Name: Tahini Cookies Recipe
Prep time: 50 min
Ingredients: 1/2 cup 115g Butter, room temperature; 2/3 cup 135g Sugar; 3/4 cup 170g Raw tahini (sesame seed paste); 1½ cup + 1 tbsp (200g All-purpose flour); 1 teaspoon Baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon Salt; 3 tablespoons Maple/date syrup/honey; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1/3 cup Sesame seeds for garnish

Tahini Cookies Recipe

By David | Feb 16, 2019August 19, 2024

4.50 from 8 votes

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Tahini (sesame seed paste) Cookies – These tahini cookies are so rich and buttery that they will melt in your mouth. And it is really easy to prepare this recipe.

A stack of four sesame seed cookies rests on a white plate. In the background, another plate with more stacked cookies and a white cup are slightly blurred on a wooden surface.

Tahini Cookies Recipe

4.50 from 8 votes

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Prep Time 50

WORK TIME 20

DIFFICULTY Easy

Cuisine World

Servings yields

Ingredients

½ cup 115g Butter, room temperature
⅔ cup 135g Sugar
¾ cup 170g Raw tahini (sesame seed paste)
1½ cup + 1 tbsp 200g All-purpose flour
1 teaspoon Baking powder
½ teaspoon Salt
3 tablespoons Maple/date syrup/honey
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
⅓ cup Sesame seeds for garnish

Instructions

DIRECTIONS

1. Preheat oven to 350F (175C).
2. In a large bowl cream the butter and sugar. Add tahini, vanilla extract and syrup or honey. Beat until smooth.
3. Add flour, baking powder and salt. Stir until incorporated. If the dough too soft add 1 tablespoon flour.
4. Refrigerate for 30 minutes.
5. Scoop 1 tablespoon. Shape a ball, then roll in sesame seeds and flatten the cookies into discs.
6. Bake for about 10-12 Minutes or until bottoms and edges are golden. Let cool 10 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack and let cool completely.