sesame chocolate chip cookie
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sesame cookie

I have been baking a lot of bread recently, and I am still figuring out what to do with all my leftover sourdough starter. I saw this sourdough chocolate chip recipe by The Boy Who Bakes and decided to create a similar recipe with a nuttier flavor, inspired by this tahini and olive oil chocolate chunk cookie by The Hungry Bites.

sesame cookie

sesame chocolate chip cookie


what you need

  • 100 g olive oil
  • 80 g sesame paste
  • 100 g brown sugar
  • 80 g granulated sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 80g sourdough starter, unfed*
  • 70g black sesame seeds
  • 200g ap flour
  • 1⁄2 tsp baking soda
  • 1⁄4 tsp salt
  • 150 g chocolate

what you need to do

  1. Combine your liquids and your sugars.
    olive oil + sesame paste + egg + brown sugar + granulated sugar + sourdough starter
  2. Toast your black sesame seeds in a pan on medium heat for 3-4 minutes, and then blend your toasted seeds to create a sesame flour. I use a spice grinder for this.
  3. Combine your dry ingredients.
    step 2 sesame flour + ap flour + baking soda + salt
  4. Combine everything.
    step 1 mixture + step 3 mixture
  5. Fold in the chocolate.
    step 4 mixture + chocolate
  6. If you have the patience, refrigerate your dough for up to 72 hours.
  7. Do the thing where you turn the dough into balls.
  8. Bake at 350 degrees F for 15-18 minutes.

substitutions

  • tahini instead of sesame paste
  • melted butter instead of olive oil
  • my sourdough starter is at 100% hydration, meaning that it is equal parts flour and water. You can substitute 80g of sourdough starter for 40 g flour + 40 g water, and incorporate the flour into step 3 mixture and the water into the step 1 mixture.