Sesame Cookies
Sesame cookies are crunchy and from Lebanese cuisine. Once I had it at my friend's place, I loved it and could't resist making these cookies, on the occasion of Makar Sankranti. In this, a simple ball is formed from a dough, flattened and dipped in sesame seeds, then baked until golden and crunchy.
Ingredients
- 2 ¼ cup Maida
- 1 tsp Baking Powder
- ½ tsp Baking Soda
- ½ cup Salted Butter
- ¾ cup Powdered Sugar
- 6 drops Vanilla Essence
- ¼ cup Milk
- 2 tbsp Sesame Seeds
- 1 tbsp Milk for coating cookies
- 1 cup Sesame Seeds for coating cookies
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180°C.
- Line two baking trays with aluminium foil and keep aside.
- In a bowl, sieve maida, baking powder and baking soda together.
- In another bowl, beat the butter and sugar till well combined, approx 5-6 minutes.
- Now add the vanilla essence and mix.
- Add the maida mixture, 2 tbsp sesame seeds and mix gently until the mixture comes together.
- Now add ¼ cup milk gradually and knead until a soft dough is formed.
- Place the rest of the 1 cup sesame seeds in a small bowl to oat the cookies. Keep aside.
- Divide the dough into 25 equal parts and shape them into a ball and flatten it.
- Press the flattened cookies into the bowl of sesame seeds (one by one), so as to coat it completely with sesame seeds.
- Place the cookies on the baking tray about an inch apart and coat them with milk.
- While baking the first pan, keep the second pan of cookies in the refrigerator.
- Bake the cookies at 180°C for 16-18 minutes, or till golden brown.
- Remove the pan from the oven and let the cookies cool down completely. Now keep the 2nd tray for baking.
- Once cooled they will be crunchy. Store immediately in an airtight container and enjoy the cookies :)