Sesame cookies
These soft little cookies have a double whammy of sesame flavour from toasted seeds combined with a little sesame oil.
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Last modified on: December 30th 2019
Keywords for this recipe:For 60 pieces, you will need:
- 1
1 cup sesame seeds - 2
3 1⁄3 cups flour - 3
1 cup butter - 4
1 cup caster sugar - 5
½ cup egg ( How to... ) - 6
4 pinches salt - 7
2 tablespoons sesame oil - 8
1 teaspoon baking powder - 9
1⁄3 cup beaten egg
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 2 hours 27 min. | 30 min. | 2 hours 57 min. |
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 5 min.
Preheat the oven to 360°F (180°C).
Spread 1 cup sesame seeds over a sheet of cooking parchment laid on a baking sheet.
Toast in the oven for 5 minutes.
Leave to cool. Keep the paper; we'll be using it again in stage 8.
Spread 1 cup sesame seeds over a sheet of cooking parchment laid on a baking sheet.
Toast in the oven for 5 minutes.
Leave to cool. Keep the paper; we'll be using it again in stage 8.
Stage 2 - 5 min.
Put into a mixer bowl: 3 1⁄3 cups flour, 1 cup butter, 1 cup caster sugar, ½ cup egg, 4 pinches salt, 2 tablespoons sesame oil and 1 teaspoon baking powder.
Add the cooled, toasted sesame seeds.
Add the cooled, toasted sesame seeds.
Stage 3
Start the mixer...
Stage 4 - 7 min.
...and knead until evenly mixed.
Stage 5 - 2 hours
Flatten the dough out into disc, wrap in plastic film and refrigerate for at least 2 hours.
All this can be done the day before and left overnight in the fridge.
All this can be done the day before and left overnight in the fridge.
Stage 6 - 5 min.
Preheat the oven to 360°F (180°C).
Roll out the really cold dough with a rolling pin, not too thinly, about 1/4 inch (1/2 cm) thick.
Roll out the really cold dough with a rolling pin, not too thinly, about 1/4 inch (1/2 cm) thick.
Stage 7 - 3 min.
Cut into strips just over an inch (3 cm) wide.
Stage 8 - 5 min.
Cut across the strips to create the biscuits, about 2 inches (5 cm) long here. Sit these on a sheet of cooking parchment laid on a baking sheet.
Tip: reuse the paper from toasting the sesame seeds in Step 1.
Tip: reuse the paper from toasting the sesame seeds in Step 1.
Stage 10 - 25 min.
Bake for about 25 minutes.
Do watch towards the end of cooking; the biscuits should be golden brown but not overcooked.
Do watch towards the end of cooking; the biscuits should be golden brown but not overcooked.
Stage 11
Leave to cook on a wire rack.
Remarks
The sesame oil gives a real lift to these cookies. You can boost this by adding a little more and reducing the butter by the equivalent amount.
Keeping
Several days in an airtight tin.
Source
Home made.
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 6,001 Kcal or 25,125 Kj | 108 gr | 591 gr | 356 gr |
| 300 % | 42 % | 56 % | 54 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 450 Kcal or 1,884 Kj | 8 gr | 44 gr | 27 gr |
| 22 % | 3 % | 4 % | 4 % |
| Per piece | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 100 Kcal or 419 Kj | 2 gr | 10 gr | 6 gr |
| 5 % | 1 % | 1 % | 1 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 60 pieces : 4.32 €
- Per piece : 0.07 €
Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
This recipe uses (among others)
 | Flour: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Kugelhof for Nanou, Lemon and lime cakes, Autumn apple and plum crumble pie, Plum and hazelnut crumble, Chestnut Fudge Cupcakes, ... All |
 | Butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Crisp apricot and pistachio tart, Caramelized apple "moelleux" cake, Steak burger topped with egg, Turnip and Jerusalem artichoke soup, Arizona cupcakes, ... All |
 | Caster sugar: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Pear compote , Strawberry and rhubarb crumble, Toasted-flour biscuits, Apple Pie, Rice pudding (riz au lait), ... All |
 | Sesame seeds: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Fish in a seed crust, Fish in a sesame crust, Spinach and cauliflower with sesame béchamel sauce, Black sesame flan, Sushi, ... All |
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