YIELDS 3 DOZEN SMALL COOKIES... MORE OR LESS ;-)
What you will need:
- 3 cups unbleached, all-purpose flour, plus more for rolling
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp kosher salt
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
- 1 cup well-stirred tahini
- 2 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 1 cup (loosely packed) dark brown sugar
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 large egg
Putting it all together:
• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• In a bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder and salt. In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle, beat butter, tahini and vanilla on medium speed until no streaks of butter are visible, about 3 minutes. Add both sugars and beat to combine. Reduce speed to low, add applesauce and beat in half of flour mixture. Add egg and beat to combine, then beat in remaining flour mixture.
Lightly spray a cookie sheet with cooking spray, or line with parchament paper.
• With lightly floured palms, roll dough into balls about 1 1/4 inches in diameter. Place them about 1 1/2 inches apart on prepared baking sheets. With two fingers, gently but firmly press each dough ball to flatten slightly and create indentions.
• Bake, rotating the sheets halfway through, until cookies are golden on bottom, about 14 minutes. Transfer the baking sheets to wire racks and let cookies cool completely.
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