Dessert
Tahini Cookies
Tahini takes the place of butter, which is what makes these cookies so crumbly.
- Vegan
- Prep
- 15 min
- Cook
- 20 min
- Servings
- 12
Some ingredients may contain gluten; check the package labels.
Ingredients
How many servings?
- ¾ cups (150 ml) tahini
- ¼ cups (50 ml) sunflower oil
- ½ cups (100 ml) sugar
- 2 cups (400 ml) wheat flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 pinch salt
- 2 tbsp sesame seeds
Method
- Heat the oven to 180 °C and line a baking tray with baking paper.
- Whisk the tahini, sunflower oil and sugar in a bowl.
- Add the flour, baking powder, cinnamon and salt and knead into a soft dough that does not stick.
- Roll into balls a little bigger than a walnut, press the tops into the sesame seeds and place on the tray.
- Bake for 15–18 minutes until lightly golden underneath; let them cool on the tray before moving.