Emily Meggett's Benne Cookies

Name: Emily Meggett's Benne Cookies
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 benne seeds or sesame seeds; 1 cup sifted flour; ½ teaspoon baking soda; ½ teaspoon salt; ½ cup unsalted butter, at room temperature; ½ cup sugar; ¼ cup packed light brown sugar; 1 large egg, beaten; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

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Emily Meggett's recipe for benne cookies comes from her mother. The thin wafers use benne seeds for their deep, toasty flavor.

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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 benne seeds or sesame seeds
1 cup sifted flour
½ teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
½ cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
½ cup sugar
¼ cup packed light brown sugar
1 large egg, beaten
1 teaspoon vanilla extract