Name: Benne Cookies
Cook time: 20 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

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.