Buttery Tahini Cookies That Melt in Your Mouth

These buttery tahini cookies are soft, tender, and impossibly delicious. Sweetened with powdered sugar for that delicate melt-in-your-mouth texture, they’re perfect with coffee or tea—and dangerously easy to make.

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Recipe

Servings: 20 cookies

Calories per serving: ~95 kcal

Total time: 35 minutes (including chill time)

Melt-in-Your-Mouth Tahini Cookies

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup (120g) tahini (well-stirred)

• 1/2 cup (115g) unsalted butter, softened

• 1/2 cup (60g) powdered sugar (plus more for dusting)

• 1 tsp vanilla extract

• 1 1/4 cups (155g) all-purpose flour

• Pinch of salt

Instructions:

1. Cream butter, tahini, and sugar In a mixing bowl, beat together softened butter and tahini until creamy. Add powdered sugar and vanilla extract, and beat until fluffy and pale.

2. Incorporate dry ingredients Add the flour and salt. Mix just until a soft dough forms—do not overmix.

3. Chill the dough Cover and refrigerate the dough for 30 minutes. This makes shaping easier and helps the cookies hold their form.

4. Preheat oven Preheat your oven to 160°C (325°F) and line a baking tray with parchment paper.

5. Shape the cookies Scoop out 1-tablespoon portions of dough, roll them into balls, and place them on the tray. Gently flatten each one with your fingers or the back of a fork.

6. Bake Bake for 12–15 minutes, or until the edges are just beginning to turn golden. They should remain pale and soft in the center.

7. Cool and dust Let the cookies cool completely on the baking tray. Once cooled, generously dust them with powdered sugar for the ultimate melt-in-your-mouth finish.

Nutrition (per cookie):

• Calories: 95

• Fat: 7g

• Carbs: 8g

• Sugar: 3g

• Protein: 1.5g

• Fiber: 0.5g

Storage Instructions:

Store these tahini cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 5 days. They can also be frozen (before or after baking) for up to 2 months.

Cream butter, tahini, and sugar

Cream butter, tahini, and sugar

Cream butter, tahini, and sugar

Cream butter, tahini, and sugar

Incorporate dry ingredients

Chill the dough

Shape the cookies

Shape the cookies

Shape the cookies

Bake

Bake

Cool and dust

Enjoy

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