Sesame seed biscuits
Sesame seed biscuits, aka sesame seed cookies, are deliciously crunchy biscuits packed with the flavours of toasted sesame seeds and honey.
Equipment
- Large bowl
- Wooden spoon
- Kitchen scales
- 1 dessertspoon
- 3 Teaspoons
- Baking tray
- Non stick baking parchment
- Biscuit cutter
- Wire cooling rack
- Spatula
Ingredients
- 150 g butter
- 150 g Demerara sugar
- 150 g wholemeal flour
- 10 ml honey
- 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 100 g oats
- 125 g toasted sesame seeds
Instructions
- Cream the butter and sugar together in a large bowl.
- Add the flour, baking powder, oats, toasted sesame seeds, honey and vanilla essence and mix well.
- Place a non stick baking sheet on a metal baking tray.
- Spoon the mixture into a biscuit cutter on the baking sheet and flatten down with the back of a spoon to a thickness of 7mm. Leave a space of 2cm to 3cm (about 1") between each biscuit to allow room for expansion.
- Bake in batches in the centre of the oven at 180C, 350F, gas mark 4 until cooked, this will take about 8 minutes. Check after 5 minutes and then check again regularly as the biscuits cook quickly. Turn the tray around after 5 minutes. The biscuits will be cooked when they start to turn golden at the edges.
- Leave the cooked biscuits on the baking tray for 5 minutes then transfer to a wire cooling rack.
Nutrition
Calories: 128kcalCarbohydrates: 14gProtein: 2gFat: 7gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 12mgSodium: 55mgPotassium: 61mgFiber: 2gSugar: 6gVitamin A: 145IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 62mgIron: 1mg
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