Tahini Cookies كعكة بالطحينة والسمسم

Tahini is a sesame paste that I use for making hummus, and other sauces. I decided to make these delicious cookies that resemble sugar or peanut butter cookies using tahini. You can use almond butter if you do not have tahini. You can find tahini in the Middle Eastern isle of the grocery store.

This recipe makes 20 cookies

¼ cup tahini

4 ounces butter, melted (1/2 stick)

½ cup sugar

1 ½ cup all purpose flour

1 egg

½ teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon ground cardamom

1 teaspoon baking powder

1 tablespoon sesame seeds

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

In a bow, put the butter, tahini, sugar, egg and whisk until sugar has melted. Add flour, baking powder, salt and cardamom and stir using a wooden spoon.

Take a small ball of the dough the size of a walnut. Roll it in your hands, and put on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper. When done rolling, make an indention in the middle of the cookie dough and put a few sesame seeds. Bake for 15-20 minutes, depending on your oven. Remove from oven and leave the cookies to cool before removing from pan. Store them in a Tupperware container lined with wax paper.

Enjoy