Tahini Everything Cookies

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I made these yesterday and I'm proud of myself.

I wanted to send a treat with my nieces and nephews

welcome back to school lunch bag.

 

 

Tahini Everything Cookies

 

1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened

1/2 cup tahini

3/4 cup brown sugar

3/4 cup turbinado sugar

1/2 cup almond paste

1 egg

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

2 tablespoons orange juice

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

1 tablespoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 cup almond meal or flax meal

1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/2 cup multigrain flake cereal (any type)

2/3 cup dried cherries

3 tablespoons turbinado sugar

 

Directions:

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).

Grease cookie sheets, or line with parchment paper.

In a large bowl, cream together the butter, tahini,

brown sugar, 3/4 cup of turbinado sugar, and almond

paste until smooth. Mix in the egg, vanilla and orange

juice. Combine the flour, baking powder, salt, almond

meal, and cinnamon; stir into the batter until well

blended. Mix in the cereal and sour cherries.

Drop dough by heaping spoonfuls onto the prepared

cookie sheets. Sprinkle the remaining 3 tablespoons of

turbinado sugar over the tops.

Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven, until

golden at the edges. Cool for a few minutes on the

cookie sheets, then transfer to wire racks to cool

completely.