The combination of tahini and halva candy marks these accidentally vegan cookies with an unmistakable sesame flavor. The halva candy melts while baking, forming a delicious, sweet sesame pool on top ...

Zoë Komarin's halva-topped chocolate chip cookies are perfumed with cardamom. (Portrait by Christina House / Los Angeles Times; cookie photo by Silvia Razgova / For The Times; food and prop styling by ...

Halva Halva (sometimes spelled halvah and halwa) is a Middle Eastern candy that's typically made from sesame seed paste (aka tahini) and sugar, often resembling a nuttier, crunchier take on nougat.

I have to tell you – I am hung up on halva. Growing up in Southern California, my father used to parcel out chunks of store-bought Joyva marble halva like tickets to another time zone—and unlike a ...

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Halva candy melts atop these vegan, tahini-based chocolate chip cookies for a double dose of sesame flavor. (Silvia Razgova / For The Times; prop styling by Leah Choi) Halva candy melts atop these ...