Best 12 Sesame Cardamom Tea Cookies Recipes

FINNISH CARDAMOM COOKIES

Steps:

• In large bowl, mix together flour, baking soda, cinnamon and cardamon.
• In another bowl, beat egg until frothy.
• Beat sugar and butter into egg. Mix well.
• Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients. Mix until batter is smooth.
• Drop by teaspoonfuls onto greased and floured cookie sheet.
• Bake in 350° oven for 10 to 12 minutes or until brown.

SESAME SEED COOKIES

Steps:

• In a bowl, cream the butter and brown sugar; add egg and vanilla. Combine remaining ingredients; add to the creamed mixture. Drop by teaspoonfuls 2 in. apart onto greased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 7-9 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on pan for 30 seconds before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.

AUNT ANNE'S SESAME COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until smooth. Beat in the egg and anise extract until well blended. Sift together the flour, baking powder and salt; stir into the butter mixture until well incorporated. If you are using a stand mixer, let the dough mix for another minute to add lightness to the dough. The dough will be soft, but will hand roll easily.
• Pinch off pieces of dough slightly smaller than a walnut, and roll them into small logs. Dip in milk, then roll in sesame seeds. Place cookies one inch apart on a cookie sheet. Cookies will not spread very much.
• Bake for 17 to 20 minutes in the preheated oven, or until bottom and sides of cookies are lightly toasted. Remove from cookie sheets to cool on wire racks. Store in an airtight container at room temperature.

SESAME LEMON CRISPS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) Grease cookie sheets. Set aside.
• Spread sesame seeds in 9x9 inch baking pan. Toast in the oven for 10 to 15 minutes. Remove from oven and cool. Increase oven temperature to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Melt butter and cool a bit. Stir in sugar, lemon rind, egg, sesame seeds, flour, and baking powder.
• Drop by 1/2 teaspoonfuls onto cookie sheets, leaving about 2 inches between each cookie. Bake for 10 minutes or until golden brown. Cool for 1 to 2 minutes before removing from cookie sheets. Cool cookies on wire racks.

SESAME CARDAMOM TEA COOKIES

Steps:

• Combine flour, cardamom, salt, and baking powder. Set aside.
• Mix the sugars and butter ( or margarine) over medium speed until fluffy.
• Mix in the tahini (make sure to mix well), then the vanilla, sesame seeds, and ginger (if using).
• Over low speed, add flour mixture. Dough should be a bit crumbly (much like shortbread dough).
• Cover dough with plastic wrap and chill for about an hour.
• Preheat oven to 350.
• Shape dough into small balls (about 1 inch or 15 grams).
• Arrange onto a baking sheet (I use baking mats, but parchment also works).
• Using a glass, press the cookies down into discs. You may need to dip the glass in water to prevent the cookies from sticking to the glass.
• Bake about 8 minutes until the edges are slightly browned.
• Cool for a few minutes on the baking sheet before transferring to a wire rack.

BARBARA'S CARDAMOM COOKIES

Steps:

• Cream 1 cup butter and the granulated and brown sugars until fluffy.
• Add the egg yolk and 1 teaspoon vanilla, mix well.
• Stir in the flour, cardamom and salt.
• Spread in an ungreased 10 x 15" baking pan.
• Beat the egg white until bubbly but not forming peaks.
• Brush the dough with the egg white and sprinkle with the chopped nuts.
• Bake at 275°F for 1 hour.
• In a saucepan, melt the 1 1/2 Tablespoon butter until it browns slightly, remove from heat.
• Beat in 1 cup confectioner's sugar and the 1/2 teaspoon vanilla.
• Add enough milk to make a"drizzling" consistency.
• Drizzle on baked dough.
• Cut into bars.

ORANGE CARDAMOM COOKIES

Steps:

• Make dough:
• Whisk together flour, zest, cardamom, and salt.
• Beat butter and sugar with an electric mixer until pale and fluffy, then beat in yolk and cream. At low speed, mix in flour mixture in 3 batches just until a dough forms. Quarter dough and form each piece into a 6-inch disk, then chill, wrapped separately in plastic wrap, until firm, 2 to 3 hours.
• Cut and bake cookies:
• Preheat oven to 350°F with rack in middle.
• Roll out 1 piece of dough between sheets of parchment paper into an 11-inch round (1/8 inch thick). Slide dough in parchment onto a tray and chill until firm, about 15 minutes.
• Cut out as many cookies as possible with cookie cutter (chill dough again if necessary), reserving and chilling scraps. Transfer cookies to a parchment-lined large baking sheet, arranging them 1 inch apart.
• Bake until edges are golden-brown, 9 to 12 minutes. Cool on baking sheet 5 minutes, then slide cookies, still on parchment, onto a rack to cool completely.
• Make more cookies with remaining dough and scraps (reroll only once) on cooled freshly lined baking sheets.
• If icing cookies and coloring icing, transfer small batches to small bowls, 1 for each color, and tint with food coloring. Spoon each color of icing into separate sealable bags, pressing out excess air, and snip an 1/8-inch opening in 1 bottom corner of each bag. Pipe icing onto a plate to test consistency. If too thick, thin a small batch with a few drops of orange juice.
• Decoratively pipe icing onto cookies, then sprinkle with decorative sugar (if using) and let dry completely, about 1 hour (depending on humidity).

IRAQI CARDAMOM COOKIES (HADGI BADAH)

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Prepare baking sheets with a light coating of cooking spray, oil or butter. (Looks like parchment paper would also work well with these cookies.).
• Sift together the flour, cardamom, salt, and baking powder.
• Using an electric mixer, beat the sugar and eggs until light and creamy. Stir in the flour mixture, then the ground almonds.
• Pinch off a small piece of dough and hand form into 1-inch balls, moistening your hands with rose water or orange blossom water, if desired. Place on the prepared baking sheets and flatten slightly. Press a whole almond into the center of each cookie.
• Bake until lightly browned about 12 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack and let cool.
• Store in an airtight container at room temperature.

SESAME CARDAMOM COOKIES

Steps:

• In a mixer bowl, cream together sugar and butter until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs and vanilla.
• Sift together flour, cardamom, baking powder and salt. Add to butter mixture. Mix until combined.
• Cover and refrigerate 1 to 2 hours or till firm enough to roll into balls.
• Shape dough into small balls about 3/4-inch in diameter or use a small cookie scoop to form balls. Roll in sesame seeds to coat.
• Set cookies 1-inch apart on lightly greased cookie sheets or use silicone baking mats. Bake at 350° for 12 to 14 minutes or till the edges are lightly browned. Cool slightly on pans, then remove to racks to cool completely.

SESAME SEED COOKIES II

Steps:

• Cream butter, sugar and brown sugar. Add eggs and vanilla, blend well.
• Stir together flour, baking powder and salt. Add gradually to the creamed mixture, blending well.
• Turn out the dough onto a floured surface and knead 1-2 minutes until the dough is smooth. Break off a small piece of dough and roll it in your palms to make an oval about 2 inches long and 3/4 inch thick.
• Dip the oval in milk and roll it in sesame seeds. Place on the greased cookie sheet. Repeat with the remaining dough.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 15 minutes or until golden. Remove to wire racks to cool.

GOLDEN SESAME COOKIES

Steps:

• To Toast Sesame Seeds: Pour seeds into a pie pan and place in a 300 degrees F (150 degrees C) oven for about 10 minutes or until lightly browned. Stir seeds occasionally.
• Cream the butter or margarine with the vanilla until light and fluffy. Add the confectioners' sugar gradually, beating until fluffy. Add egg and beat thoroughly.
• Sift the flour, baking powder and salt together. Add in thirds to the creamed mixture. After each addition of the flour mixture stir in the toasted sesame seeds. Mix until blended. Cover and chill dough for at least 2 hours.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• On a lightly floured surface, roll 1/3 of the dough at a time to 1/8 inch thick. Cut with a 2 inch scalloped cutter. Transfer cookies to ungreased cookie sheets.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 10 to 12 minutes.

SESAME SEED COOKIES III

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets.
• In a large bowl, stir together the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Blend in butter and shortening until the mixture resembles coarse meal. Make a well in the center and add eggs, 1/4 cup of milk and vanilla. Mix until a soft dough forms. Divide the dough into 4 pieces. Roll each piece out into a long snake 1/2 inch in diameter. Cut snakes into 2 inch pieces. Dip each piece in remaining milk, then roll in sesame seeds. Place 1 inch apart onto the prepared cookie sheets.
• Bake for 20 to 25 minutes in the preheated oven, or until golden brown. Remove from cookie sheets to cool on wire racks.