Salted Brown Butter & Tahini Cookies

These cookies are SCRUMPTIOUS. I hate it, but there’s no other way to describe them. I love browned butter as much as the next girly, and the addition of tahini (sesame paste) adds this gorgeous, subtly, nuttiness to these warm, chewy cookies. Sprinkle them with just a pinch of flaky salt before baking and I promise you’ll never want to stop eating them.

This recipe makes a dozen cookies and takes about 20 minutes of prep time and 15 minutes of bake time.

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup granulated sugar

• 2/3 cup packed brown sugar

• 1/4 cup tahini

• 1/2 teaspoon salt

• 1/2 cup salted butter

• 1 large egg

• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

• 1 1/8 cup all-purpose flour

• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda

Directions

1. Preheat your oven to 350F, line a large baking sheet with parchment paper, and set aside.

2. Add your butter to a small saucepan over medium heat and let it melt. Continue to cook, stirring occasionally, until you see brown specks at the bottom and the top is foamy. Voila, you have browned butter!

3. Add the browned butter to a large mixing bowl along with the white and brown sugars, whisk until it resembles a paste.

4. Pour in your tahini (if it has separated in the jar, just stir it vigorously with a butterknife) and salt, whisk well.

5. Add in your egg and vanilla extract and whisk again, the mixture should have loosened up quite a bit.

6. Sift in the flour and baking soda and gently fold them in with a spatula until no traces remain.

7. Divide the dough into 12 equal balls and place them 2 inches apart on your prepared baking sheet.

8. Sprinkle each ball with a pinch of flaky salt and bake them for 11-13 minutes, until they’re just set.

9. When you remove the baking sheet from the oven, carefully drop it onto your stovetop or countertop from 8-10 inches above. Repeat this a couple times- this gives you those gorgeous grooves and chewy texture.

10. Enjoy!