Name: Easy Light Sesame Shortbread Cookies
Prep time: 7 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 4 people
Cuisine: France
Ingredients: 2 tsp oflight sesame seeds; 200 g offlour; 70 g ofgranulated sugar; 1 egg; 50 g ofbutter (softened)

Easy Light Sesame Shortbread Cookies

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Updated on 06 March 2025 by

ratatouille

5 reviews 4.7 : Very good

Diet

Vegetarian

Level

Easy

Preparation

7 minutes

Cooking

15 minutes

Wait

6 hours

I love making this recipe for light sesame shortbread cookies… and then enjoying them with a good espresso! The nutty flavor of the sesame seeds pairs perfectly with the roasted aromas of coffee or the slight bitterness of tea.

This recipe is very easy to make; you just need to start the day before to let the dough rest.

I hope you’ll give it a try too, and that these easy-to-make light sesame shortbread cookies will make you forget about store-bought cookies!

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2 tsp of light sesame seeds
200 g of flour
70 g of granulated sugar
1 egg
50 g of butter softened

1
Sift the flour onto the work surface. Make a well in the center and add the sugar, egg, and butter cut into small pieces.
Work the mixture together with your fingertips, incorporating the sesame seeds, until you have a soft ball of dough.
2
Wrap it in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 6 hours.
3
After that time, roll out the dough to a thickness of 3 mm and cut out shortbread cookies in the desired shapes.
4
Preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F).
Place the shortbread cookies on a nonstick baking sheet and slide them into the preheated oven.
5
Bake for 15 minutes or so, until the shortbread cookies are golden brown. Serve at room temperature.