Directions:
- Beat butter and sugar in a bowl using an electric mixer until light and fluffy.
- Beat in spices and egg yolks until smooth.
- Stir in sifted flour and lemongrass.
- Knead dough on a lightly floured surface until smooth.
- Roll dough between two sheets of baking paper until 5mm think; refrigerate for 30 minutes to an hour.
- Preheat oven to 160°C Prepare a baking tray with parchment paper.
- Using a cookie cutter, cut shapes out from the dough. Roll up remaining dough and repeat procedure.
- Place on baking tray about 5 cm apart.
- Bake for about 12-15 minutes.
- Remove from oven and cool on wire racks.
- While the cookies are cooling, make the sesame seed topping.
- Toast the sesame seeds on the oven at 200°C for about 5 minutes. Watch carefully just in case they toast quicker than 5 minutes.
- Remove from oven and allow to cool.
- In a small saucepan over medium heat, dissolve sugar and water just until the sugar begins to turn brown, remove from heat.
- Using a pastry brush, brush the tops of the cookies with the sugar syrup.
- Turn the cookies, sugar side down onto the sesame seeds and make sure they are coated evenly. Return to wire rack to set.
- After you have coated all the cookies with sesame seeds, use the remaining sugar syrup to gently coat the tops of the cookies to seal the seeds.
Nutrition Facts
| Amount Per 1 Serving | |||
| Calories | 68.05 Kcal (285 kJ) | ||
| Calories from fat | 28.61 Kcal | ||
| % Daily Value* | |||
| Total Fat | 3.18g | 5% | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cholesterol | 15.04mg | 5% | |
| Sodium | 9.2mg | 0% | |
| Potassium | 14.34mg | 0% | |
| Total Carbs | 9.12g | 3% | |
| Sugars | 4.66g | 19% | |
| Dietary Fiber | 0.29g | 1% | |
| Protein | 1g | 2% | |
| Iron | 0.2mg | 1% | |
| Calcium | 12.5mg | 1% | |
| Amount Per 100 g | |||
| Calories | 387.31 Kcal (1622 kJ) | ||
| Calories from fat | 162.84 Kcal | ||
| % Daily Value* | |||
| Total Fat | 18.09g | 5% | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cholesterol | 85.58mg | 5% | |
| Sodium | 52.39mg | 0% | |
| Potassium | 81.59mg | 0% | |
| Total Carbs | 51.9g | 3% | |
| Sugars | 26.5g | 19% | |
| Dietary Fiber | 1.65g | 1% | |
| Protein | 5.69g | 2% | |
| Vitamin C | 0.1mg | 0% | |
| Vitamin A | 0.2mg | 1% | |
| Iron | 1.4mg | 1% | |
| Calcium | 71.4mg | 1% | |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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