Black Sesame Cookies (Sugar Cookie Style)
These black sesame sugar cookies have the great texture of classic sugar cookies and the nutty black sesame flavor.
Servings: 30 cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup unsalted butter 2 sticks
- 2 3/4 cups sugar
- 3/4 tsp baking soda
- 3/4 tsp kosher salt
- 2-3 tbsp black sesame paste see note
- 1 egg + 1 egg yolk
- 2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and line several baking sheets.
- With an electric mixer, cream butter, sugar, baking soda, and salt.
- Add black sesame paste, egg, and yolk, and mix until homogenous.
- Add flour and gently stir until just combined.
- Scoop 2 tbsp balls of cookie dough and place on your prepared baking sheets.
- Bake 8-10 minutes (I tend to err on the side of underbaked, since these are thinner cookies and sesame paste makes them crisp up more than regular sugar cookies).
- Let cool completely and enjoy! Leftover cookies can be kept at room temperature in an airtight container.
Notes
Black sesame paste, like nut butters, make cookies more crispy. 2 tbsp will give a lighter flavor but softer cookie; 3 tbsp gives a stronger flavor but a crispier cookie, similar to peanut butter cookies.