Sesame-coated mahlep cookies
Delicate, soft biscuits flavored with mahleb, with a hint of cherry, soaked in egg white and then rolled in sesame seeds. Perfect with tea.
Turkish biscuits flavored with mahlep, with a sesame crust that adds a satisfying crunch.
Ingredients and directions
- Prep time30 min
- Cook time15 min
- Resting15 min
- Total1 hr
- DifficultyEasy
- CostBudget
- Cooking methodOven baking
- Estimated cost$4.50 $0.28 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
- Vegetarian
Ingredients
people
- $0.20
- $0.42
- $0.44
- $0.35
- $0.08
- $0.04
- $0.09
- $0.53
- $0.40
- $1.95
Prices from US supermarkets for 8 of 10 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.
Directions
- Melt the margarine and let it cool slightly. In a large bowl, combine the milk, oil, egg yolk, sugar, melted margarine, salt, yeast, mahlep, and enough flour to form a soft dough.
- Let the dough rest for 15 minutes. Take pieces the size of a walnut and shape them by hand.
- First, dip the cookies in the egg white, then in the sesame seeds.
- Place in a preheated oven at 180 °C until the cookies are baked.
The bill
Sesame-coated mahlep cookies
- 200 ml of milk$0.20
- 100 ml of vegetable oil$0.42
- 125 g of margarine$0.44
- 1 egg yolk$0.35
- 100 g of powdered sugar$0.08
- 1 teaspoon of salt$0.04
- 1 package of baking powder$0.09
- sufficient flour$0.53
- 1 egg white$0.40
- sesame seeds$1.95
Total$4.50
that's $0.28 per person
Estimated price; varies by store.
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