Toasted Sesame Seed Cookies

Sesame has a delicious small seed that comes inside of an edible husk, but that is commercially available usually in its seed form or in a paste called tahini.

Our delicious sesame seed cookies are coated with toasted sesame seeds, fragrant and crunchy, an excellent snack for school, coffee break, or tea time.

Ingredients

1 cup sesame seeds, divided

2 cups all-purpose flour

3/4 cup granulated sugar

1/2 cup (4-ounces) unsalted butter, softened

2 tablespoons water

1 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

1/4 teaspoon salt

1 large egg