Little Turbans

Total Time: 41 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 11 mins

Ingredients

• 6 tablespoons softened salted butter
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1 cup tahini
• 2 cups whole wheat flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/3 cup sesame seeds
• 1/8 cup raisins

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 325°f.
• 2 in a large mixing bowl combine butter and sugar.
• 3 add tahini and vanilla.
• 4 using a sifter, combine flour, baking powder, cinnamon, ginger, and cloves and add to wet ingredients. combine well.
• 5 pour sesame seeds into a small bowl. make 2 tablespoon balls from dough, about 24 plus some, and roll in sesame seeds. top each with a raisin.
• 6 place cookies about 2 inches from each other on non-greased cookie sheet.
• 7 bake for 11-13 minutes. do not over-bake. the cookies need a little moisture to keep from crumbling apart.
• 8 leaving the cookies on the baking sheet, cool on baking racks for 5 minutes before handling. again, to control the crumble factor.