Tahini Cookies
The Tahini cookies from Spoonsparrow are quick to make and taste great beyond the holiday season.
Ingredients
- 150 g dark chocolate (at least 70% cocoa)
- 50 g walnut kernels
- 50 g almond kernels
- 40 g pistachio kernels
- 25 g sesame seeds
- 150 g tahini (sesame paste)
- 2 tbsp Coconut oil
- 120 g raw cane sugar
- 2 Eggs
- 150 g spelt flour type 630
- 1 tsp Baking powder
- 0.5 tsp cinnamon
- 1 pinch salt
Instructions
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1.
Coarsely chop chocolate, walnuts, almonds, and pistachios and mix. Set aside about 60 g of the mixture for topping, then combine with sesame seeds.
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2.
Whisk tahini, coconut oil, sugar, and eggs in a bowl until frothy. Combine flour with baking powder, cinnamon, and salt; knead this dry mix into the tahini mixture along with the nut-chocolate blend. Cover dough and refrigerate for about 30 minutes.
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3.
Shape dough into 25 balls, flatten slightly, and place on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Sprinkle the reserved nut-chocolate-sesame topping over the cookies. Bake in a preheated oven at 200 °C (180 °C fan; gas: level 3) for approximately 15 minutes until golden brown.