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The Best Benne Wafers

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Prep
15 minutes
Cook
12 minutes
Total
17 min
Yield
36.00 cookies, serving(s)

Categories

  • cookie

Cuisine

  • American

Cooking Method

  • Bake

Difficulty

  • Easy

Dietary

  • Vegetarian

Allergens

  • Possible Sesame — check ingredient labels
  • Possible Milk — check ingredient labels
  • Possible Eggs — check ingredient labels

Servings & Nutrition

Original recipe serves 36. Current scale: 1x.

Calories 30.3 per serving 1092 for selected servings
Fat 1.8g per serving 64g for selected servings
Sugar 2.6g per serving 92g for selected servings
Protein 0.3g per serving 12g for selected servings
Carbohydrates 3.2g per serving 114g for selected servings

Nutrition and servings are approximate based on the ingredient list. Please verify for dietary or medical needs.

This recipe for The Best Benne Wafers brings together 1 cup sesame seeds, toasted, 3/4 cup butter, melted, 1 1/2 cups packed brown sugar in a practical dish for home cooking. It takes about 17 min to prepare and cook. It makes approximately 36 servings.

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Ingredients

  • 1 cup sesame seeds, toasted
  • 3/4 cup butter, melted
  • 1 1/2 cups packed brown sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking powder

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Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).

  2. If your sesame seeds are not toasted, place them on an ungreased baking sheet and toast for 10-12 minutes or until they turn light brown.

  3. They may burn easily, so watch closely to prevent this from happening.

  4. Mix the brown sugar, melted butter, egg, vanilla extract, flour, salt, baking powder, and toasted sesame seeds together until well combined in a large mixing bowl.

  5. Drop cookie dough by half-teaspoonfuls onto greased baking sheet. Make sure that at least 2 inches separate them; they spread A LOT.

  6. Bake at 375 degrees F for about 5-6 minutes or until edges become light brown. They will appear a little puffy when you take them out.

  7. Let them sit for 2-3 minutes.

  8. They should be pretty flat.

  9. Remove them to a wire rack and allow to cool (be careful--they're pretty crispy and crunchy!).

  10. Store cooled cookies in an air-tight container.

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