Nutty Peanut Butter & Tahini (Sesame Seed) Soft Cookies

gym tonic's Note:

A warm, deep taste that really envelops the mouth, with two different levels of nutty flavour. A heavenly experience! I suggest using quality -crunchy- peanut butter (where the ingredients = 100% roasted peanuts ONLY). One bowl recipe.

• Total Time: 13 mins
• Prep Time: 5 mins
• Cook Time: 8 mins

Ingredients:

Yield: 30 cookies

• ½ cup peanut butter
• ½ cup tahini
• ¾ cup brown sugar
• ¼ cup sugar (caster or superfine)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 large egg , lightly beaten

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350F/175C & grease an oven tray.
2. In a large bowl mix sugars together.
3. Add remaining ingredients. NOTE: Do not pour tahini straight from container. Scoop from bottom as mixture separates & you don't want just the oil! If you buy a particularly runny tahini, use 1/4 cup tahini, 3/4 cup peanut butter.
4. Mix ingredients til well combined. If mixture is too sticky/runny add some flour/gluten-free flour to the mix.
5. Spoon 1 1/2 teaspoons of the mixture onto the greased baking tray. TIP: they will spread out while baking so don't crowd tray. You may need to do two batches.
6. With a fork, make a slight indent to flatten cookies.
7. Bake for 8 minutes for soft cookies, >10 (til browned) for crisper cookies.
8. Let cool for 10-15 before touching otherwise they will crumble.

Reviews

[micetastenice]

I used black sesame paste rather than the usual white sesame tahini... same thing, different colour. The black sesame taste mixed wonderfully with chunky peanut butter. I had to add an extra egg as my black sesame paste was much less oily than typical tahini and then it was slightly too sticky... cookies look like lumps of coal, but they taste wonderful.

[Hazeleyes]

I also had some tahini to use up, and thought this recipe would do the trick. Loved the result! These cookies have a great flavor and texture...thanks!

[averybird]

I had some Tahini to use up and was happy to find this recipe. Very tasty for a lower fat flour-less cookie (there is no butter or oil in this cookie). They are indeed somewhat less full-bodied than your standard peanut butter cookie, but considering the reduction in calories they really taste good. Baked for 10 minutes. I only got 18 cookies, but might%u2019ve shaped them bigger than 1 teaspoon. Thank you for posting, gym tonic!