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    Tahini Breakfast Cookies

    January 10, 2019

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    Delicious, healthy and A COOKIE!!!!

    Cookies aren't just for December!

    Oh yeah, I am totally bringing the "C" word in January! I know, I know, we're all on a health kick, eating veggies, lean protein and and nothing else. But word to the wise, breakfast cookies are GOOD and good for you.

    I am the first to admit that I struggle with food, eating too much, too little or just not the right things. This year I turn 40, a huge milestone but also a little reality check for myself, a time to make sure I am fit and healthy for myself and my family.

    Mornings are a flurry of lunches being made, gathering homework, sometimes even a morning piano practice before heading out the door. By the time I'm back from school drop off it's 9:00am and I've been up for about 3 hours with nothing more than coffee. This year I'm treating myself better, and I have cookies to prove it!

    I set off to create a cookie filled with wholesome grains, nuts and fruit, something that would be tasty yet filling with little to no sugar. Of course, delicious enough for kids to gobble up. With a few unique ingredients these cookies have such depth of flavor and umph you're sure to go back for more.

    cookie, healthy, tahini, breakfast, lebanese
    The sesame seeds are definitely extra, but add a nice little touch.

    Lebanese Flair

    Wholesome doesn't have to be boring, I sought out some interesting flours to create a wholegrain cookie. Buckwheat flour intrigued and spelt flour is always a winner. I wasn't sure if they cookies would become dense with these heavy hitters but the results were the exact opposite, soft and moist. Tahini and olive oil provide the much needed delicious and healthy fats. While brown sugar and honey give them the sweetness they need. Keeping with that Lebanese flair, I added all spice, apricots and walnuts, all very common in Lebanese cuisine and pastries.

    I hope you enjoy making these and boost your mornings with something healthy, delicious and satisfying. As always, I love seeing your creations, tag me on Instagram or Facebook!! Don't forget to Pin the recipe!

    xoxo,
    Cosette

    cookie, healthy, tahini, breakfast, lebanese
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    Breakfast Cookies
    Adapted from: https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/218671/whole-grain-breakfast-cookies/
    cookie, healthy, tahini, breakfast
    Course Baked Good, Breakfast
    Keyword breakfast, cookies, lebanese, snack
    Prep Time 10 minutes
    Cook Time 10 minutes
    Servings
    cookies
    Ingredients
    • 1 cup ground walnuts plus additional for add-in*
    • 1 ½ cup old fashioned oats
    • ⅓ cup buckwheat flour *
    • ½ cup spelt flour *
    • 1 teaspoon baking soda
    • ½ tsp salt
    • 1 teaspoon all spice
    • ¼ cup olive oil
    • ½ cup tahini
    • ¼ cup honey
    • ⅓ cup brown sugar
    • 1 large egg
    • 1 large egg yolk
    • 1 teaspoon vanilla
    • ½ cup chopped walnuts
    • ½ cup chopped apricots I prefer Turkish apricots*
    • sprinkling sesame seeds
    Course Baked Good, Breakfast
    Keyword breakfast, cookies, lebanese, snack
    Prep Time 10 minutes
    Cook Time 10 minutes
    Servings
    cookies
    Ingredients
    • 1 cup ground walnuts plus additional for add-in*
    • 1 ½ cup old fashioned oats
    • ⅓ cup buckwheat flour *
    • ½ cup spelt flour *
    • 1 teaspoon baking soda
    • ½ tsp salt
    • 1 teaspoon all spice
    • ¼ cup olive oil
    • ½ cup tahini
    • ¼ cup honey
    • ⅓ cup brown sugar
    • 1 large egg
    • 1 large egg yolk
    • 1 teaspoon vanilla
    • ½ cup chopped walnuts
    • ½ cup chopped apricots I prefer Turkish apricots*
    • sprinkling sesame seeds
    cookie, healthy, tahini, breakfast
    Instructions
    1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
    2. In the bowl of a food processor, grind your cup of walnuts until it forms a powder/flour. Remove and add into a bowl with your oats, flours, baking soda, salt and all spice.
    3. In the bowl of the food processor add in your wet ingredients: olive oil, tahini, honey, brown sugar, eggs and vanilla. Pulse a few times to combine.
    4. Pour the wet ingredient mixture into the bowl with your dry ingredients as well as your walnuts and apricot pieces.
    5. Mix together until a cohesive dough forms. The dough will be very thick.
    6. Using a cookie scoop, scoop out dough portions and place on parchment or silpat lined cookie sheets. Sprinkle with sesame seeds.
    7. Bake each tray for 8 minutes, after 8 minutes, press cookies down gently with a wooden spoon to flatten slightly and bake for another 2 minutes.
    8. Remove, let cool and then place on rack. Store in sealed container or fridge. Enjoy!
    Recipe Notes

    **You could substitute flours if you choose, I have not done so yet but I would imagine traditional all-purpose would yield similar results. 

    **Feel free to change out your add-ins if walnuts and apricots aren't your style.

    **You could use almond flour or other nut flour in place of walnut flour (chose walnut due to an almond flour allergy in the family)

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    The BEST Chocolate Chip Cookies

    February 6, 2018

    Soft, chewy bakery style chocolate chip cookies.

    Soft, chewy bakery style chocolate chip cookies.

    Hi my name is Alessia, I am Cosette’s guest on the blog today. I’m also her daughter. I had ideas on what to write, and I chose to write about chocolate chip cookies. The next day after school, she asked me if I wanted to be her guest in the blog and I said yes.

    Why I Chose Chocolate Chip Cookies

    I like chocolate chip cookies because they have chocolate bits in them and when you take a bite you taste chocolate and cookie with butter. You could make it for  special events or for fun. I think it is fun to make them with kids. Follow the recipe below and have fun!

    Alessia, age 7

     

    Soft, chewy bakery style chocolate chip cookies.

     

    Soft, chewy bakery style chocolate chip cookies.

     

    Soft, chewy bakery style chocolate chip cookies.

     

    Soft, chewy bakery style chocolate chip cookies.

     

    Soft, chewy bakery style chocolate chip cookies.

     

    Soft, chewy bakery style chocolate chip cookies.

     

    Soft, chewy bakery style chocolate chip cookies.

     

    Soft, chewy bakery style chocolate chip cookies.

     

    Soft, chewy bakery style chocolate chip cookies.

     

    Soft, chewy bakery style chocolate chip cookies.

     


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    The BEST Chocolate Chip Cookies

    After many tries and attempts on making chocolate chip cookies adjusting temperature, refrigeration/no refrigeration, various flours...these hailed to be the BEST! Hope you enjoy!

    Soft, chewy bakery style chocolate chip cookies.

    Course Baked Good
    Cuisine Dessert

    Prep Time 10 minutes
    Cook Time 15 minutes

    Servings
    large cookies


    Ingredients
    • 1 ½ cups unbleached all-purpose flour
    • ½ cup spelt flour
    • ½ teaspoon baking soda
    • ½ teaspoon kosher salt
    • ¾ cup unsalted butter, melted
    • 1 cup dark brown sugar, packed
    • ½ cup granulated sugar
    • 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
    • 1 large egg
    • 1 large egg yolk
    • 1 ½ cups dark chocolate chips
    • Jacobsen Guittard Chocolate Salt or other finishing flake salt

    Course Baked Good
    Cuisine Dessert

    Prep Time 10 minutes
    Cook Time 15 minutes

    Servings
    large cookies


    Ingredients
    • 1 ½ cups unbleached all-purpose flour
    • ½ cup spelt flour
    • ½ teaspoon baking soda
    • ½ teaspoon kosher salt
    • ¾ cup unsalted butter, melted
    • 1 cup dark brown sugar, packed
    • ½ cup granulated sugar
    • 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
    • 1 large egg
    • 1 large egg yolk
    • 1 ½ cups dark chocolate chips
    • Jacobsen Guittard Chocolate Salt or other finishing flake salt

    Soft, chewy bakery style chocolate chip cookies.


    Instructions
    1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees and line 2 cookie sheets with silicone or parchment paper.

    2. In a small bowl, combine flours, baking soda and salt. Whisk until combined.

    3. In the bowl of a stand mixer, combine melted butter and sugars. Mix on medium speed for 2-3 minutes until creamed.

    4. Add in egg + egg yolk + vanilla and continue to mix for another 2-3 minutes.

    5. Turn mixer to low and slowly add in flour mixture.

    6. Finally add in the chocolate chips.

    7. Using a ¼ cup, scoop dough onto prepared cookie sheets. 5 cookies to a sheet, one in each corner and one in the center. Top with a pinch of finishing salt if you'd like.

    8. Bake for 15-18 minutes, until edges are crispy and center is still soft. Remove and let cool on rack. Enjoy!


    Recipe Notes

    Recipe adapted from:
    http://allrecipes.com/recipe/25037/best-big-fat-chewy-chocolate-chip-cookie/

     


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    Chocolate Olive Oil Cookies

    September 20, 2017

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    Carapelli Olive Oil elevates these cookies from simple to divine.

    There are some things that you just fall in love with. Cute babies, fresh flowers, the smell of a fresh rain, new shoes and these cookies! Seriously, you will fall in love with these cookies because they are soft, chewy and have such a depth of flavor. Since fall is on the horizon, a few extra cookies is just what the doctor ordered. Add some molasses and brown butter and we're really talking fall! A touch of Carapelli Unfiltered Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil makes these cookies really special, that nutty flavor plays so well with the brown butter and molasses to create a perfect treat. 

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    Scoops of this perfect dough get ready for the oven.

    The cookie is a science all on its own balancing what ingredients and process to make them the ULTIMATE:

    BUTTER or OIL
    BROWN SUGAR or GRANULATED SUGAR
    REFRIGERATE or NOT

    Then you have to decide do you want them: CHEWY or CAKEY? So many choices and so many variations. I'm a big fan of a chewy cookie with a crispy edge, the ultimate balance. If I want a cakey cookie, I'd rather just eat cake!

    These cookies go one step beyond your average chocolate chip cookie with the addition of cocoa powder. The cocoa powder gives the cookies that signature crinkle and really make it decadent. 

    I'm not saying these are the BEST cookies you'll ever have, but I do think if you don't try them you may regret it. Don't you want to sample a bite of heaven? A cookie that has deep flavors of olive oil, molasses and brown butter, giving them an almost caramel note? 

    So, grab your mixer and make a batch today!

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    Those puddles of chocolate and salt are rich and gooey!

    As always, I would love to see your creations! Tag me on Instagram @CosettesKitchen or post on my Facebook Page. 

    xoxo,
    Cosette

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    Chocolate Olive Oil Cookies
    cookie, chocolate, olive oil, dessert
    Course Dessert
    Cuisine Dessert
    Keyword cookies
    Prep Time 15 minutes
    Cook Time 20 minutes
    Servings
    Ingredients
    • ½ cup unsalted butter melted and browned, then cooled
    • ¼ cup Carapelli Unfiltered Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil
    • ¾ cup packed dark brown sugar
    • ½ cup granulated sugar
    • 1 tablespoon molasses
    • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
    • 1 egg
    • 1 egg yolk
    • 1 ¾ cups all purpose flour
    • ½ teaspoon baking soda
    • ¼ cup cocoa powder
    • ½ teaspoon kosher salt
    • ¾ cup dark chocolate chunks extra for tops
    • Flake sea salt optional
    Course Dessert
    Cuisine Dessert
    Keyword cookies
    Prep Time 15 minutes
    Cook Time 20 minutes
    Servings
    Ingredients
    • ½ cup unsalted butter melted and browned, then cooled
    • ¼ cup Carapelli Unfiltered Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil
    • ¾ cup packed dark brown sugar
    • ½ cup granulated sugar
    • 1 tablespoon molasses
    • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
    • 1 egg
    • 1 egg yolk
    • 1 ¾ cups all purpose flour
    • ½ teaspoon baking soda
    • ¼ cup cocoa powder
    • ½ teaspoon kosher salt
    • ¾ cup dark chocolate chunks extra for tops
    • Flake sea salt optional
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    Instructions
    1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Makes approximately 24 cookies.
    2. Line 2 cookie sheets with parchment paper or silicone mats.
    3. In a small saucepan, melt your stick of unsalted butter. Allow to melt and slowly begin to brown. You'll start to see brown bits forming, stir and swirl the pan making sure the butter doesn't burn. You'll start to smell some caramel notes, remove from heat when browned.
    4. In your mixing bowl, cream together the melted (but cooled) browned butter, olive oil, sugars and molasses. Beat in the vanilla and eggs until creamy, about 5 minutes. Slowly mix in the dry ingredients (sift the baking soda and cocoa powder), mix until just combined. Add in the chocolate chunks.
    5. Drop cookies (about 2 tablespoons per cookie) onto cookie sheets 2 inches apart. Bake for 15 minutes then top with additional chocolate chunks and flake salt. Bake for another 3-5 minutes until edges are crisp and centers are soft.
    6. Allow to cool in the pan for 5 minutes then transfer to wire rack.
    Recipe Notes

    **You can freeze cookie balls (omit salt) on a sheet pan then transfer to a ziploc bag. Pop out a few cookies whenever you want and bake them off. 

    **Store cookies in an airtight container for 3-5 days

    **Best to bake 1 cookie sheet at a time, if you bake 2 at once, swap trays halfway to ensure even baking. 

     

     

     

     

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