Black Sesame Cookies
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Cookies with a fudgy interior and crisp crust. Studded with chunks of chocolate these are a flavour combination to die for!
- Author: Catherine Zhang
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Total Time: 30 minutes
- Yield: 9 1x
- Category: Cookie
- Method: Easy
- Cuisine: Asian Fusion
- 110 g Unsalted butter (1/2 cup)
- 70 g Brown sugar (1/3 cup)
- 100 g White sugar (1/2 cup)
- 160 g Plain flour (1 1/3 cup)
- 75g Ground black sesame seeds (1/2 cup)
- 1/2 tsp Baking powder
- 1/2 tsp Baking soda
- 1 Large egg
- 1 Egg yolk
- 200 g Semi-sweet chocolate (3.5oz)
- Flakey salt
- In a small saucepan heat the butter over medium heat until dark golden brown (there should be specks of brown milk solids at the bottom of the pan)
- Remove from the heat and add the ground black sesame seeds, stir to combine
- Cool for 5 minutes
- In another bowl whisk together the plain flour, baking powder, baking soda
- Add white and brown sugars into the cooled brown butter, along with the egg and egg yolk, mix until well combined
- Add the dry ingredients into the wet mixture and stir until just combined
- Fold in the chopped chocolate
- Divide the dough into 9 even balls, flatten slightly and place in the freezer to chill for 30 minutes (or fridge for an hour)
- Bake at 180C/ 355F for 15 minutes
- Remove and cool