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Top 10 Armenian Bakeries and the Quest for Tahini Cookies

Only a couple of local Armenian bakeries make these irresistible tahini cookies.<br />
(Irfan Khan / LAT)Just in time for lunch -- the Times digs into the mysterious Armenian Tahini cookie. Excerpt:

They were tan domes with a tight spiral pattern on top, making them look a bit like snail shells lying on their sides. The pastry had a distinctive taste, more wholesome than cookie dough, followed by a little blast of richness from that spiral, which turned out to be a filling of sesame tahini. It tasted like peanut butter without peanut butter's funky edge.

In other words, these were cookies we could eat a lot of, and we proceeded to do so. But not before I saved one or two to explore their mystery.

There are plenty of pictures, a few recipes and even a list of the top 10 Armenian bakeries in SoCal -- definitely a clipper.

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