Green Tea Sesame Ginger Wafers

Name: Green Tea Sesame Ginger Wafers
Yield: Makes about 4 dozen cookies
Ingredients: 1 tsp (5 mL) vanilla extract; 1 egg; 2⅔ cups (660 mL) cake and pastry flour; 1 Tbsp (15 mL) finely grated fresh ginger; ¼ cup (60 mL) sesame seeds; ¾ tsp (4 mL) cream of tartar; 1 tsp (5 mL) matcha green tea powder; ¼ tsp (1 mL) salt; 1 cup (250 mL) unsalted butter, at room temperature; 1 cup (250 mL) icing sugar, sifted

Preparation info

Makes about
4 dozen

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

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By Anna Olson

Published 2011

About

The toasted sesame seeds that coat the outside of these cookie slices add a nice look and depth of flavour. These cookies make a lovely garnish to a simple dish of ice cream or bowl of fresh berries.

Ingredients

1 cup (250 mL) unsalted butter, at room temperature
1 cup (250

Garnish
Vegetarian
Cookies

Method

Cream the butter, icing sugar, and ginger until smooth. Beat in the egg and vanilla extract.
Sift the flour, green tea powder, cream of tartar, and salt over the butter mixture, and stir until well blended.
Divide the dough into 3 equal pieces and shape them into round logs, 10