Benne Cookies | James Beard Foundation

Name: Benne Cookies | James Beard Foundation
Total time: 90 min
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon margarine or butter, or more as needed (butter can be used to toast the benne seeds, but it burns more easily than margarine); 1 cup (140 g) benne seeds or sesame seeds; 1 cup (125 g) sifted all- purpose flour; ½ teaspoon baking soda; ½ teaspoon salt; ½ cup (1 stick/115 g) unsalted butter, at room temperature; ½ cup (100 g) granulated sugar; ¼ cup (55 g) packed light brown sugar; 1 large egg, beaten; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

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"When I was growing up, I had no idea how much history was in benne cookies. Also known as “benne wafers,” benne cookies were just another sweet treat that we island folks loved to eat. In fact,...

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Ingredients

1 tablespoon margarine or butter, or more as needed (butter can be used to toast the benne seeds, but it burns more easily than margarine)
1 cup (140 g) benne seeds or sesame seeds
1 cup (125 g) sifted all- purpose flour
½ teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
½ cup (1 stick/115 g) unsalted butter, at room temperature
½ cup (100 g) granulated sugar
¼ cup (55 g) packed light brown sugar
1 large egg, beaten
1 teaspoon vanilla extract