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Tahini Cookies

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Tahini CookiesChristina Holmes

Recipe information

  • Total Time

    45 minutes

  • Yield

    Makes 15 cookies

Ingredients

1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup toasted pine nuts
1/3 cup powdered sugar
1/3 cup tahini
1/4 cup room temperature unsalted butter
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons black sesame seeds
2 tablespoons demerara sugar

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Preheat oven to 350°. Pulse 1 cup all-purpose flour, 1/2 cup toasted pine nuts, 1/3 cup powdered sugar, 1/3 cup tahini, 1/4 cup room temperature unsalted butter, and 1/2 teaspoon salt in a food processor until dough forms a ball around blade.

    Step 2

    Mix 2 tablespoons black sesame seeds and 2 tablespoons demerara sugar in a small bowl. Form dough into 1" balls and roll in sesame seed mixture. Place on a parchment-lined rimmed baking sheet, spacing 2" apart, and flatten slightly. Bake cookies until lightly golden, 20-25 minutes.

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