I wouldn’t necessarily have thought of making cookies with sesame. Why? Because I am surrounded by several choco-holics and bake primarily to their tastes. Let’s just say that the brownie recipe I posted a few weeks ago is still getting good play around here. My 10 year old son whips up a quick batch of these high-protein brownies almost every weekend.
Thankfully, I received the below a few weeks ago from reader Megan LaPrete, to open my eyes to additional baking horizons:
I would like to share with you this recipe for tahini cookies. They are not gluten free and they are loaded with sugar but I love them. I’d like to see if you could come up with something similar. I can’t wait to try your Sesame Truffles.
The lovely recipe Megan sent me is from epicurious.com, one of my favorite food sites. Below is my version, sans gluten and sugar.
Sesame Cookies
Ingredients
- 1¼ cups blanched almond flour (not almond meal)
- ¼ teaspoon celtic sea salt
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ⅓ cup agave nectar or honey
- ⅓ cup tahini (raw or roasted, though roasted will give more flavor)
- 1 tablespoon grapeseed oil or palm shortening
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- ¼ cup raw sesame seeds , hulled or unhulled -I used hulled
Instructions
- In a large bowl, combine almond flour, salt and baking soda
- In a small bowl, blend together agave, tahini, oil and vanilla
- Blend the dry ingredients into the wet
- Form the dough into 1 inch balls and roll in the sesame seeds
- Place on a parchment paper lined baking sheet and flatten
- Bake at 350°F for 8-10 minutes until lightly brown
- Cool on baking sheet
- Serve
If you like your cookies crunchy, leave them out after baking. If you are looking for cookies with a chewier center then store them in an airtight container.
What’s your favorite Passover dessert? And Gluten-Free Steve, how many will be at your Seder in Denver? Ours will be small this year thank goodness –probably 7 total.
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Cara says
Can you sub the almond flour in these recipes for either all purpose gluten free flour or coconut? I know that means its not paleo anymore but these recipes all look so yummy but I have a little one with almond sensitivity!
Sarah says
This recipe looks fantastic, as does everything on your site. I’m completely sugar-free, only using stevia, xylitol, and occasionally dates. I haven’t been sure how to substitute for the wet sweeteners like honey and agave, basically staying away from recipes that have them. Any advice?
San says
These are wonderful. I successfully substituted maple syrup for the agave. I made them three times now. Mine take about 14 minutes to bake. Thanks!!!
Moran says
Hi Elana !
I made the cookies but instead of AGAVE I put dates honey and instead of the oil I put coconut oil.
it was delicious !
thanks :)
Heather J says
Thumbs up for these cookies!. I used (cheaper) blanched almond meal instead of almond flour and they still looked just like the photo. I used honey instead of agave because tahini + honey is the best combo. I got 15 cookies, using a cookie scoop. Good stuff!
Rennie says
I just baked these and they are SO delicious! Mine came out very chewy, which I liked. I am thinking about trying them with almond butter in place of tahini for variation, though they are scrumptious as written.
Marni L says
I have been looking for foods with calcium and sesame seeds are a great source, which in my google search led me to this recipe. Just made these this morning, and they turned out awesome! Thank-you for such a great recipe!
Kathleen says
Loved these cookies! Going gluten-free makes finding decent cookies difficult and coconut flour needs so many eggs. I used honey not agave in the same amount and did have to lower the temp as they browned fairly quickly.
Thanks so much for all your wonderful recipes!
mandakini says
Love the cookies. The sweetness level is perfect! But mine are not crisping up. I would love a little bite to them. What can I do? Or what am I doing wrong? Thank you so much for this wonderful website!
Krista English says
Wow, these were so so good! I had them once, now twice and can’t believe healthy can taste so delicious! Thanks for this alternative to the fat-&-sugar-laden, gluten-filled cookies!