Tahini Cookies

Name: Tahini Cookies
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 24 servings
Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Ingredients: 2 cups all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon baking powder; ½ teaspoon kosher salt; ¾ cup unsalted butter; ¾ cup sugar; 3 tablespoons honey; ¾ cup tahini; ¼ cup toasted sesame seeds

Delicious Middle Eastern-inspired cookies made with tahini and topped with toasted sesame seeds. These buttery, tender cookies have a subtle nutty flavor and beautiful golden-brown color.

24 servings

25 min

Published October 4, 2025

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Ingredients

•2 cups all-purpose flour
•1 teaspoon baking powder
•½ teaspoon kosher salt
•¾ cup unsalted butter
•¾ cup sugar
•3 tablespoons honey
•¾ cup tahini
•¼ cup toasted sesame seeds

Cooking Instructions

1.
Place racks in upper and lower thirds of oven and preheat to 350°F. Whisk flour, baking powder, and salt in a medium bowl. Using an electric mixer on medium speed, beat butter, sugar, and honey in a large bowl until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Beat in tahini, then add dry ingredients in 2 batches, beating after each addition until fully combined. Dough will be slightly sticky.
10 min
2.
Place sesame seeds in a small bowl. Scoop out heaping tablespoons of dough (about 1 oz.) and roll into balls. Dip tops of balls in sesame seeds, pressing to adhere, and place, sesame side up, on 2 parchment-lined baking sheets, spacing about 2" apart. Bake cookies, rotating baking sheets halfway through, until golden brown, 13-15 minutes. Let cool on baking sheets (cookies will firm as they cool).
15 min