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One of my biggest goals as of late when people ask me how to get their family transitioned over to real food is…enjoy it. Make it fun. Get the kids involved. Make it a positive experience.
I think we underestimate how much kids can do in the kitchen. I know I have and still do at times. I am constantly reminding myself to slow down and let them help. This weekend my big girls and I got a chance to try out a new recipe from the book “And Here We Are At The Table“, and my 5 year old pretty much did it all on her own (including reading the recipe!).
” is more than just a cookbook. Part memoir, part travelog, along with 80 recipes from all over the world, this book really pulled me in. The recipes are warm and inviting, and her stories charming and fascinating.
here with you today! These tahini molasses cookies were a big hit here! They are warm and slightly sweet, and I will be honest it was not what I was expecting from tahini!
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Tahini Molasses Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup tahini paste
- ¾ cup molasses or Dark Muscovado Sugar
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 large egg
- A pinch of sea salt
- Sesame seeds
- for sprinkling the tops of the cookies
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Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
- Combine everything but the sesame seeds in a mixing bowl.
- Spoon tablespoonfuls onto your cookie sheet, about 2 inches apart. We rolled the dough into balls and then flattened with our hands a little. They will spread a little bit once cooked.
- Sprinkle the tops of the cookies with sesame seeds.
- Bake for 10-15 minutes until the edges a little crispy.
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Trying these right now… 🙂
Oh yeah Raia! Let me know what you think! (They just kept jumping into my hands to eat today 😀 )
This look so good. I need to get some more tahini.
I think you will really like them Jessica! The boys too!
These sound delicious! I’m looking forward to trying some. Ariana’s cookbook is lovely too, such wonderful recipes + stories throughout.
It sure is!
Gonna try these soon – it seems like they should have some ginger in them to me – I may just add some – maybe even some crystallized ginger 😉
I think you will like them Lydia! I already have plans to use the rest of my jar of tahini for another batch!
I tried making these for the first time…I must be doing something wrong. Mine turned out more like a batter than a dough. It was too thin to roll in to balls. I spooned it on to cookie sheets and it ran in to one big mess. Sad fail. Suggestions? Are there different kinds of sesame paste? Should I have drained the oil off the top of the sesame paste and not mixed it in? I’d love some input.
Hi Jess. Gosh that is a great question. The oil in the sesame paste should be stirred in so you did that right. I have made these cookies twice now following these exact directions without any issues. This is nothing against you at all but just want to make sure you used all the same ingredients without adjusting anything? The only reason I ask is because I get questions like this sometimes and people forget to mention the adjusted a measurement or swapped something, or left something out 😉 I might hop over to Ariana (the author) and ask her for any advice!
Hey! I was wondering, do you use liquid molasses or the actual molasses sugar? I really want to try these!!!
Hi Tatiana! Liquid molasses 🙂
I had the same results as Jess, and I followed the recipe precisely. When it was just a runny batter consistency I added buckwheat & almond meal to try saving them (didn’t want to throw out all this ingredients). I stirred the Tahini very well but it was quite runny, maybe that’s the problem.
I don’t see any flour in this recipe, is it just a mistake or you don’t use flour, when you make the Tahini molasses cookies?
Hi Linda – no there is not any flour in this recipe.