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Benne Wafers (Sesame Seed Cookies)
Benne wafers from Central African Republic are beautifully crispy, crunchy cookies made with sesame seeds!
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
34 mins
Servings: 30 cookies
Calories: 108 kcal
Course:
Dessert , Baked Goods
Ingredients
- 1 cup sesame seeds
- 1 egg
- ¾ cup butter melted
- 1 cup flour
- ¾ cup brown sugar
- ¼ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp vanilla
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Place sesame seeds on a cookie sheet and toast for about 15 minutes, checking and stirring them every 5 minutes or so. Keep a close eye on your sesame seeds as they burn easily.
- Remove the sesame seeds from the oven and place them aside to cool.
- Bump oven up to 375 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Melt butter and use an electric mixer to combine with sugar.
- Add egg and mix with electric mixer again.
- Add flour and baking powder and use a spoon to mix by hand.
- Line an open air cooking sheet with parchment paper. Scoop 12 cookies onto your cookie sheet and bake at 375 for about 14 minutes. Your cookies will start to brown and be very thin and wafery!
- Allow to cool fully and enjoy!
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Notes
- Recipe copyright The Foreign Fork. For educational and personal use only.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1cookie
Calories
108kcal
(5%)
Carbohydrates
10g
(3%)
Protein
2g
(4%)
Fat
7g
(11%)
Saturated Fat
3g
(15%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
2g
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
18mg
(6%)
Sodium
68mg
(3%)
Potassium
39mg
(1%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
5g
(10%)
Vitamin A
150IU
(3%)
Calcium
58mg
(6%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 30cookies
Amount Per Serving
Calories 108
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1cookie | |
| Calories | 108kcal | 5% |
| Carbohydrates | 10g | 3% |
| Protein | 2g | 4% |
| Fat | 7g | 11% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 18mg | 6% |
| Sodium | 68mg | 3% |
| Potassium | 39mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 5g | 10% |
| Vitamin A | 150IU | 3% |
| Calcium | 58mg | 6% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.