Flourless Gluten-Free Dairy-Free Tahini Cookies Recipe

Quick, Easy,  Flourless Tahini Cookies Recipe
Naturally Healthy, Gluten-Free and Dairy-Free.
Microwave or Oven Bake. Truly A Superfood.

Make them for the addictive taste, and reap
their unexpected *health benefits.
You’ll find Whole Ground Sesame Seed
“Tahini” in mediterranean, Thai, or kosher
sections of most supermarkets.Tahini is the key
ingredient in hummus.
It is sesame sees roasted and ground into paste
with sesame oil (like a nut butter).

They Taste like Halvah
A great substitute for peanut butter or other
nut butter cookies or in recipes calling for nut butter.

You will be amazed making these. Following are 2
choices of ingredients, for 30 cookies or 15. It’s so
quick and easy to make You can even make them
in microwave or oven.

*Consider the benefits (below) of this healthy cookie.
Sesame deserves to be recognized, along with garlic,
honey, turmeric and a select few other substances, as
an easily accessible and affordable food-medicine that,
if consumed regularly, could quite possibly save lives.

Sesame Tahini Helps in management of arthritic
pain and inflammation, Cholesterol, diabetes and
insulin.

METHOD:
Yes, you won’t believe your eyes when you

add the slightly beaten eggs,  the mixture
becomes dense, and looks as if there is
flour in the batter. But there isn’t!

How fast is that? That’s all there is to making them.

You simply stir brown or coconut sugar into Tahini
(to taste). Once sugar is absorbed, add baking powder
and salt. Lastly, stir in 2 large eggs.

The first recipe ingredients yield 30 large
cookies.

(They spread to almost double).

Ingredients for 30 nice size cookies
(See half recipe below this one)

1 cup (4 ¾ oz) whole ground Tahini

1/4 to 1/3 cup coconut sugar or brown or raw, to taste

1 teaspoon baking powder

1/4 teaspoon salt

2 large eggs

Makes 30 large cookies.

(The second ingredients list below
yields 11-15 cookies).

My Personal ADD-INS:
6 dates chopped with 1/3 cup walnuts

When You want something spicy:
Add
2 tsp. ginger
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp. cloves
1./4 tsp. nutmeg
1 extra tbs. dark brown sugar

OPTIONAL ADD-INS:
1/3 cup chopped raisins, dates, pistachios,
walnuts, or chocolate chips.
A tsp. of vanilla, cinnamon, ginger, cardamom,
or dissolved instant cappucino.

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Ingredients for *11-15 large cookies

11-15 large cookies (They spread almost double)

½ cup (4 ¾ oz) whole Tahini

2 tbs. (2 oz) sugar (coconut or packed brown) 

1 large egg

½ teaspoon baking powder

1/8 teaspoon salt

OPTIONAL ADD-INS:
2-3 Tbs. chopped raisins, dates, pistachios,
walnuts, or chocolate chips.
½ tsp of vanilla, cinnamon, cardamom,
or dissolved instant cappuccino. 

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Use a fork to mix the tahini and brown sugar
together in a small bowl.

Stir in the baking powder until completely
incorporated.

Mix in the egg until batter is uniform, thick & smooth.

FOR MICROWAVE

Cover a 10 or 11 inch microwave-safe plate
with parchment.

Drop a teaspoon of batter on in a thick cookie shape
about 2″ in diameter and microwave 1 minute. Allow
to cool while repeating with remaining batter.

FOR OVEN
Or for crisper cookies place on cookie sheet
with parchment in 325°F oven about 20 minutes
or until uniformly browned, so they’re cooked inside.

They do puff up and expand to almost double.

I preferred these when just a little warm.

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*Have a look at the extensive health benefits:

Sesame seed oil helps in the management of arthritic pain and inflammation
due to its anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties.
Massaging your joints with Sesame seed oil reduces the pain and inflammation.
Sesame seed oil is beneficial for the skin and applying it on the face overnight
makes skin soft and tightens it due to the presence of antioxidants. It’s application
also promotes wound healing due to its antibacterial and antifungal properties.
It should be noted that Sesame seeds/oil or its supplements may cause allergic
reactions in some people. So, it is advisable to consult your doctor if you experience
any allergic reaction after consuming Sesame seedsSesame seeds and Sesame seed
oil have anti-arthritic, anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties. A bioactive
compound present in Sesame seeds known as sesamol is responsible for inhibiting
the production of pro-inflammatory chemicals. It also reduces the production of
reactive oxygen species. Due to these properties, Sesame seeds or Sesame seed oil
may help in reducing the pain and inflammation associated with arthritis
ayurvedic
AYURVEDIC VIEW According to Ayurveda, osteoarthritis occurs due to an
aggravation of Vata dosha and is known as Sandhivata. It causes pain, swelling
and joint mobility. Sesame seeds have Vata balancing property and gives relief
from the symptoms of osteoarthritis like pain and swelling in joints.

It also corrects impaired function of insulin and maintain normal blood sugar level.
Sesame seeds and Sesame seed oil may be useful in managing high cholesterol. rich
in certain lignans, sesamin and sesamolin, that have a cholesterol-lowering effect.
It maintains the level of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) or good cholesterol and
lowers low-density lipoprotein (LDL) or bad cholesterol and total cholesterol in the blood
Tips:
1. Eat 1/2- 1 tablespoon or as per your taste roasted Sesame seeds in a day.
2. Or, you can also add Sesame seeds to salads as per your taste to get relief
from the symptoms of osteoarthritis.