Sesamewafers Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Place the benne (sesame) seeds on an ungreased baking sheet and toast for 10 to 12 minutes, until light brown. Watch closes so that they don 't burn.
• In a large bowl mix the brown sugar, melted butter or margarine, egg, vanilla extract, flour, salt, baking powder and toasted sesame seeds together until combined.
• Drop dough by 1/2 teaspoonfuls 1 1/2 inches apart onto a lightly greased baking sheet.
• Bake at 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) for 4 to 6 minutes, until light brown. Let cookies cool for about 2 minutes before removing from baking sheets to a wire rack to cool completely. Store cooled cookies in an airtight container.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour cookie sheets.
• Place sesame seeds in small saucepan and stir or shake them over moderate heat until slightly brown. Remove from heat and stir in butter, brown sugar, egg and vanilla. Mix in flour, egg and salt. Drop by teaspoonfuls onto cookie sheets about 2 inches apart.
• Bake until just brown, 4 to 6 minutes. Remove from cookie sheets while still warm. If cookies are hard to remove, reheat for 30 seconds.

Steps:

• Sift flour and baking powder.
• Cream butter, sugar,egg and vanilla.
• Add sifted flour and baking powder.
• Mix to combine.
• Stir in seeds.
• Line cookie sheet with parchment paper or aluminum foil.
• Spray with veggie oil.
• drop by small teaspoonfuls, leaving room for spreading.
• Bake at 350 for 6-8 minutes or until lightly browned.
• Cool on sheet, then remove to rack to cool completely.
• Store in an airtight container.
• (can use other types of seeds- flax- black sesame or white sesame).

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Place sesame seeds on an ungreased baking sheet. Bake until fragrant and lightly browned, 10-15 minutes; cool., Reduce oven temperature to 300°. In a large bowl, beat brown sugar and butter until crumbly. Beat in egg and vanilla extract. In a small bowl, whisk together flour, salt and baking powder. Gradually beat into sugar mixture. Add cooled sesame seeds and stir to combine., Roll level teaspoons into balls. Place 2 in. apart onto parchment-lined baking sheets. Reduce oven temperature to 275°; bake until set but still soft, 18-20 minutes. Cool on pan 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely. , For optional chocolate drizzle, in a large microwave-safe bowl, melt chocolate, uncovered, at 50% power until melted, stirring every 30 seconds, 1 to 1-1/2 minutes. Add shortening and stir until melted. Drizzle over cookies; let stand until set.

Steps:

• Cream butter and sugar together.
• Then mix with other ingredients.
• Drop teaspoon sized balls on a parchment paper lined cookie sheet about 2" apart.
• Bake in a 325° oven for 7-10 minutes.
• Makes 6-dozen.