Sesame Pekmez Cookies
Servings: 12 cookies
Calories: 167kcal
Cost: $0.29 per cookie
These gorgeous 3-ingredient cookies, made with tahini, almond flour, and Turkish molasses, are perfectly chewy and have a delicious nutty flavour. Gluten-free and no refined sugar.
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Equipment
- Bowl and fork
Ingredients
- ½ cup Homemade Sesame Paste (you can also use storebought tahini)
- ⅓ cup pekmez or agave syrup (see Note 1
) - 1 ½ cup almond flour
Optional Toppings
- 1 tsp sesame seeds
- 1 tbsp rose petals
- 1 tbsp chopped pistachios
Instructions
- Stir tahini and pekmez together in a medium bowl.
- Add the almond flour and mahlab (optional) and mix with until smooth. You don't need to worry about over-mixing for this recipe.
- Form into 12 balls and flatten each one into 1/2-inch thick cookies onto a lined baking sheet.
- Optional step: press in any toppings you'd like.
- Bake for 10 minutes at 325 °F (160 °C) on the middle rack of the oven.
- Allow to cool for at least 10 minutes before serving.
Notes
- I prefer to use dut pekmez (mulberry molasses) in this recipe, but it works very nicely with other pekmez varieties such as grape or carob. Agave syrup is a decent substitute if you don't have pekmez. Maple syrup can also be used, but it'll add a totally different flavour to the cookies.
Nutrition
Calories: 167kcal | Carbohydrates: 10g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Sodium: 4mg | Potassium: 61mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 14IU | Vitamin C: 0.5mg | Calcium: 48mg | Iron: 1mg