Benne Seed Cookies

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup butter
• 1% teaspoon baking powder
• 2 cups brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 84, cup benne seeds, browned
• 1 cup flour

Method

1. 1

   Cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.

2. 2

   Add the beaten eggs and mixed dry ingredients.

3. 3

   Brown the seeds in a skillet, then add to the batter with vanilla.

4. 4

   Drop by teaspoonfuls on a greased cookie sheet and bake at 325 degrees for 8 to 10 minutes.

As published

This recipe was extracted from A lady of good taste (1954) by Mary Katherine Reynolds Babcock, page 28. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Benne Seed Cookies (SESAME SEED) 3/4, cup butter 1% teaspoon baking powder 2 cups brown sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla 2 eggs, beaten 84, cup benne seeds, browned 1 cup flour

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