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Chewy Date and Dark Chocolate Cookies

By Zaynab Issa

5.0

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Chewy date and dark chocolate cookies on a plate
Photograph by Emma Fishman, food styling by Pearl Jones, prop styling by Summer Moore

These crispy-edged, chewy-centered wonders deliver the ultimate cookie texture and have an extraordinary sweet-savory balance thanks to olive oil and tahini. To get the cookies just right, measure the ingredients by weight, use good-quality bittersweet chocolate to offset the sweet dates, and mix the tahini very well before measuring. Oh, and flaky salt before baking is a must.

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