautiful and mesmerizing.

Take the cookie out of the oven, let it cool well and serve 🙂
I recommend serving the cookie with a good ice cream.

A little extra from me:

• The cookie can be kept in a sealed box on the counter for up to 4 days (the crispiness of the cookie decreases over time).
• You can replace the tahini with almond butter.
• You can replace the oat flour with 1¾ cups of almond flour.
• Click here to see how to grind oat flour at home.
• I used a round pan with a 10.2” (26cm) diameter, but you can also use a rectangular shaped pan.
• Instead of one huge cookie, you can make small cookies.
• You can add any add-ins you like such as raisins / cranberries / nuts / pecans / lemon or orange zest.

How to grind oatmeal at home 🙂

The bowl of liquid ingredients. image: Essy Roz

Mix the liquid ingredients. image: Essy Roz

Add the dry ingredients. image: Essy Roz

Our sticky cookie dough is ready. image: Essy Roz

Add the chopped dark chocolate. image: Essy Roz

The cookie dough is ready. image: Essy Roz

Transfer the dough to the baking pan. image: Essy Roz

Flatten the dough almost all over the pan. image: Essy Roz

Sprinkle chopped dark chocolate on top of the cookie. image: Essy Roz

The cookie after baking. image: Essy Roz

Jumbo Tahini Cookie. image: Essy Roz

Jumbo Tahini Cookie. image: Essy Roz

Jumbo Tahini Cookie. image: Essy Roz

Jumbo Tahini Cookie. image: Essy Roz