Sesame Seed Cookies
These Easy Vegan Sesame Seed Cookies are lightly sweetened, soft and chewy, incredibly delicious and make wonderful holiday gifts.
Servings: 18 cookies
Calories: 119kcal
Ingredients
- ½ cup tahini runny
- ¼ cup maple syrup
- 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 ½ cups almond flour
- 2 tablespoon cocoa powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¼ cup sesame seeds
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 and line a large rimmed baking sheet with unbleached parchment paper or a silicone mat.
- Use a liquid measuring cup and pour in the tahini, then the maple syrup and finally the vanilla extract. Mix well.
- Use a medium sized mixing bowl and stir together the almond flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt. Use a fork if there are clumps that need to be dissolved.
- Pour the wet ingredients into the dry and stir until dough comes together.
- Use a tablespoon or small cookie scoop to portion out 18 golf ball sized cookies and drop them onto the prepared baking pan.
- Wet your hands and then roll each cookie into a ball.
- Place the sesame seeds into a small, shallow bowl. Roll each ball of cookie dough into the sesame seeds until fully coated and then return to the baking pan. Use the bottom of a glass to press the sesame ball down into a flat, ⅛" thick cookie.
- Bake for 12 minutes. Let cool for at least 10 minutes before transferring to a wire rack. Cool completely before storing.
Notes
Nutritional information is based on using 1 Tablespoon cookie dough per cookie, with a yield of 18 cookies.
Make larger cookies with a bigger scoop....flatten with a larger glass and cook for the same amount of time.
Nutrition
Calories: 119kcal | Carbohydrates: 7g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Sodium: 66mg | Potassium: 60mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 5IU | Vitamin C: 0.3mg | Calcium: 55mg | Iron: 1mg