Friday Foodspiration: Dark Chocolate Tahini Cookies

Have you ever bought tahini (ground sesame seeds) to make hummus?  Did you wonder what in the world to do with the rest of the jar? It was staring at me every time I looked in the refrigerator (and the stuff is too expensive to just throw away).

In fact, the inspiration for most of what I cook is . . . use up what’s in the fridge and pantry.  And this time the result was rich, chewy dark chocolate goodness! I was afraid the tahini would be too strong of a taste and my kids would be disappointed.  No way!  It added just a hint of nutty uniqueness and they asked for more.

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