Sesame Ginger Cookies
Created by Mikekey on May 22, 2015
- Servings: 64
- Prep Time: 200m
- Cook Time: 12m
- Recipe #19219
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter (softened)
- 1 cup light brown sugar, packed
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cups sesame seeds (toasted)
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/3 cup sesame seeds (for coating)
How to Make
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Step 1: Cream butter and brown sugar in large bowl. Add egg and vanilla. Beat well.
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Step 2: Combine next 5 ingredients in small bowl. Add to butter mixture. Mix well.
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Step 3: Divide into 2 equal portions. Shape each portion into 8 inch long log. Slightly flatten both round logs to create squared logs.
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Step 4: Press logs firmly into second amount of sesame seeds to coat all sides.
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Step 5: Wrap each log with waxed paper. Chill for at least 3 hours.
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Step 6: Preheat oven to 350F. Grease cookie sheets.
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Step 7: Discard waxed paper from 1 log. Cut into 1/4 inch slices.
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Step 8: Arrange slices about 2 inches apart on greased cookie sheets. Bake for about 12 minutes until edges are golden. Let stand on cookie sheets for 5 minutes. Remove cookies from cookie sheets and place on wire racks to cool.
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Step 9: Repeat with remaining log.
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (10.2 g)
- Calories 44.5
- Total Fat - 2.2 g
- Saturated Fat - 1 g
- Cholesterol - 7.1 mg
- Sodium - 16.4 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 5.7 g
- Dietary Fiber - 0.2 g
- Sugars - 3.1 g
- Protein - 0.7 g
- Calcium - 19.4 mg
- Iron - 0.3 mg
- Vitamin C - 0 mg
- Thiamin - 0 mg