Crispy & Chewy Toasted Sesame Cookies | Amanda Messes Up in the Kitchen | Food52

Food52’s Amanda Hesser is back and she bakes Sarah Kieffer’s fragrant toasted sesame cookies. These cookies are heavenly with contrasting chewy and crunchy textures as well as earthy and nutty notes from the sesame oil and seeds paired with sweetness from the chocolate. GET THE RECIPE ►► https://f52.co/3AEJWKn

PREP TIME: 25 minutes
COOK TIME: 16 minute
MAKES: About 12 cookies

INGREDIENTS

1 3/4 cups (249 grams) all-purpose flour
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
12 tablespoons (1 1/2 sticks or 170 grams) unsalted butter, at room temperature
1 cup (200 grams) granulated sugar
1/2 cup (100 grams) brown sugar
1 large egg
2 tablespoons toasted sesame oil
1 tablespoon water
1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
3 ounces (85 grams) bittersweet or semisweet chocolate, chopped into bite-size pieces (averaging 1/2-inch with some smaller and some larger, optional)
Black and white sesame seeds, for rolling

Reprinted from 100 Cookies by Sarah Kieffer with permission by Chronicle Books, 2020. —sarah kieffer | the vanilla bean blog

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