Tahini cookies

This recipe for healthy, gluten-free cookies is bound to become a favourite treat for the whole family. They contain raw, natural ingredients and are suitable for people following vegan or cholesterol-lowering diets and those with risk factors for high cholesterol.

• Ingredients
• Method
• Nutritional content

Ingredients

Makes 20 cookies

• 6 Tbsp tahini
• 3/4 cup honey
• 1 1/4 cup rolled oats
• 1/2 cup sunflower seeds
• 2 Tbsp currants

Method

1. Preheat oven to 175°C.
2. Stir the tahini and honey together until well blended.
3. Stir in sunflower seeds, oats and currants.
4. Drop teaspoons full of the mixture onto an oiled baking sheet and bake for 10 minutes or until edges are brown.
5. Leave to cool on baking sheet for several minutes (important) before removing to cool further on a rack.
6. Store in an airtight container.

Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 5 minutes
Difficulty rating: Easy
Tips

• An ideal healthy treat for kids’ lunch boxes or with tea or coffee. However, like all cookies, these have a high sugar content. Even though they are healthy treats, they are still treats. Eating too much sugar can lead to increased blood sugar levels and chronic health conditions like type 2 diabetes mellitus and metabolic syndrome.
• Roll in desiccated coconut before baking or press an almond on top before baking.

Linda bakes these delicious cookies in San Remo, Victoria.

Nutritional content

Nutritional analysis per serve:

Energy	815.79 kJ 195 cal
Protein	3.97 g
Total fat	8.13 g
Saturated fat	0.95 g
Carbohydrates	26.2 g
Total sugars	20.07 g
Fibre	2.71 g
Sodium	10.93 mg
Cholesterol	0 mg
Potassium	104.91 mg

 

More information

For more information on nutrition, including information on types and composition of food, nutrition and people, conditions related to nutrition, and diets and recipes, as well as some useful videos and tools, see Nutrition.

For more information on cholesterol, including the health effects of high cholesterol and ways to lower cholesterol levels, as well as some useful tools, see Cholesterol.

For more information on gluten-free diets, see Gluten-Free Diet.

For more information on vegetarian diets, see Vegetarian Diets.