SESAME VANILLA PASSOVER COOKIES

Sesame Vanilla Passover Cookies image

Provided by Joan Nathan

Categories dessert

Time 30m

Yield about 3 dozen cookies

Number Of Ingredients 13

Ingredients

4 tablespoons toasted sesame seeds, ground
1/2 cup unsalted butter or margarine
1 cup sugar
1/3 cup kosher for Passover confectioners' sugar
2 large eggs
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1/3 cup plus 2 tablespoons toasted sesame seeds
Grated zest of 2 small oranges to make 3 tablespoons zest
1 teaspoon ground anise seed
3/4 teaspoon kosher for Passover baking soda
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 cup matzo cake meal
2 tablespoons potato starch

Steps:

Preheat oven to 325 degrees and line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
Cream together ground sesame seeds, butter or margarine, sugar and confectioners' sugar until very light and fluffy. Beat in eggs, one at a time, then add vanilla, 1/3 cup toasted sesame seeds, 2 tablespoons orange zest and 1/2 teaspoon ground anise seed.
In separate bowl, mix baking soda, salt, matzo cake meal and potato starch and stir into sesame batter. Let sit for an hour, covered.
In separate bowl mix remaining sesame seeds, orange zest and ground anise.
Drop dough by heaping teaspoonfuls onto cookie sheets and sprinkle with sesame-orange zest-anise mixture. Bake for 12 to 15 minutes until golden brown.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 80, UnsaturatedFat 2 grams, Carbohydrate 10 grams, Fat 4 grams, Fiber 1 gram, Protein 1 gram, SaturatedFat 2 grams, Sodium 39 milligrams, Sugar 7 grams, TransFat 0 grams