Sesame Cookies

Wow, three months has passed since my last update in December 2009.

This recipe is the same for Peanut Butter Cookies except for some little adjustments hightlighted below:

Ingredients:
70g salted butter, softened
80g castor sugar
1 medium-size egg
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
40g tahini (grounded sesame seeds)
140g plain flour
1/4 tsp baking soda
A pinch of salt
14g black & white toasted sesame seeds

They taste surprisingly yummy!

Peanut Butter Cookies

Simple ingredients that make tasty peanut butter cookies. A recipe adapted from Joy of Baking.

Ingredients:
85g unsalted butter, softened
100g sugar
1 medium-size egg
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
80g smooth peanut butter
140g plain flour
1/4 tsp baking soda
A pinch of salt
50g ground peanuts

[1] Cream butter and sugar. Beat in egg, vanilla extract and peanut butter.
[2] Combine flour, baking soda, salt and stir into [1] together with ground peanuts.
[3] Chill the dough for ease of shaping and cutting.
[4] Bake at 175 degrees until fragrance and brown on the edges.

Sesame Seeds Biscuits

I love sesame seeds. What more can I ask since I can turn them into biscuits? This is an adaptation from Aunty Yochana's recipe. Store them once they are cooled for they turned soft very quickly!

Ingredients
80g water
1/4 tsp instant yeast
180g plain flour
1/4 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
4 tbsp of grounded black & white sesame seeds
30g vegetable oil
15g sugar

Oatmeal Raisins Cookies

I have started to make cookies again primarily because they make quick and easy snacks. The other reason is because purchased cookies tend to be very sweet/salty and oily.

This recipe is obtained from Happy Home Baking with slight changes on my part.

Ingredients
150g plain flour
150g quick cooking oats
0.5 tsp baking soda
100g fine sugar
50g raisins
1 small egg
125g sunflower oil
4 tbsp HL milk

[1] Combine the dry ingredients.
[2] Whisk the wet ingredients.
[3] Add [2] to [1] and mix well.
[4] Spoon into tin and bake at 200 degree for 15 minutes.

Cinnamon Oats Cookies

I simply love these cookies. They were easy to make - no chilling is required. And the oats, they are healthy, crunchy and delicious! The recipe comes from My Kitchen: My Laboratory. I reproduced it here for easy reference.

Ingredients
180g plain flour
1 ½ tsp baking powder
1 to 1½ tsp ground cinnamon
1/8 tsp salt
60g castor sugar
30g light brown sugar
90g baby oats (I used instant oats)
125ml sunflower Oil
1 egg (beaten)

1) Sift flour, baking powder, cinnamon and salt. Mix in sugar and oats.
2) Mix together oil and egg and add to [1] to form a dough.
3) Shape into balls (about 1 inch) and flatten them.
4) Bake at 180 degree for 15 to 20 mins or until golden brown.
5) Transfer to a rack to cool completely.