Gluten-free Tahini Cookies Recipe: Gluten-free and healthy, these cookies can be easily prepared at home

These Tahini Cookies are made with no oil, butter or eggs. Gluten-free and healthy, these cookies can be easily prepared at home.

It's not a complicated recipe and can be made by anyone! What makes these cookies a delicious tea time treat is that they have the perfect balance of all the flavours.

Just a little button of crunch with a nuttiness from the sesame and tahini, the sweetness of pure maple, goodness of almonds and a touch of vanilla! These cookies are not too sweet and can be enjoyed by health-conscious people as well. In the case you want them sweeter, you can also add some coconut sugar to make them healthier.

INGREDIENTS OF GLUTEN-FREE TAHINI COOKIES

4 Servings

3/4 cup powdered buckwheat (kuttu)

4 tablespoon maple syrup

4 tablespoon tahini

1/2 cup ground almonds

1/3 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon vanilla essence

sesame seeds as required

HOW TO MAKE GLUTEN-FREE TAHINI COOKIES

Step 1 / 5 Prepare The Tahini-Maple Syrup Mixture

To prepare these amazing cookies, take a bowl and mix maple syrup, tahini and vanilla essence until fully combined and there are no lumps remaining in your mixture.

Step 2 / 5 Prepare The Cookie Dough

Mix in ground almonds until fully combined. In a separate bowl, combine sifted buckwheat flour and baking soda. Add it to the tahini mixture in 3 batches. The mixture will be thick and sticky so it’s best to use your hands.

Step 3 / 5 Make Cookies With This Dough

Divide dough into 12 even pieces. Roll each piece into a ball and dip it in a plate of sesame seeds (if using), press the ball down with a bottom of a glass to create a 1⁄2 cm thick 5 cm (2 in) diameter disc.

Step 4 / 5 Place The Cookies In Refrigerator

Once you get all the discs coated in sesame seeds. Put them into the fridge for about 40 minutes. When it's 30 minutes in, pre-heat the oven to 175° C / 350° F.

Step 5 / 5 Bake The Cookies For 10-12 Minutes

Bake in a hot oven for 10-12 minutes. Remove the biscuits from the oven, transfer them to a cooling rack and let them cool down completely before eating.