Benne Cookies
Here's a melt in your mouth cookie recipe that's sure to please. Benne cookies are both fun to make and eat! This also makes for a great Christmas cookie recipe.
Cooking Time20 min
Ingredients
- 1 cup benne (sesame) seeds
- 1 1/2 sticks butter, melted
- 1 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
- 1 1/4 cup cake flour
- 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla
- 1 large egg
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F.
- Toast the benne seeds on a baking sheet till golden, 10 mintues or so.
- Remove from the oven and increase the heat to 325 degrees F.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine all the ingredients and mix thoroughly with a wooden spoon.
- Drop the first batch of batter by .5 teaspoons onto a well greased aluminum foil lined cookie sheet about 1.5 inches apart and bake till evenly brown. (If pale and puffy they are not ready. 15-20 minutes, watching constantly to avoid burning).
- Remove from the oven, allow the cookies to cool a few minutes, carefully peel them from the foil and cool on a rack.