Toasted Sesame Seed Sugar Cookies Recipes

SESAME SEED COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees. Line four baking sheets with parchment paper, and set aside. Sift together flour, salt, and baking soda, and set aside.
• In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream butter and sugar on medium speed until light and fluffy. Add egg and vanilla, and beat until combined. Add reserved flour mixture, and beat until combined. Add toasted sesame seeds, and beat until incorporated.
• Using a spoon, drop cookie batter, about 1 tablespoon at a time, onto prepared baking sheets, allowing at least 2 inches between cookies for spreading.
• Bake until golden, 6 to 8 minutes. Remove from oven, and cool on a wire rack.

SESAME SEED COOKIES

Steps:

• In a bowl, cream the butter and brown sugar; add egg and vanilla. Combine remaining ingredients; add to the creamed mixture. Drop by teaspoonfuls 2 in. apart onto greased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 7-9 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on pan for 30 seconds before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.

SESAME SEED COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large heavy skillet over medium heat, toast sesame seeds until golden brown, shaking skillet and stirring frequently to keep them moving. Remove from heat and set aside.
• Measure flour and remaining ingredients into a large mixing bowl.
• With hand-held mixer at low speed, beat until well blended, occasionally scraping bowl. With spoon, stir in 1/2 cup sesame seeds.
• Using about 2 teaspoons of dough for each cookie, shape into ovals about 2 inches in length; roll in remaining toasted sesame seeds. Place ovals about 1 inch apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake in preheated 350° oven for about 20 minutes, or until lightly browned. Remove cookies to wire racks to cool. Store in tightly covered container for up to 1 week.
• Makes about 36 sesame seed cookies.

SESAME VANILLA PASSOVER COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees and line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
• Cream together ground sesame seeds, butter or margarine, sugar and confectioners' sugar until very light and fluffy. Beat in eggs, one at a time, then add vanilla, 1/3 cup toasted sesame seeds, 2 tablespoons orange zest and 1/2 teaspoon ground anise seed.
• In separate bowl, mix baking soda, salt, matzo cake meal and potato starch and stir into sesame batter. Let sit for an hour, covered.
• In separate bowl mix remaining sesame seeds, orange zest and ground anise.
• Drop dough by heaping teaspoonfuls onto cookie sheets and sprinkle with sesame-orange zest-anise mixture. Bake for 12 to 15 minutes until golden brown.

SESAME SEED COOKIES II

Steps:

• Cream butter, sugar and brown sugar. Add eggs and vanilla, blend well.
• Stir together flour, baking powder and salt. Add gradually to the creamed mixture, blending well.
• Turn out the dough onto a floured surface and knead 1-2 minutes until the dough is smooth. Break off a small piece of dough and roll it in your palms to make an oval about 2 inches long and 3/4 inch thick.
• Dip the oval in milk and roll it in sesame seeds. Place on the greased cookie sheet. Repeat with the remaining dough.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 15 minutes or until golden. Remove to wire racks to cool.

BENNE COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease 2 large cookie sheets with butter.
• Melt 1 tablespoon butter in a cast-iron skillet over medium heat and add the benne seeds, stirring them until coated. Toast the seeds, stirring frequently, until fragrant and darkened a shade, 2 to 3 minutes. Take care not to burn the seeds and turn down the heat if needed. Scrape onto a plate and let cool completely.
• Whisk the flour, baking soda and salt together in a medium bowl.
• In a large bowl, cream together the remaining 8 tablespoons/115 grams butter and both sugars until well combined and fluffy. Add the egg and beat well. Add the cooled toasted benne seeds and the vanilla, then stir in the flour mixture.
• Drop rounded teaspoonfuls of the cookie dough at least 2 1/2 inches apart on 1 prepared cookie sheet. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes, until golden brown around the edges. Remove the wafers from the cookie sheet immediately and place on waxed or parchment paper to cool. Repeat with the remaining dough on the second cookie sheet, reusing the first sheet when it's cool, if needed.

GOLDEN SESAME COOKIES

Steps:

• To Toast Sesame Seeds: Pour seeds into a pie pan and place in a 300 degrees F (150 degrees C) oven for about 10 minutes or until lightly browned. Stir seeds occasionally.
• Cream the butter or margarine with the vanilla until light and fluffy. Add the confectioners' sugar gradually, beating until fluffy. Add egg and beat thoroughly.
• Sift the flour, baking powder and salt together. Add in thirds to the creamed mixture. After each addition of the flour mixture stir in the toasted sesame seeds. Mix until blended. Cover and chill dough for at least 2 hours.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• On a lightly floured surface, roll 1/3 of the dough at a time to 1/8 inch thick. Cut with a 2 inch scalloped cutter. Transfer cookies to ungreased cookie sheets.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 10 to 12 minutes.

TOASTED SESAME SEED SUGAR COOKIES

Steps:

• Mix flour, cream of tartar, baking soda and salt in medium bowl. Set aside. Beat butter in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy.
• Add sugar; beat until well blended, scraping sides of bowl occasionally. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Gradually beat in flour mixture and 1/4 cup of the toasted sesame seed on low speed until well mixed.
• Refrigerate dough 2 hours or until firm.
• Preheat oven to 400°F
• Shape dough into 1-inch balls. Roll in remaining 3/4 cup toasted sesame seed.
• Place 2 inches apart on silpat lined sheet.
• Bake 6 to 8 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool on baking sheets 1 minute. Remove to wire racks; cool completely.
• Drizzle cookies with melted chocolate. Let stand until chocolate is set.