Because I’ve had waaaaaaay too much sugar this week (I turned a year older), I’m now feeling the urge to detox a little and was experimenting in the kitchen today. The result is a mildly exotic, not-too-sweet tahini cookie, tweaked from my peanut butter cookie recipe. Tahini is a sesame seed paste, similar to peanut butter, and very popular in the Middle East, especially to make hummus. Here are instructions from The Kitchn so you can make some at home!
Ingredients
- 1/3 cup tahini (I used Meridian Organic Light)
- 1/3 cup coconut flour
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar (I had to!)
- 1 tablespoon honey (with nothing but the honey)
- 2 tablespoons butter or coconut oil or ghee, softened
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract (you could also use orange essence & some zest)
- 1 teaspoon baking powder (gluten free)
- 1 medium egg
Method
Preheat your oven to 180C/350F.
Mix the oil/butter with the tahini. Add in the vanilla extract and honey. Whisk the egg gently (too hard and the cookies go stiff). Stir the egg into the tahini base.
In a separate bowl, mix together the flour, sugar and baking powder.
Add this to the tahini base and fold gently till you have a smooth dough (check my PB cookie recipe photos).
Roll into balls, flatten with a fork on a lightly greased baking tray or tray lined with baking paper.
Bake for 10-12 minutes till the edges are golden. Cool on wire rack. Enjoy!
I might try these with some almond flour next time. And maybe some chai spices, like cardamom & cinnamon. Let me know (below) if you have any tweaks you could suggest or have tried!
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By the way – cookies look great 🙂
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I have spent the morning researching how to quit sugar – husband and I are going to do this together. You star!
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It will change your whole attitude towards sugar and diet. I think the next round starts in June if you want to sign up to do the 8 week program or Sarah Wilson has plenty of books out too!
Good luck 🙂
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Interesting recipe. I have some tahini in my cabinet so I’ll have to try it.
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I do not know what tahini is so something else to google. I would try a mix of coconut and almond flour and stevia maybe this weekend if I find out what tahini is
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Tahini is sesame seed paste, so it has a similar consistency to peanut butter, maybe slightly runnier. Please let me know how your tweaks work out! I’d love to have more options.
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