Italian Sesame Seed Cookies

Submitted by Maureenie

"This recipe comes from inmamaskitchen.com. I had been looking for an easy sesame cookie recipe for a while because they are my husband's favorite cookie. These Italian sesame seed cookies are delicious with coffee. Dunking is not only acceptable, but recommended."

 

• Ready In: 50mins
• Ingredients: 6
• Yields: 3 dozen
• Serves: 12

ingredients

• 1⁄2 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
• 3⁄4 cup granulated sugar
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 3 teaspoons baking powder
• 1⁄2 cup water
• 1⁄2 cup sesame seeds

directions

1. Set racks in middle and upper part of oven. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. Cream butter and sugar together.
3. Mix flour and baking powder together. Add to butter mixture, mixing well.
4. Stir in 1/2 cup water and mix to form dough.
5. Roll on floured board to about one inch thick.
6. Cut in pieces about 2 inches by 1 inch.
7. Roll each piece in sesame seeds.
8. Arrange pieces on a greased baking sheet.
9. Bake until golden brown, about 30 minutes.
10. Cool on wire rack.
11. Store at room temperature in airtight tin or plastic container.

Reviews

[Jo B.]

DO NOT ADD ALL THE WATER I made the mistake of trusting the recipe and added it all at once. I followed the whole thing to the letter It results in a soft SOGGY CAKE MIXTURE Now I must keep the mix in the fridge until I can buy more butter and sugar to make twice the dough Untrustworthy so far

 

[Cathleen Colbert]

A crispy cookie with the nutty flavor of toasted sesame seeds. I added too much water so the dough was too soft to roll. Besides I'm too lazy to roll, cut and then roll in seeds. I used my cookie scoop and rolled the balls in the seeds. I'm not sure how long they were in the oven but I don't think it was 30 minutes.