Chinese Sesame Cookies

love4culinary's Note:

These are very interesting cookies. This recipe was given to me from a friend, and ..unfortunately I dont know how many it makes because Ive never made them personally. I know it makes quite a few cookies, but Im really not sure and I havent been able to find out. Please ignore yield. If I figure out how many it makes i will let you know. If you figure it out, please...let me know so I can make the changes.. or you can even make the changes. Ive tried them before, however.. and they are delicious ;-) Prep time doesnt include the 6-8 hours chilling time.

• Total Time: 20 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients:

Yield: 1 batch c ...

• 1 ½ cups pastry flour
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• ½ cup superfine sugar
• 125 ml butter
• 1 large egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• sesame seed , to decorate

Directions:

1. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt in a bowl.
2. In a larger bowl; beat the sugar, butter, egg and vanilla.
3. Add your dry ingredients to the wet mixture and form a smooth dough.
4. Roll your dough into a cylinder about 12-inches long.
5. Divide the dough into two and cover with wax paper.
6. Place both pieces of dough in the refrigerator for approximately 6-8 hours.
7. YOU MUST DO THIS STEP.
8. After refrigeration time is over, and you wish to make your cookies, preheat the oven to 350°F.
9. Cut your dough into rounds about 1/3 of an inch thickness.
10. Continue by pressing each round into a plate full of sesame seeds.
11. Place on a parchment-lined cookie sheet.
12. Bake for 10-12 minutes until golden brown.
13. Remove from oven and allow them to cool for a minute or two.
14. Transfer to wire rack to cool completely.
15. Store in air-tight containers.

Reviews

[ellie_]

Delicious and so easy! I wasn't sure of the butter amount in cups so I used two sticks (1 cup) and maybe should have used a bit less as they cookies spread a bit. I made about 4 dozen tiny cookies which we all enjoyed with shrimp salad. Thanks for sharing!