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Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies with Tahini

Great cookies with a twist, especially if you're trying to cut saturated fat from your diet.  Replacing some of the butter with tahini helps to lower the saturated fat by more than 50 percent. Tahini also gives a special nutty taste to the cookies. You can find All Natural Tahini at  Old World Market Naples Ingredients (for about 45 cookies): 2 cups rolled oats 1/2 cup whole-wheat pastry flour 1/2 cup all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 cup tahini 4 tablespoons cold unsalted butter, cut into pieces 2/3 cup granulated sugar 2/3 cup packed light brown sugar 1 large egg 1 large egg white 1 tablespoon vanilla extract 1 cup semisweet or bittersweet chocolate chips   1/2 cup chopped walnuts Position racks in upper and lower thirds of oven; preheat to 350°F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper. Whisk oats, whole-wheat flour, all-purpose flour, cinnamon, baking soda and salt in a medium bowl