These molasses tahini cookies are Middle Eastern-inspired, delicious, and easy to make! Also, they are vegan, and gluten-free too! And they are so very yummy.
They are a very healthy cookie full of nutrients from molasses, tahini, stevia, and coconut oil.
Ingredients for Molasses Tahini Cookies
Brown Rice Flour makes these cookies gluten-free. I have been using it in my baking for many years and it works. It is a good alternative to wheat flour. It has a nutty flavour and has some protein in it too.
This is one of the ones I have been using as I prefer organic. Other ones are good too. Bob’s Red Mill Organic Whole Grain Brown Rice Flour
Coconut oil is very good for us. In tropical climates like Polynesia, Sri Lanka, and the Yucatan where they have a diet high in coconut oil, the people are healthier and have less heart disease, cancer, and colon problems than unsaturated fat eaters. It is now accepted that there is good cholesterol and there are good saturated fats. Learn the 12 benefits of Coconut Oil, this newly declared Amazing SuperFood.
Molasses adds a tastiness to these molasses tahini cookies. Thick, dark, syrupy, sweet blackstrap molasses is more than something to make candy or cookies with; it has many benefits, from helping prevent cancer to getting rid of grey hair. It is a superfood full of health benefits. Learn the 7 Blackstrap Molasses Health Benefits.
Flaxseed Meal: One of the binding ingredients for these molasses tahini cookies is flax seeds which are a great substitute for eggs in baking. 9 Egg Substitutes for Tasty Vegan Baking Without Eggs.
The flaxseed has only been recognized for all the wonderful health benefits in the last few decades even though it has been cultivated for its health benefits for 5000 years! Learn all about Flaxseed and It’s Many Health Benefits and Uses. Great for gluten-free cookies too.
Salt: For this recipe and all my recipes, I use Himalayan salt which is good for you! 100% NATURAL PINK & CERTIFIED: Sherpa Pink Himalayan Salt is Kosher Certified, Non-GMO, and does not contain any MSG, Soy, Gluten, Dairy, or anti-caking agents.
As I don’t use sugar for my baking I often use stevia which is a healthy option for Molasses Tahini Cookies. The stevia plant is incredibly sweet and also incredibly good for you. The leaf is 30 times sweeter than sugar while extracts are 300-400 times sweeter. The best stevia will, therefore, be the one that retains some whole-food value and is water-based. Liquid forms will be less processed. Go here to learn How to Get the Best Stevia Without the Bitterness
Walnuts! They add extra nutrition, flavor, and crunch to these molasses tahini cookies. Walnuts are filled with good protein, are a rich source of minerals, have no trans fats or cholesterol, and have some of the highest antioxidant content of all tree nuts. Now that I know that walnuts are so highly nutritious, so much so that I consider them a superfood.
Tahini: The more I learn about sesame seeds, the more I want to share it with other people. I’m an enthusiastic eater of all sorts of seeds, but sesame seeds in the form of tahini and oil are favourites of mine.
Time to make these unique and delicious molasses tahini cookies!
Molasses Tahini Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 Tbsp Flaxseed meal
- 2 Tbsp Water
- 3 Tbsp Tahini
- 1 Tbsp Coconut Oil
- 2/3 cup Brown rice flour
- 3 Tbsp Blackstrap molasses
- 1/2 tsp stevia
- 1/3 cup walnuts
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- pinch Himalayan salt
- Unsweetened coconut shreds for the top of the cookies for decoration
Instructions
- Soak the flaxseed in 2 tablespoons of water.
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
- Chop the walnuts.
- In a large bowl, add tahini, molasses, coconut oil, salt, soda, and stevia.
- Now mix in the rice flour and walnuts.
- Make small balls for the cookies and dip the top into the coconut.
- Then put them on an oiled cookie sheet.
- Press each one down so they are all flat.
- Bake them for 8-10 minutes.
- Remove the baked cookies from the oven, leaving them for 2 minutes on the baking sheet.
- Transfer the cookies to a wire rack to cool completely.
- Store your homemade Molasses/Tahini Cookies in an airtight container.
Notes
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I like the list of healthy ingredients you use in your cookies and other sweets. I look forward to trying them!
Roxanne, happy you like the ingredients I use in my baking. It is a creative process making them. Look forward to hearing how they worked for you.
Can I use a different flour? I didn’t want to buy that flour for just one recipe.
Julie, I apologize for not replying to you till now. Just a little too much on my to-do plate. If you see below, Angel made these with oat flour. I am sure you can try any flour you would like. If you do, we would love to know what you did.
I am not much for baking but these cookies were so easy to make! I made them with oat flour (I just blend oatmeal, a lot more economical!) and topped them with a sprinkle of flax seeds instead of coconut as I was out of it. Delicious!!!!!
Thank you, Angel for letting us know how you made them and that they were easy. Like that you are creative and used flax seeds since you didn’t have coconut.