Happy Sesame Seeds Cookies

Name: HAPPY SESAME SEEDS COOKIES
Yield: 1 recipe
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: 150 g butter; 50 g shortening; 1 tsp sesame oil; 135 g caster sugar; 1/2 tsp salt; 1 egg (small ); 250 g plain flour; 90 g cornflour; 1 1/4 tsp baking powder; 3/4 tsp baking soda; 50 g white sesame seeds (mixed with 1 1/2 tbsp black sesame seeds)

By AMY BEH

Instead of the typical chocolate chip cookies, serve up some delicious sesame seed cookies. This recipe was first published in Amy Beh’s column, Cook’s Nook.

CourseSnack, Tea
CuisineAsian, Malaysian, Western

Servings

1recipe

Servings

1recipe

CourseSnack, Tea
CuisineAsian, Malaysian, Western

Servings

1recipe

Servings

1recipe

Ingredients

150g butter
50g shortening
1tsp sesame oil
135g caster sugar
1/2tsp salt
1 eggsmall

Dry ingredients (sifted)

250g plain flour
90g cornflour
1 1/4tsp baking powder
3/4tsp baking soda
50g white sesame seedsmixed with 1 1/2 tbsp black sesame seeds

Servings: recipe

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Instructions

Preheat the oven to 170°C.
Beat the butter, shortening, sesame oil, sugar and salt until creamy.
Add in egg and continue to cream until fluffy.
Stir in sifted flour mixture and mix into a dough.
Pinch a small portion of the dough and roll it into a round ball.
Coat the dough in the mixed sesame seeds.
Arrange the prepared balls of dough on a lightly greased baking tray.
Use a fork to press down lightly on the balls of dough.
Bake in the preheated oven for 15-17 minutes or until lightly golden.
Remove from the oven and leave to cool slightly on the baking tray before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
Store cookies in airtight containers.