Sesame Thins

Name: Sesame Thins
Yield: Makes about 3½ dozen 3-inch cookies
Ingredients: ¼ teaspoon salt; ½ teaspoon baking powder; ⅔ cup hulled white sesame seeds; ¾ cup (packed) dark brown sugar; 2 eggs; 1 tablespoon unsalted butter, melted; ½ cup granulated sugar; ¾ cup all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Preparation info

Makes about
3½ dozen
cookies

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Mrs. Witty's Monster Cookies

By Helen Witty

Published 1983

About

Here are discs of ultimate nuttiness, thin and crisp, and densely packed with sesame seeds—the cookie for people who dote on sesame brittle, that magical mouth-opener among candies.

Ingredients

2 eggs
¾ cup (packed) dark brown sugar
½ cup granulated sug

Vegetarian
Cookies

Method

Preheat the oven to 400°F, with an oven rack in the center position. Grease and flour one or two baking sheets.
In a mixing bowl (using a whisk) or in the large bowl of an electric mixer, beat the eggs until very light. Gradually beat in the brown suga