Sesame Fork Cookies

Total Time: 9 mins Cook Time: 9 mins

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup butter or 3/4 cup margarine, softened
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1 egg
• 3 tablespoons tahini (sesame paste) or 3 tablespoons peanut butter
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 cup whole wheat flour
• 1 2/3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/3 cup sesame seeds

Recipe

• 1 in a large mixing bowl, beat the butter with an electric mixer on medium to high speed for 30 seconds.
• 2 add the brown sugar, baking powder and nutmeg; beat till combined. beat in the egg, tahini or peanut butter, and vanilla.
• 3 beat in the whole wheat flour and as much of the all-purpose flour as you can with the mixer. stir in any remaining all-purpose flour and the sesame seed with a wooden spoon. shape dough into 1-inch balls. place 2-inches apart on an ungreased baking sheet. flatten each ball by pressing with the tines of a fork in a crisscross pattern.
• 4 bake in a preheat 375f oven for 7-9 minutes or till lightly browned. remove cookies from the pan and cool on rack.