Healthy Tahini Cookies

Name: Healthy Tahini Cookies
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 15 cookies
Ingredients: 1 ¼ cup almond flour (plus 2 tablespoon extra in case needed); ¾ teaspoon baking soda; One generous pinch salt; ½ cup tahini; 1 cup organic honey; 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract; 1 egg; ½ cup white+black sesame seeds for coating (tossed)

May 13, 2019 By jyothirajesh 38 Comments

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Earthy, nutty flavors from tahini and sesame seeds is the highlight of this healthy tahini cookies. Made from almond flour these cookies are GF, Refined sugar-free, low-fat and completely delicious!

It’s got a nice crunch to it. The natural bitterness of tahini mellowed out by honey and almond flour making these cookies crispy, crunchy on the outside and soft chewy inside.

If you thought tahini can be used only to make hummus, salad dressings, think again! Tahini cookies! Thought of that before? These cookies will blow you away! If you are looking for departure from over sweet, over butter cookies, tahini cookies will make a pleasant entry into your list of must make cookies.

You can make these cookies a rich by adding a few tablespoons of butter, or make it decadent by sneaking in some choco chips or choco chunks or make it completely vegan without adding eggs.

Tahini is a super food which is rich in nutrients and vitamins. You don’t have to buy a big jar of tahini from super market. It’s so easy to make at home. Check here to find out how you can make tahini at home.

Make just as much tahini as you need. That way you don’t have to worry about big batch of tahini going waste. If you thought tahini was just a savory food, you probably haven’t been introduced to sweet tahini treats yet! Enter the world of tahini sweet treats!

Tahini taste can be overpowering. The bitterness of tahini can turn your off in a recipe is not well balanced. Adding almond meal, honey and other ingredients compliments tahini taste without making it over powering it.

Since there is no added fat in the recipe, these cookies don’t flatten while baking. I found if you don’t flatten these cookies before baking, they turn out chunky and fat. Which isn’t an issue really! But if you want evenly baked cookies, flatten the cookies with palm or a flat bottomed bowl before baking.

What Goes In Tahini Cookies Recipe

Simple ingredients list –

Tahini
Honey or maple syrup
Vanilla extract
Egg
Almond meal
Baking Soda
Generous pinch of salt
Toasted sesame seeds for coating

Can I Make Tahini Cookies Without Eggs

Egg acts as a binder in this recipe. Almond meal has no gluten and without a binder ingredient mixture would be too difficult to mold into the final shape. They kept crumbling.

Vegan option, replace egg with flax eggs. To make flax egg – 1 tablespoon ground flaxseed + 3 tablespoons warm water, whisk together, set aside for 15 minutes.

Can I Use Other Flour

Yes, definitely!

Gluten free(GF) options – almond flour, walnut flour, cashew flour

With gluten – unbleached all purpose flour, wheat flour

Add-Ons For Tahini Cookies

The cookies are perfect as it is. With sweet caramelized crunchy outer and chewy inside, these cookies don’t need anything more.

But you can always make it more decadent by adding or stuffing some choco chunks or choco chips in the cookie mixture.

Place a silver of medjool dates.

Or sprinkle crumbled pistachios as well.

Sprinkle POM (Pomegranate seeds) over the cookies before baking.

These above mentioned add-ons are just optional.

How To Make Tahini Cookies (Step By Step Tutorial)

In a bowl mix almond flour, baking soda, pinch of salt and set it aside.
In another bowl add tahini, honey, vanilla extract and one egg.
Beat with electric beater until well combined.
Now add in dry flour ingredient and beat until combined.
Turn off the beater, scrape the sides of the bowl and beat again until everything comes together.

6. Using a cookie scooper scoop a portion of cookie mix. Roll it into ball shapes.

7. Coat it in sesame seed mix.

8. Place it on baking tray lined with parchment paper and greased with butter.

9. Using a flat bottom bowl, flatten cookie on the baking sheet.

10. Now bake it in pre heated oven at 355 F for about 8 minutes or until you see cookies turning golden brown.

11. Remove from oven, and let it site on the baking tray for 5 minutes.

12. Then carefully transfer cookies to wire rack and let it cool completely.

Store in air tight containers for about 10 days.

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