Black Sesame Shortbread Cookies Recipes

BLACK SESAME SHORTBREAD COOKIES

Steps:

• Toast black sesame seeds for ~30 seconds until you can smell a toasted black sesame aroma. Pour into a spice grinder and pulse until it becomes very fine.
• Mix the flour and powdered black sesame seeds together. Set aside.
• Cream powdered sugar and butter until fluffy. Add in the vanilla extract and salt. Mix until well combined.
• Sift the dry ingredients from step 2 into the wet ingredients. Combine with a spatula until a soft dough forms.
• Roll out the dough onto a silicone mat until it is 1/4 an inch thick.
• Transfer the silicone mat onto a baking sheet. Rest dough in the fridge for at least 30 minutes.
• Move the oven rack to the center of the oven. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Prepare 2 baking sheets by covering them with parchment paper.
• After 30 minutes, take the dough out from the fridge. Use a cookie cutter that is 2.5 inches in diameter to cut out your cookies. After you cut out your first batch, combine the remaining dough, and roll it out to cut more cookies. Repeat this process until you run out of dough.
• Place cookies onto the prepared baking sheets. Bake cookies for 9-11 minutes until the edges start to turn a golden color.
• Cool cookies for 10 minutes.
• Combine the ingredients for the glaze and drizzle onto the cookies.

SESAME SEED SHORTBREAD COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 .
• In a large bowl, sift the flour, sugar, and baking powder together.
• Work in the shortening as you would when making pie dough, to the consistency of coarse meal.
• Beat into the dough the eggs, milk, vanilla, and anise oil. The dough should be moist but not sticky. If the dough is too sticky, add a little more flour.
• Take a small portion of the dough and roll out to a 1/2 inch diameter cylinder.
• Spread some sesame seeds on a large piece of waxed paper and roll the dough in the seeds until the cylinder is completely covered.
• Cut the dough into 1 1/2 pieces on a diagonal.
• Place the cookies on a lightly greased sheet pan and bake for approximately 10-15 minutes, or until golden brown.
• Cool the cookies on a rack and store in an airtight container.

BLACK SESAME–BROWN SUGAR SHORTBREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325° with racks in center and upper third. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
• Beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
• Whisk together flour, cornstarch, salt, and sesame seeds. Add flour mixture to butter mixture, 1 cup at a time, beating after each addition until incorporated. Transfer mixture to a surface and knead into a smooth dough. Wrap in plastic and refrigerate for 20 minutes.
• Transfer chilled dough to a lightly floured surface; roll into a 1/2"-thick rectangle. Cut into 2" squares, then cut each square into triangles. Transfer to prepared baking sheets.
• Bake until edges are light golden brown, 20-22 minutes. Let cool.

CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES WITH BLACK SESAME AND SEAWEED

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, whisk together the all-purpose and rye flours, baking powder, baking soda and sea salt; set aside.
• In a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat both sugars together on medium speed to blend. Add butter and beat on medium until beginning to lighten and starting to become creamy, about 2 minutes.
• Add the eggs and egg yolk one at a time to the butter mixture, beating until incorporated, then add the black sesame paste and vanilla, and blend just until combined.
• Add the flour mixture all at once, and use a sturdy rubber spatula to fold it into the butter mixture until about halfway combined, and the mixture goes from a shaggy mess to a semi-combined dough. Scatter the chocolate and seaweed on top and fold just until dough forms. (A gentle touch is necessary, as overmixing can cause the dough to separate and crumble.)
• Add the black sesame seeds to a shallow bowl. Using a 1/4 cup measuring cup, portion the dough into about 22 balls (60 grams each). Working with one portion of dough at a time, roll it between your palms until rounded, then gently roll it into the sesame seeds until coated all over. Arrange on a parchment-lined baking sheet and transfer to the refrigerator to chill at least 4 hours. (You can prepare the dough balls up to one week in advance; transfer to a lidded container or loosely cover them with plastic wrap and refrigerate.)
• When ready to bake, heat the oven to 400 degrees. Arrange the cookies a few inches apart on a large baking sheet and bake until they have spread out slightly but are still puffed in the center, about 12 minutes. Once you've removed the baking sheet from the oven, gently tap the center of each cookie down using the bottom of a ladle, pressing just until you've created a slightly indented crater. (This technique helps ensure a gooey and chewy center.)
• Allow the cookies to cool for 10 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely. Store, covered, at room temperature, up to 2 days.