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Hi hi hi!! I need to send a little apology out for not having a blog post up yesterday. On Thursday night, things got a little weird in our house when Jackson (our little pup) began getting constantly sick. We ended up going to the emergency vet on Thursday and he had to move to three different vet offices. At this point, he’s up at Colorado State University in their vet school because he may need dialysis. At one point, we really weren’t sure if he would make it through the night. But he has crushed it and he continues to look better each day. All of this to say, the blog has come second to the pup. I’m hoping I can get things back on track today once I head up to Fort Collins (it’s about an hour and a half from our house) to get a hotel nearby. That way I can easily visit him without all the driving. Fingers crossed for progress today!! If you’re a puppy lover like me, I’m sharing regular updates on my instagram stories!
But let’s talk about something a little less heavy. Like cookies. Cookies totally aren’t heavy, right? Right. Well I don’t know if you’ve played around much with tahini, but I sure have and I’m in love. Tahini is freaking delicious. I use it in my Ginger Tahini Cookies, it’s awesome in Loaded Cauliflower Hummus, and I love it in my Tahini Pistachio Banana Bread. If you don’t know what tahini even is, I’ll tell you – it’s ground up sesame seeds. Just like how they make almond butter or peanut butter. The sesame seeds give the tahini is smooth, rich flavor with a bit of bitterness, but in a good way. So when you mix it with a little maple sugar, it’s just simply delicious!
Are you doing a holiday cookie swap this year?! I always love that idea, but then I have 39301139248 cookies at my house with no self control. I really envy the people who can have treats around and not go HAM on all of them. Whenever I make treats, they either leave my house immediately OR I freeze them. And since I have a ton of meat in my freezer, the treats normally get lost until they have frostbite and I’m so desperate for a Friday night treat I eat them anyways. Nothing like stale treats to satisfy that sweet tooth. Anywho, I’m still crazy distracted with worry for my little pup so I’m going to get a move on! So excited to have him home someday soon.
Chocolate Tahini Cookies
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Total Time: 25 minutes
- Yield: 16 cookies 1x
Ingredients
- 1 cup tahini
- 1/2 cup maple sugar
- 1 egg, whisked
- 1 tablespoon tapioca flour
- 1 tablespoon coconut flour
- 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder (I used 1tbsp black cocoa powder & 1tbsp regular cocoa powder)
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- pinch of salt
- 3–4 tablespoons sesame seeds
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl, mix together tahini and maple sugar using a large spoon. Then add egg and mix again until well combined.
- Then add tapioca and coconut flour, cocoa powder baking soda, vanilla, and salt and mix until completely combined.
- Place sesame seeds in a bowl.
- Use a cookie scoop to scoop out around 2 tablespoons of dough and make into a round ball and set aside. This dough will create 16 cookies. Once all cookies are shaped, roll in sesame seeds to completely cover each cookie and place throughout the baking sheet.
- Place baking sheet into the oven and bake for 15 minutes.
- Remove from oven and let cool for 5-10 minutes until removing from baking sheet to place on cooling rack. If you try to remove these from the baking sheet early, they will come apart. So don’t be stupid here. Patience is a virtue!
- Then all you have to do is chow down!
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More Holiday Cookie Ideas!
Egg and Nut Free Chocolate Chip Cookies
Dairy-Free Cream Cheese Chocolate Chunk Cookies (+cooking video!)
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Juli, Jackson >>>> blog. Please don’t feel like you have to apologize to us. You deliver so much content all the time!! I’ve been following along and can’t wait to hear when Jackson is back to 100%. 🙂
thank you for the kind words Katelyn!!
We love Jackson like we love food… no explaining around these parts!!! You crush it all the time, Juli!
awwww thank you Seggan!
We love you, Juli!!! You take care of your pup and we’ll still be here! Jackson seems like such a feisty little dude and he has the best dog mom 🙂 Best wishes!!
thanks for the love Bethany!
This holiday season is tough on the doggies! Mine was just admitted this morning to have some spots removed from her belly that could be cancerous. All of her sunbathing has caught up to her. Fingers crossed their benign, then she has to have a 2nd surgery for a torn ACL! Not near as scary as what’s going on with Jackson and I’ve been praying for the little guy! Please keep us posted as to his status, we all love him like he’s our own. No need to ever apologize!!
oh no!! that’s so scary! i’m sorry you’re going through such a scary time. dogs are truly the best, it’s not fair that they go through this.
Keeping Jackson in my prayers!
thank you Kelly!
We love your blogs but we love Jackson more and want to make sure he gets better!! You don’t ever need to apologize for caring for that cute boy and making sure he gets the help he needs! Getting him healthy is more important than a blog post and everyone that follows you understands! I saw your most recent update on him today and fingers crossed he can pee on his own and wont need dialysis! Thank you for keeping us all updated on him! I have two pups myself their my world and your post of Jackson since you got him makes him feel like he’s one of my own. I’m keeping you and Jackson in my thoughts!!!
things are definitely looking up so far!! so excited to hopefully see him tomorrow and pet him again. i just miss him so damn much!
Prayers for Jackson!
thank you!! xoxo
Hoping Jackson is 100% very soon! Best wishes!
thank you Brianna!
Prayers, love, and hugs to Jackson! My dog actually ate Christmas decorations two years in a row and was admitted for emergency surgery the second time. He is now known as “the dog who ate Christmas” at the vet. Jackson is a warrior!
noooooo!! why do they do that lol?!
Jackson has priority! Take care of him and so sorry to that you had to go through this and I hope for his full recovery.
thank you Mareen!