Cut-out Sesame Cookies ... Simple, easy & delicious custard-flavored cookies!
Cut-out Sesame Cookies
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Recipe by Farheen Ali from nigella.com
Makes: 7 1/2 dozen ( about 90 ) cookies, depending on the size & thickness of cookies
Ingredients :
- 280 gm. all-purpose flour
- 1/2 tsp. baking powder
- 150 gm. confectioner’s sugar ( Icing sugar )
- 50 gm. vanilla custard powder
- 200 gm. butter, cubed
- 150 gm. sesame seeds
- 2 to 3 tsp. milk
Method :
- Preheat the oven to 180 C.
- Combine flour, baking powder, sugar and custard powder in a food processor.
- Add butter cubes and half of the sesame seeds, process just until the mixture resembles like breadcrumbs. ( Alternatively, mix butter in the flour with your fingertips till it resembles like bread crumbs).
- Gradually, add just enough milk to bring the dough together, a teaspoon at a time.
- Turn the dough out onto a on a lightly floured surface and gently bring it together to form a ball.
- Roll out the dough, sprinkle remaining sesame seeds and cut with the cookie cutter.
- Place on a lined baking tray and bake for 12 -14 minutes or until edges turn light brown.
- Remove from oven, let them cool on the baking tray for 5 minutes and then transfer to the wire rack to cool completely.
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Thank you for stopping by. Hope you enjoy the recipe!!!
Love the nuttiness from the sesame..Bookmarked!!
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Prats Corner
very cute recipe
ReplyDeletewow.. very lovely and cute cookies..
ReplyDeleteLove the flavour of sesame seeds. So tempting
ReplyDeletehmm..Ambreen jnab kia baat hy apki..cookies seems so yummy..thanks for sharing dear..
ReplyDeletecute and tempting cookies..
ReplyDeleteShabbu's Tasty Kitchen
Lovely cookies...with sesame...thanks for sharing...
ReplyDeleteadding sesame makes it so crunchy and nutty. love the cute shapes.
ReplyDeleteI've always been a fan of sesame seeds. They're used a lot in Greek and Macedonian baking. I can certainly see myself giving these cookies a try. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteI'm not much a fan of cut out cookies because I'm too lazy to roll, cut and roll again. But this one looks delicious.
ReplyDeletewow...perfectly made cookies....yummy
ReplyDeleteCookies look flaky and yummy...can u suggest an alternative to custard powder Ambreen?
ReplyDeleteThanks Mahi. You can substitute cornflour for custard powder and add vanilla extract :)
DeleteThey look cute and delicious,thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteFabulous cookies my friend, lovely :D
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CCU
What lovely delicious cookies my friend :D
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CCU
Sweet and very cute cookies
ReplyDeletewow mashAllah Ambreen these look amazing! It looks like you have quite the gift of being able to make amazing pastries! Do you know how to make zeera biscuits? My mom and dad absolutely love them!
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Thank you Henna! I'm flattered by your words. You can check these recipes :)
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ooooo..... simply mouth watering. Lovely and cute shapes.
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Saw this on nifty thrifty things, what a great idea!
ReplyDeleteThank you everyone for your sweet comments :)
ReplyDeleteYour cookies seem so tasty! And the recipe seems easy! Maybe I'll try it!
ReplyDeleteYummy crisp cookies,bookmarked dear:-)
ReplyDeleteErivum Puliyum
Hi Ambreen ,
ReplyDeletebiscuits come out very well!!!
Looks delicious and crispy :)))
Keep on Ambreen...
Perfectly baked Ambreen..Nice meeting you.
ReplyDeleteThese cookies are tempting me to grab.
Could you please tell me what vanilla custard powder is? Can I replace it with a different ingredient?
ReplyDeleteCustard powder is actually a cornflour based powder. Use equal quantity of corn flour and add little vanilla :)
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Johanna
Oh yum! Custard flavour cookies!! How tasty!
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Hope you have a fabulous week!
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Oh yummy these look so sweet,thanks for linking them up to Creative Mondays :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea--using sesame seeds in the recipe. That must give the cookies a bit of a nutty flavor. Thanks for sharing on the Creative Corner Hop.
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Cherished Handmade Treasures
Hi again Ambreen! I tried the recipe and the cookies are amazing! Thanks for sharing it with us! Check my blog if you wanna see how they look like,
ReplyDeleteAngeliki
Thanks a lot Angeliki for trying it out and for leaving the comment. I'm delighted to hear that you liked it :)
DeleteYum! I love sesame seeds. Thanks for sharing on the Creative Corner Hop
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Holly's Stamping Addiction
Thank you so much for linking with Wednesdays Adorned From Above's blog Hop. These cookies look so good.
ReplyDeleteDebi
Ambreen, You are great in making cookies. they look incredible!
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Thank you so much dear! I'm delighted to hear that you liked my post. So sweet of you :)
DeleteThese look fantastic.
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Thank you Carole for visiting & your sweet comment. Will check out yours soon :)
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ReplyDeleteLooks very tempting and delicious.
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- Sarika
Thank you so much Sarika :)
DeleteI just love Sesame Cookies and your cookies look delicious. Hope you are having a great holiday week and thank you so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday.
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ReplyDeleteamounts, could you enlighten plz? would love to start these right away. Many years ago i worked with a lady from the middle east, she made cookies much like these...I neglected to ask her for the recipe before she left. She called them her 'bird seed cookies' due to the sesame seeds. Thank you, [selfrun@aol.com}
I usually prefer using kitchen scale because weighing in grams is more accurate for baking. It's a little tricky to convert weight to volume. According to my kitchen scale :
Delete1 ounce = 29 grams
4 ounces = 113 grams
Cup Equivalents:
Butter or Sugar ( 1 oz. = 2 tbsp. = 1/8 cup )
Flour ( 1 oz. = 1/4 cup )
Hope this helps you out :)
hi ambreen..so sweet and pretty looking.. a plateful for tea. have a great weekend
ReplyDeleteWhat interesting different cookies:) That you so much for sharing these and teaching me what vanilla custard powder is. I always love learning about new foods and ingredients. Thanks for your support of Freedom Fridays:)
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I can't wait to share this recipe with my mom.. she loves cookies like these. Thanks for sharing them on foodie friday, so cute as cut outs.
ReplyDeleteThese sound delicious. I love sesame seeds. Thanks for sharing at Whatcha Whipped Up
ReplyDeleteAmbreen,
ReplyDeleteThese cookies look wonderful! I love sesame seeds and can't wait to try this recipe. Thanks so much for linking up to Creative Thursday last week. I can't wait to see what you link up next. Have a great week.
Michelle
Ambreen, these r cool!!!
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These look so good! Thanks so much for linking up at One Creative Weekend!
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