Chris Siu’s Black Sesame & Peanut Butter Cookies
Ingredients
- 2 cups (454 g) butter
- 1/2 cup (140 g) black sesame paste
- 3 tbsp (40 g) white sesame paste
- 2 cups (400 g) sugar
- 3 eggs
- 1 tsp (6 g) salt
- 3 1/3 cup (400 g) Robin Hood® All Purpose Flour
- 1 tbsp (15 g) baking powder
- 1 tsp (8 g) baking soda
- 20 x 2 tbsp Jif® Creamy Peanut Butter rolled into balls and frozen
Directions
Peanut Butter Centre
Step 1:
Scoop peanut butter into 20 ball-shaped portions and freeze for 30 minutes.
Step 2:
Preheat oven to 325°F (160°C).
Dough
Step 3:
Combine together butter, black sesame paste, white sesame paste, and sugar in a stand mixer or bowl using a hand mixer for 10 minutes until fluffy. Add 3 room temperature eggs, one at a time, and mix for 5 minutes until smooth.
Step 4:
In a separate bowl, combine flour, salt, baking powder, and baking soda.
Step 5:
Add dry ingredients in with the wet ingredients and fold by hand until mixture is combined, leaving no traces of flour.
Assembly
Step 6:
Portion dough into 20 balls. Stuff one frozen peanut butter ball into the center of the cookie.
Step 7:
Bake in the preheated oven for 13 to 15 minutes.