Oat Tahini Cookies

Kitty FloridoJanuary 31, 2022

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If you’re looking for a small batch recipe that takes no time to bake, no crazy ingredients or equipment… but still a great break from the traditional cookies, this is the one for you.

Tahini is a middle-eastern condiment made from toasted ground hulled sesame. I love that it’s not sweet like most nut butters, but rather with a strong eartlhy and nutty flavor.

This recipe uses a few ingredients: oats, tahini, brown sugar, sat (to balance the sweetness), water and a touch of vanilla.

This Tahini Cookies recipe comes together fast, so make sure you preheat your oven and prepare your pans ahead. The dough is crumly, so you need to pack each tablespoon of dough with your hands before placing it on the baking pan. Make sure you leave the cookies to cool for 10 minutes in the pan, then transfer to a cooling rack, just as you would with chocoalte chip cookies.

Make sure you store them in an air-tight container, they keep for 5 days.

Kitty

Oat Tahini Cookies

Recipe adapted from Food52
Yields 14 cookies

Ingredients:
1 ½ cups rolled oats
¾ cup brown sugar
1 teaspoon salt
¾ cup tahini
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
2 tablespoons cold water

Preparation:

Preheat your oven at 350ºF, and line a baking pan with parchment.
In a bowl, add your oats, brown sugar and salt, and mix together.
Add the tahini, vanilla and water, and mix until a dough forms. It will look dry at first, but keep on mixing. It’s ready when you press a ball together with your hands, holds its shape.
Form the cookies, about 1 – 1 ½ tablespoon each, measuring with a tablespoon and then rounding them with your hands.
Bake the cookies for 15 minutes, rotating halfway though. Thee cookies will lightly get a golden color, and still look underbaked. They will crisp as they cool.
As you do with chocolate-chip cookies, let them cool for 10-15 minutes in the pan, then transfer to a cooling rack to cool completely. Store in an air-tight container.

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