Tahini Date Cookies

Sesame seeds and tahini are considered a more advanced SCD food. Please post share variations you try! These taste a bit like snickerdoodles.

• Servings: 20 Cookies
• Difficulty: Easy
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Ingredients

• 1 cup tahini
• 1/3 cup honey
• 3 tbsp coconut flour
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1/8 to 1/4 tsp nutmeg
• 1/4 tsp cardamom
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/2 cup chopped dates
• 1 tbsp unsweetened coconut flakes (fine shred)

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 350F. Prep a cookie sheet with parchment paper or a silicone baking sheet.
2. Mix all ingredients except the dates until well blended. Mix in the dates.
3. Drop and flatten the cookies onto the prepped cookie sheet.
4. For 20 cookies, bake 10 minutes. For 15 cookies, bake 12 to 15 minutes depending on how crunchy you want them.
5. Remove from the oven and transfer to a wire cooling rack.

All ingredients from nutmeg down are interchangeable and optional. You can replace the tahini with any natural nut butter. Some other options to consider: ginger, cinnamon, coriander, allspice, pumpkin spice, chopped nuts, raisins, chopped apricots, chopped figs, etc.

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