Benne Cookies Recipe | James Beard Foundation

Name: Benne Cookies Recipe | James Beard Foundation
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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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