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Sesame Cookies or “KURABIYE” - Turkish Recipe

In the picture above, the cookie is placed on top of the other dessert.

I have lots of recipes today, so you can be busy cooking and trying away all the new ones this weekend!

Now who doesnt love cookies? Well, I know I do so thats enough reason for a cookie recipe. When I visited NJ, Gulay made these sesame cookies, (she took the recipe from Ulfet); but the only thing different she did was added some sesames inside the cookie dough. Oh my! It was so good, she packed some for our trip back, and I ate all the cookies!

So here is Ulfet’s recipe for the sesame cookies or as called in turkish ‘kurabiye’.

Ingredients:

1 1/2 stick unsalted butter, softened at room temperature or pop it in the microwave for about 25 secs.
1 turkish teacup oil,
1 tbsp yoghurt,
1 1/2 cup powder sugar,
1 packet/tsp baking powder,
1 egg yolk (the yellow part), 1 egg white; seperated,
2 cups cornstarch,
Less than 2 cups flour, (explained later)
1 turkish teacup sesame seeds (the white ones)

Method:

Mix together using your hand the butter, oil, yoghurt, sugar, baking powder, and egg yolk. When all these are mixed properly, add the cornstarch, mix again. Next while adding the flour, add the flour little bit at a time. The dough should feel crunchy; Ulfet said that. I think that means not soft, not hard (You might not require all of the 2 cups of flour)
Now pinch out little dough, make it round or elongated, whatever shape you desire. Roll it in egg white and finally drop it in sesames. Arrange on your baking tray. When all are ready, bake the cookies at 350 deg F. I would suggest using a glass tray, if you have a metal tray, line the tray with cookie sheet.

Bake at 350 for about 16-18 minutes, take care, or the bottom of the cookies is going to burn. Then either turn off the oven, and leave the cookies inside, so they get a nice creamy-pink color, or broil on low for a couple minutes.

And ofcourse your kitchen should smell fabulous! A little aroma therapy
These are perfect for a tea party.

May 11th, 2007