Easy Black Sesame Cookies
Only three ingredients required for these delicious black sesame cookies. Thick and crisp like peanut butter cookies, they have a nutty flavor and a naturally striking gray color. Add heart sprinkles to turn them into Wizard of Oz Tin Man cookies!
Ingredients
- 2 cups black sesame seeds 240g
- 2 cups powdered sugar 200g
- 1 large egg
- heart sprinkles optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and line 2 baking trays with silicone or parchment paper.
- Put black sesame seeds in a blender or food processor and blend until mixture has the texture of wet sand.
- Transfer ground black sesame to a mixing bowl and add the powdered sugar. Whisk well to combine.
- Add egg mix well until a dough forms.
- Scoop 2 tbsp balls of dough onto your baking sheets (A cookie scoop works well for this). Use your fingers to slightly flatten the cookie dough balls. Alternatively, you can also use the back of a fork to press a cross hatch pattern onto the cookies.
- Optional: If using sprinkle hearts to create Wizard of Oz tin man cookies, press a red or pink heart sprinkle onto the surface of each cookie.
- Bake at 350 degrees F for about 10 minutes or until cookies look slightly puffed up. They will look very soft coming out of the oven but after cooling will solidify and easily lift from the parchment paper.
- Leftover cookies can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature.
Notes
You can substitute black sesame paste for the ground seeds. Use an equal amount by weight. Commercially made black sesame paste may have added oil, so your end texture will be a little different, but the cookies should still bake.
You can also substitute granulated sugar for the powdered sugar. Substitute an equal amount by weight, which means the granulated sugar should be about half the volume of powdered (200 grams granulated sugar is one cup).