Benne Wafers

This is a crunchy sweet sesame wafer.

20 minutes to prepare, One and a half hour to bake

Makes 16 servings

Christopher Rivers, via "A Baker's Guide to Christmas Cookies" by Dede Wilson

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Ingredients

• 1 Tablespoon unsalted Butter
• 1 1/2 cups Sugar, light brown firmly packed
• 1 large Egg beaten
• 1/2 cup Sesame Seeds
• 2 Tablespoons Flour all purpose
• 1/2 tsp. Vanilla Extract
• 1/4 tsp. Salt

Directions

Beat the butter in a medium sized bowl. Add the brown sugar and stir until combined. Beat in the egg. Add sesame seeds, flour, vanilla, and salt, stirring until mixed.

Cover cookie sheets in parchment paper and coat with non-stick spray. Drop onto parchment paper in half-teaspoon sized drops about two inches apart.

There is no substitute for the parchment paper in this recipe, and it is essential!

Bake in 350 degree oven until medium brown, about 7 minutes. They will firm up on cooling. Place sheets of parchment paper on racks and let the cookies cool.

These store up to two weeks in an airtight container.

© 2008, John A. Watlington. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 2.5 License.

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