We’re huge fans of Sarah Kieffer’s pan-banging cookie recipes and are thrilled to share Toasted Sesame Chocolate Chip Cookies from her new book, 100 Cookies: The Baking Book For Every Kitchen. Maybe you’ve seen her recipes in the New York Times (Giant Crinkled Chocolate Chip Cookies) or The Kitchn (I Finally Tried the Pan-Banging Cookies That Are All Over the Internet). But if not, be prepared to tack this recipe to the top of your favorite cookie list. There’s a simple yet inventive technique that makes these cookies flat and crisp around the edges, but soft and chewy in the middle (that’s everything we want in a cookie). You bang the cookie sheet by dropping it on the oven rack every couple of minutes as the cookies bake, deflating them and results in that trademark crinkled texture. And the secret ingredient that pushes these over the top is toasted sesame oil, which is something you might never think of adding to a cookie, but once you make these you’ll understand why it’s a stroke of genius!
Sarah says: In my first book, my chocolate chip cookie recipe had a variation that included toasted sesame oil. I’ve snuck it in again here, but this time around I’ve added white and black sesame seeds as well. Toasted sesame oil also tastes amazing with chocolate, and you can add up to 3 oz [85 g] of bittersweet or semisweet chocolate here if desired (I highly suggest it).
PrintToasted Sesame Cookies
In my first book, my chocolate chip cookie recipe had a variation that included toasted sesame oil. I’ve snuck it in again here, but this time around I’ve added white and black sesame seeds as well. Toasted sesame oil also tastes amazing with chocolate, and you can add up to 3 oz [85 g] of bittersweet or semisweet chocolate here if desired (I highly suggest it).
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- Prep Time: 10
- Cook Time: 45
- Total Time: 55 minutes
- Yield: 12 cookies 1x
- Category: Cookies
- Method: baking
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
Scale1¾ cups [249 g] all-purpose flour
¾ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon baking soda
12 tablespoons [1½ sticks or 170 g] unsalted butter, at room temperature
1 cup [200 g] granulated sugar
½ cup [100 g] brown sugar
1 large egg
2 tablespoons toasted sesame oil
1 tablespoon water
1½ teaspoons pure vanilla extract
3 oz [85 g] bittersweet or semisweet chocolate, chopped into bite-size pieces (averaging ½ in [12 mm] with some smaller and some larger, optional)
Black and white sesame seeds, for rolling
Instructions
1) Adjust an oven rack to the middle of the oven. Preheat the oven to 350°F [180°C]. Line three sheet pans with aluminum foil, dull-side up.
2) In a small bowl, whisk together the flour, salt, and baking soda.
3) In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle, beat the butter on medium speed until creamy, about 1 minute. Add the granulated and brown sugars and beat on medium speed until light and fluffy, 2 to 3 minutes. Add the egg, toasted sesame oil, water, and vanilla, and mix on low speed to combine. Add the flour mixture and mix on low speed until combined. Add the chocolate, if using, and mix until combined.
4) Form the dough into 3 oz [85 g] balls (¼ cup). Roll in the sesame seeds, and place 4 cookies an equal distance apart on each sheet pan. Bake the cookies one pan at a time. Bake until the dough balls have spread flat but are puffed slightly in the center, 9 minutes. Lift one side of the sheet pan up about 4 in [10 cm] and gently let it drop down against the oven rack, so the edges of the cookies set and the center falls back down. After the cookies puff up again in 2 minutes, repeat lifting and dropping the pan. Repeat a few more times to create ridges around the edge of the cookie. Bake for 15 to 16 minutes total, until the cookies have spread out and the edges are golden brown but the centers are much lighter and not fully cooked.
5) Transfer the pan to a wire rack. Let the cookies cool for 10 minutes, then move them to a wire rack to finish cooling. Store cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for 2 days (or refrigerate for up to 3 days).
Notes
Reprinted from 100 Cookies by Sarah Kieffer with permission by Chronicle Books, 2020. Photo: Sarah Kieffer
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 12
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