Chinese Sesame Cookies

Serves: 6

Terence Turner

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

48

Spice

53

Sweetness

59

Sourness

38

mins

Prep time (avg)

5

Difficulty

Ingredients:

2.25 cups

All-Purpose Flour

1 tsp

Salt (fine)

1 large

Egg

Directions:

1

Whisk the flour, baking powder and salt together in a medium bowl

2

Set aside

3

Beat the butter and sugars in a large bowl using an electric mixer until well combined, about 3 minutes

4

Add the tahini, vanilla and egg and beat until light, about 3 minutes

5

Stir in the flour

6

Form the dough into two 12-inch logs that are 1 1/2 to 2 inches in diameter, wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate until very firm, 4 hours and up to overnight

7

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F

8

Line two or three baking sheets with parchment paper

9

Remove one log of dough from the refrigerator and slice into 1/4- inch-thick slices

10

Place the sesame seeds on a plate

11

Coat the cookies in sesame seeds by pressing them lightly into the seeds, and place them on the prepared baking sheets

12

Bake until lightly golden around the edges, about 12 minutes, rotating the baking sheets top to bottom and front to back halfway through cooking

13

Cool the cookies on the baking sheet for 10 minutes, and then transfer to a rack to cool completely

14

Repeat with the remaining log

15

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