Armenian Sesame Seed Cookies
A lovely looking cookie that is quite easy to make. Not too sweet, they are a perfect cookie to serve with a cup of coffee or tea.
Ingredients
- 3 eggs, large (if you have medium size eggs use 4)
- 1 cup sugar
- ½ cup vegetable oil
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 4 cups flour
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¼ cup milk
- 2 cups sesame seeds
Instructions
- Break the eggs into a bowl. Let them sit while get our your other ingredients and toast the sesame seeds.
- Spread the sesame seeds on a baking sheet and bake them for about 10 minutes or until they are just lightly toasted. Watch them very carefully as they can burn quickly. Check and shake the tray as they toast so they brown evenly. Once the seeds are a light golden color, let them sit and cool while you prepare the cookie batter.
- Preheat the oven to 375°F.
- Beat the eggs until they are fluffy, then slowly add the sugar and beat them together. Add the salt, the oil and vanilla. Mix it all together well. Add the baking powder. Sift the flour, 1 cup at a time, into the mixture. The mixture will be a bit stiff.
- Knead the dough and incorporate it into a ball. Shape the cookies either into a round or cigar shape. Dunk each cookie in milk and then the seeds.
- Place on an unoiled cookie sheet. If you have four levels of shelving in your oven, place the pan on the 2nd from bottom shelf in the 375°F oven and bake for 5 minutes, then move the baking sheet to the 2nd from top shelf and bake 8 minutes longer. If you have a regular oven with 2 shelves, just bake the cookies in the middle of the oven.
- This recipe makes about 3 to 4 dozen cookies, depending on the size you make them.
Nutrition
Calories: 100kcalCarbohydrates: 14gProtein: 3gFat: 4gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0.001gCholesterol: 10mgSodium: 27mgPotassium: 49mgFiber: 1gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 18IUCalcium: 74mgIron: 2mg
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