Halva, dark chocolate and sesame cookies

Telegraph

15-05-2025

Crunchy, chewy, salty, sweet, this cookie has it all. If you've never tried halva before, I highly recommend hunting it down – it's a sweet sesame treat that's sort of crumbly and soft in texture. When baked into this cookie it becomes a perfectly caramelised, nutty, chewy addition.
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Overview
Prep time
20 mins
Cook time
15 mins
Serves
20 cookies
Ingredients
250g unsalted butter, softened
300g soft light brown sugar
1 egg
200g halva, cubed
2 tsp vanilla bean paste
250g plain flour
1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
150g oats (100g blended into a 'flour', 50g left whole)
1 tbsp sesame seeds, plus more for rolling
100g good-quality dark chocolate, roughly chopped
a little sea salt, for sprinkling