Black Sesame Butter Cookies

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% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Step 1

Preheat oven to 180ºC. Line baking trays with baking paper.

Step 2

To pre-roast the finely ground sesame seeds, spread the sesame seeds on the prepared tray in thin layer and bake at 180ºC for 8 mins or until golden and fragrant. Set aside to cool completely.

Step 3

Sift flour, corn flour, icing sugar, baking powder and salt in a large mixing bowl. Then, use a spoon or a spatula to mix in the pre-roasted sesame seeds until combined.

Step 4

Using your finger tips, rub cold butter into the flour mixture until well incorporated and mixture will look like coarse buttery crumbs. Add black sesame paste and use your hands to gather the crumbs into a pliable dough. Do not knead or over handle the mixture.

Step 5

Dust rolling pin and non stick surfaces (like baking paper) with flour if required. If you watch my video, you will see that I don't need to dust my rolling pin and surfaces with flour because the dough is actually very easy to handle. Use the rolling pin to roll cookie dough to about 1 cm thick. Cut dough with cookie cutters. Transfer and arrange the cut dough onto the prepared baking tray with about 1-2 cm apart. Gather scraps and continue to roll and cut out dough until the dough is used up.

Step 6

Use a fine brush to lightly brush the top of the cookie dough with oil. Decorate the cookies with a small pinch of white sesame seeds if desired and press lightly and gently to push the seeds slightly into the dough.

Step 7

Bake for 12 mins or until the cookies are slightly golden. Important: Depending on the shapes and sizes of the cookies, please note the baking duration and number of cookies yielded can vary.

Step 8

Leave to cool slightly on the baking tray for about 5-10 mins to a wire rack, then transfer the cookies to cool on the wire racks to cool completely. Store cookies in airtight container when they are completely cooled.