Nutty & Aromatic Black Sesame Perilla Oil Cookies
Homemade Cookies with Savory Black Sesame and Fragrant Perilla Oil
Indulge in the rich, nutty flavor of these incredibly easy-to-make Black Sesame Perilla Oil Cookies! If you have perilla oil on hand, gathering the ingredients is a breeze. For a no-oven baking option, these cookies can even be deep-fried! They offer a delightful crispy texture, a deep nutty taste, and a subtle, aromatic perilla oil finish that will be loved by both elders and children. They’re also a wonderful addition to a homemade cookie gift box. Let’s bake these wholesome and delicious black sesame perilla oil cookies together!
Cookie Dough Ingredients- Cake flour 50g
- Salt 1g
- Sugar 20g
- Egg 12g (room temperature)
- Black sesame seeds 6g
- Perilla oil 20g (gently warmed to 40°C / 104°F)
Cooking Instructions
Step 1
First, sift the 50g of cake flour into a bowl. Add 20g of sugar and 1g of salt. Gently toss the ingredients together with your hands or a whisk until they are lightly combined. Sifting the flour is a great tip for achieving a crispier cookie texture!
Step 2
Next, add 12g of egg that has been brought to room temperature. Use a spatula to mix the egg into the dry ingredients until the mixture becomes crumbly. This crumbly stage is perfect for incorporating the next ingredients smoothly.
Step 3
Warm perilla oil enhances the cookie’s unique flavor profile. Pour 20g of perilla oil, gently warmed to about 40°C (104°F), into the bowl. Be careful not to make it too hot, as it could cook the egg.
Step 4
Add 6g of black sesame seeds for an extra burst of nutty goodness! Black sesame seeds add a delightful texture and a deeper nutty flavor with every bite.
Step 5
Now, use your spatula to mix everything together until the ingredients form a cohesive dough. You’ll notice the initially crumbly mixture start to come together into a single ball of dough.
Step 6
Divide the dough into portions of approximately 10g each. Roll each portion into a ball and place them on a baking sheet, leaving some space between each cookie. You can gently flatten them with your palm for a different shape if you like.
Step 7
Preheat your oven to 170°C (340°F). Bake the cookies for about 12 minutes, or until they are lightly golden brown. Once baked, remove them from the oven and let them cool completely on a wire rack. For an even crispier and more intensely nutty cookie, you can opt to deep-fry them in oil at 160°C (320°F) for about 3 minutes. Both baking and frying yield delicious results, so choose the method that suits your preference!
