Tahini cookies from Jerusalem (page 292) by Yotam Ottolenghi and Sami Tamimi

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  • lynn_rknh6v on April 18, 2026

    Easy and delicious

  • Pandan on September 16, 2024

    Turned out better than I thought! Made these as a gift for my midwife who couldn’t go on her holiday to Israel due to current events. The cookies only took me about 30 Minutes to make. Normally I often reduce sugar in baking recipes, but here I didn’t and these weren’t overly sweet. Came out perfect at around 13 minutes in my oven.

  • tsp on September 24, 2023

    Made a half of the recipe so it fits on one baking sheet. I was expecting stronger tahini taste. I’ve used a 100% raw sesame paste. I’ve checked them after 15 minutes and they were not golden brown so I’ve left them in the oven for another 2 minutes but I think it was too much. Next time I’d cook them less and try a different tahini.

  • Ganga108 on February 27, 2022

    OMG these cookies! Everyone I have shared this recipe with loves them. They are so addictive. Absolutely gorgeous in flavour, and like all really short biscuits, a cuppa complements them perfectly.

  • jaelsne on October 28, 2019

    I wasn't sure what to expect. I was startled by my first taste of the cookie, but it grew on me. It tastes exactly like halvah (not very sweet) with the texture, of course, of a cookie. I would make it again. Keep tabs on them to avoid burning.

  • purrviciouz on April 23, 2018

    These were delicious and I'd make them again. Next time, just barely press down with the fork before baking because I preferred the thicker cookies. They were not too sweet and pretty light.

  • WFPLCleanEating on November 16, 2015

    I felt these were overbaked at the minimum time suggested - 15 minutes. If I make them again (and I'm not sure I will) I would start checking after 12 minutes. So it's hard to give a decent review as the overbaking made the flavor and texture not great. - Jane

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