Barazeh OR Sesame Seed Cookies
From ambus 16 years ago
- 18 minutes to make
- Serves 30
Barazeh, popular Middle Eastern cookie ,is a flat, crunchy sesame cookie with a touch of honey and pistachios.This is my variation of the recipe,see in Alterations for the original amount of ingredients.
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup sesame seeds shopping list
- 1/2 tbsp. honey shopping list
- 1/2 tbsp. water shopping list
- 2-1/2 cups flour, sifted shopping list
- 1/2 tsp. baking powder shopping list
- 3/4 cup sugar shopping list
- 3/4 cup unsalted butter, softened shopping list
- 1/3 cup water shopping list
- 2 tbsp. coarsely chopped pistachios (optional) shopping list
How to make it
- Scatter the sesame seeds on a baking sheet and toast in a 350-degree oven until a light golden brown.
- Combine the honey with the (1/2 tbsp.) water and use to moisten the sesame seeds. Spread in a saucer.
- Stir together the flour, baking powder, and sugar.
- Cut in the butter, as if you were making pie crust dough.
- Gradually add the (1/3 cup) water until the dough is smooth.
- Form balls of dough the size of walnuts and dip one side of each ball into the sesame seed mixture to coat.
- The bottom side may be very lightly touched to the pistachios.
- Place on greased baking sheets, sesame side up.
- Bake at 350° F/180° C for 15-18 minutes, until golden brown.
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Reviewed by 10 people-
Fabolous recipe Ambus, thanks for sharing. Amna
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Perfect
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Great Ambus... I will try your cookies soon. :-)
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