TAHINI ALMOND CHERRY COOKIES

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These toothsome cookies are rich with tahini, almond paste and meal, fruit, and multigrain flakes. They make great snacks for the bicyclists in my life!

Provided by SKILLETZILLA

Categories Desserts Nut Dessert Recipes Almond Dessert Recipes

Time 50m

Yield 36

Number Of Ingredients 16

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Ingredients

½ cup butter, softened
½ cup roasted tahini
¾ cup brown sugar
¾ cup turbinado sugar
½ cup almond paste
1 egg
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 tablespoons orange juice
1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
½ cup almond meal
½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
½ cup multigrain flake cereal
⅔ cup dried sour cherries
3 tablespoons turbinado sugar

Steps:

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets, or line with parchment paper.
In a large bowl, cream together the butter, tahini, brown sugar, 3/4 cup of turbinado sugar, and almond paste until smooth. Mix in the egg, vanilla and orange juice. Combine the flour, baking powder, salt, almond meal, and cinnamon; stir into the batter until well blended. Mix in the cereal and sour cherries.
Drop dough by heaping spoonfuls onto the prepared cookie sheets. Sprinkle the remaining 3 tablespoons of turbinado sugar over the tops.
Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven, until golden at the edges. Cool for a few minutes on the cookie sheets, then transfer to wire racks to cool completely.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 133.9 calories, Carbohydrate 19.2 g, Cholesterol 11.9 mg, Fat 5.8 g, Fiber 0.7 g, Protein 2.5 g, SaturatedFat 2 g, Sodium 104.2 mg, Sugar 12 g