Tahini Cookies - Gluten Free + Nut-Free Recipe (2024)

Tahini is a smooth sesame seed butter and it is the star of these gluten-free Tahini Cookies. This recipe makes a big batch of super soft and chewy cookies perfect for sharing.

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These tahini cookies are perfect for holiday entertaining as they make a nice big batch. We also love these Vegan Brownie Cookies for the same reason! Check out all of our healthier cookie recipes for inspiration.

IN THIS POST: Everything you need to make Tahini Cookies

Ingredients

• coconut sugar
• unsalted butter
• tahini
• vanilla extract
• sea salt
• milk
• cinnamon
• coconut flour
• almond flour
• sesame seeds

If you aren’t familiar with tahini it is a butter made from sesame seeds similar to almond or peanut butter just without nuts! It is fairly low in calories but high in protein and fiber.

Instructions for this recipe

First, preheat the oven and line two baking sheets with parchment paper.

Then, in typical cookie-making fashion, cream together the butter and sugar. I use a hand mixer at medium speed and a large bowl.

Next, add in the tahini, milk, and seasonings.

Mix again.

Then add the coconut flour and almond flour into the bowl.

Mix until it becomes dough-like.

Scoop tablespoon-sized amounts of the cookie dough onto the lined baking sheets and roll them into balls.

Sprinkle the dough balls with sesame seeds.

Bake them for 8-10 minutes and watch that they don’t burn on the bottom.

Once they are golden brown, take them out of the oven.

Let them cool on the baking tray for 10 minutes before transferring them to a wire cooling rack to cool to room temperature.

This recipe yields about 40 small cookies making them ideal for entertaining.

FAQs, Tips, and Substitutions

• What does tahini taste like? It is creamy and rich with an earthy flavor.
• For chocolate tahini cookies, add chocolate chips before baking or drizzle with melted chocolate after they have cooled.
• Use vegan butter and plant-based milk for a dairy-free version.
• Substitute maple syrup or honey for the coconut sugar.
• Store in an airtight container for up to a week.

More gluten free cookie recipes

• Sugar Free Date Cookies
• Gluten Free Peanut Butter Cookies
• White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Cookies
• Easy Vegan Coconut Macaroons – only FOUR ingredients!
• Ginger Almond Cookies
• Gluten Free Blondies – Easy to Make Vegan Dessert Recipe

*This recipe was originally posted on July 5, 2013, updated on February 6, 2019, and updated again on October 30, 2022, with recipe notes, writing, and new photos.*

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