Mikas Korean Sesame Seed Cookies Ggae Gwa Ja Recipes

Steps:

• Cream butter with brown and white sugars. Add eggs and beat well. Add baking soda, hot water and vanilla extract. Mix well.
• Stir in flour and sesame seeds to make a stiff dough. Cover and chill until dough is firm.
• Roll heaping teaspoonfuls into balls; place on greased baking sheet, about 2" apart. Flatten slightly. Bake at 325 degrees for 10-12 minutes.

Steps:

• Roast white and black sesame seeds seperately in dry pans until they start to pop.
• Remove from pan onto plates.
• Slowly heat sugar and syrup in a pan, stirring constantly, until sugar dissolves.
• Divide the sugar and syrup mixture, mix one half with the white and the other with the black sesame seeds.
• Spread both mixes onto seperate parchment or non stick baking paper sheets, cover with another sheet and flatten, then remove top sheets and lay the black sesame layer on top of the white one and remove the sheet from the black layer.
• With the help of the underlying sheet roll the black and white layers tightly into a roll, so that the white layer encloses the black one.
• Let the roll cool, then slice into about 1/4 to 1/3 inch slices.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees Fl.
• In a large bowl, sieve the flour with salt and baking soda.
• Add sugar, butter, 2 eggs, caraway seeds and blend well.
• Add the milk a little by little and knead to a smooth dough.
• Roll out on a floured board 1cm thick and cut out with fancy cookie cutters.
• Brush with remaining well beaten egg and sprinkle heavily with sesame seeds.
• Place on a greased baking sheet.
• Bake in a 325 degree oven for 10 minutes.
• Cool and enjoy with a good cup of tea. .