Sesame Sweets Recipe
- Filling:
- 1/4 cup slivered almonds, toasted
- 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons sesame seeds, toasted
- 2 1/2 tablespoons honey
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cardamom
- 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- Dough:
- 2 cups sifted cake flour
- 3 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 cup chilled butter, cut into small pieces
- 4 tablespoons ice water
- Cooking spray
- 2 tablespoons powdered sugar
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
- To prepare filling, combine first 7 ingredients in a food processor, and pulse 6 times or until combined and almonds are finely chopped. Remove almond mixture from food processor, and set aside. Wipe processor bowl and blade with a paper towel.
- To prepare dough, lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Combine flour, granulated sugar, and salt in a food processor; pulse 3 times. Add butter; pulse 4 times or just until combined. Add ice water, 1 tablespoon at a time, pulsing just until combined. (Mixture may appear crumbly but will stick together when pressed between fingers.)
- Shape dough into 24 balls. Place dough 2 inches apart on a baking sheet coated with cooking spray. Press thumb in center of each ball to form an indentation. Fill each indentation with about 1 teaspoon almond mixture. Bake at 325 degrees F for 20 minutes or until set. Remove from pan, and cool completely on a wire rack. Sprinkle with powdered sugar.
