Tahini Butter Cookies
Description
These sweet, buttery cookies are from an Israeli recipe, the tahini gives them a nice sesame flavor.
Ingredients
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1 cup butter
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1/2 cup white sugar
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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1/2 cup tahini
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1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
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1/2 teaspoon baking powder
Directions
1
Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
2
Cream together the butter and sugar until fluffy. Add vanilla and tahini, mix until well combined. In a separate bowl, sift together the flour and baking powder, then stir into butter mixture. Drop onto an ungreased cookie sheet in tablespoon-sized pieces.
3
Bake in preheated oven until they turn golden brown, about 15 minutes. Cool on the cookie sheet 10 to 15 minutes before removing to cool on a wire rack.