{"id":"bc34e14f-274c-4c61-953a-2b52005ea6cd","url":"https://recipestripper.com/recipes/bc34e14f-274c-4c61-953a-2b52005ea6cd","source_url":"https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1023792-triple-sesame-tea-cakes","title":"Triple-Sesame Tea Cakes","description":"Sometimes just a few cookies are what you want for dessert, accompanied, when in season, by a bowl of mandarins or tangerines. These sesame cookies aren’t too sweet, and citrus fruit, eaten out of hand, makes a refreshing end to a meal.","servings":24,"servings_text":"24 cookies","total_time":"PT30M","ingredients":[{"text":"¾ cup/185 grams unsalted butter","item":"cup/185 grams unsalted butter","quantity":0.75},{"text":"¾ cup/150 grams granulated sugar","item":"cup/150 grams granulated sugar","quantity":0.75},{"text":"½ cup/120 grams tahini or sesame paste","item":"cup/120 grams tahini or sesame paste","quantity":0.5},{"text":"1 teaspoon toasted sesame oil","item":"toasted sesame oil","quantity":1,"unit":"tsp"},{"text":"2 cups/256 grams all-purpose flour","item":"cups/256 grams all-purpose flour","quantity":2},{"text":"1 teaspoon baking powder","item":"baking powder","quantity":1,"unit":"tsp"},{"text":"Pinch of fine salt","item":"fine salt","unit":"pinch"},{"text":"Sesame seeds, for coating","item":"Sesame seeds, for coating"}],"instructions":[{"number":1,"text":"Set the oven to 350 degrees. Add butter, sugar, tahini and sesame oil in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment (or with hand-held beaters and a mixing bowl). Beat well at medium speed until fluffy, about 5 minutes."},{"number":2,"text":"In a medium bowl, stir together flour, baking powder and salt. With mixer running, slowly add flour mixture to the butter mixture and mix at low speed until well combined."},{"number":3,"text":"Pour sesame seeds into a small bowl. Using your hands, pull out a walnut-size piece of dough, then roll it into a ball. Press into the sesame seeds, then place 2 inches apart on a parchment lined baking sheet. Repeat with the rest of the dough."},{"number":4,"text":"Bake until golden but not too dark, about 20 minutes. Cool before transferring to a platter or cookie tin."}],"date_published":"2026-10-29T23:42:12.527486+00:00","date_modified":"2026-10-29T23:42:12.527486+00:00"}