Sesame Seeds Cookies Recipes and Nutrition

Thanks to rich nutrition of sesame seeds, no matter in China or in other counties, it is one of the most important ingredients to make cookies. In the following, I will introduce one of my favorite sesame seeds cookies cooking ways to you, and hope you will at least give a try and share with your friends and families if you like it. By the way, sesame seeds contain rich nutrition, if you want get more nutrition, it is better for you to remove the out skin of sesame seeds and pulverize them.

Ingredients

1, 1 cup sesame seeds, toasted
2, 1 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar
3, 4 tbsp. (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, softened
4, 1 egg, lightly beaten
5, 1/2 cup all purpose flour
6, 1/4 tsp. salt
7, 1/8 tsp. baking powder
8, 1 tsp. fresh-squeezed lemon juice
9, 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract

Method

1 Preheat oven to 325 F. Cover cookie sheets in parchment paper, silpat sheets, or lightly oil them. Toast the sesame seeds in a heavy skillet over medium heat until they are golden brown.
2 Beat the brown sugar and butter together in a medium-sized bowl for several minutes until fluffy. Beat in the egg. Whisk together the flour, salt, and baking powder, then add these dry ingredients to the butter, sugar, egg mixture, mix well. Stir in the toasted sesame seeds, vanilla extract, and lemon juice.
3 Drop by teaspoonful onto prepared cookie sheets, leaving space for the cookies to spread. Bake for approximately 15 minutes, or until the edges are slightly brown. Cool for a minute or two on the cookie sheets, then transfer to a rack to continue cooling.