Tahini Oat Chocolate Chip Cookies

Deliciously chewy with oats and coconut, the nutty, earthy tahini flavour in these cookies is what I loved the most. It makes a nice change from nut butters and has a grown-up vibe in some way. Lots of chocolate chips go perfectly with it, as they do with most things. A mug of hot coffee and one (or three) of these cookies, you have yourself a real treat!

Ingredients:

• 1/4 cup butter, melted but not hot (55 gms)
• 1/3 cup tahini (85 gms; see notes)
• 1/3 cup soft brown sugar, light or dark (70 gms)
• 3 tbsps caster sugar (36 gms)
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 egg at room temperature (I have not tried substitutes)
• 1 and 3/4th cup instant/quick-cooking oats (160 gms)
• 1/4 cup unsweetened grated coconut (25 gms)
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1/4 tsp cinnamon powder
• 1/4 tsp salt if using unsalted butter
• 1/3 cup sliced almonds (30 gms; preferably toasted)
• 1/2 cup dark chocolate chips (85 gms)