I remembered when I was a child, I heart a type of Chinese sesame seeds cookies. It had been so long that I could hardly recall the texture of this cookies anymore. I only remembered if I saw it being served, I would certainly had some. I did a search on the web and found one recipe from About.com and the picture of the sesame seeds cookies resembled the one I remembered. So, of course I got to give this recipe a try. But not sure why my cookies turned out looking different (mine had flat top)? The one thing I changed was used all butter instead of half butter and half shortening.
I wanted contrasting colors so I tried a few with black sesame seeds. This cookies is delicious, fragrant with the smell of sesame seeds and very crispy. But not quite like the one I remembered. Nevertheless, we were all in loved with this cookies, my girls couldn't stop snacking on it. I don't think this batch can last through Chinese New Year. The longer it kept, the smell of sesame seeds grew stronger.
If you are looking for a new CNY cookies to bake this year, this can be it. :-)
I am submitting this to Aspiring Bakers #3 : My Favorite CNY Cookie (Jan 2011) hosted by Jess of i3ss kitch3n.