Tahini Cookies

I love hummus and as you hopefully know tahini is a main ingredient in hummus, but what about making tahini cookies! First heard of this idea for a cookie at the local farmers market cafe and after having one, my mom and I decided to make them for ourselves. This recipe is from Hard Head Vegan's blog here: http://hardheadvegan.wordpress.com/2013/02/19/tahini-cookies/

1/3 cup Earth Balance (I use coconut oil because I'm not for the whole fake butter stuff)
1/2 cup organic sugar
1/2 cup tahini
2 Tbsp almond or soy milk
1 tsp vanilla
1 1/4 cup whole wheat flour
3/4 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp fresh-ground salt (3 or 4 turns of a salt grinder)

1. Preheat oven to 350 F.

2. Cream Earth Balance (coconut oil or any other substitute you may have used), sugar, tahini, almond/soy milk, and vanilla.

3. In a separate bowl, sift together whole wheat flour, baking powder, and salt.

4. Add dry ingredients to wet, and mix until combined.

5. Roll into balls (about 1 1/2 inch large).

6. Bake for 7-10 minutes, or until lightly browned on top and medium brown on the bottom.

Mix all liquid ingredients together

Shift the flour, baking powder, and salt together in a separate bowl

Mix the dry ingredients into the wet until combined

Now I have a little scoop for making the cookies uniform and into a ball, but you can also do it with you hand as the instructions say to

Bake 7-10 minutes or until lightly brown

Viola! Tahini Cookies! Also check out Hard Head Vegan for other vegan recipes and posts!