Lemon Sesame Cookies
Makes 36 cookies
These delectable cookies have a moist cake-like texture and lemon-sesame flavour. They are tasty at tea time, make a pleasant dessert accompanied by fresh fruit salad, and are welcome in a lunch bag.
2 cups (500 mL) unbleached or whole-wheat pastry flour
1/2 cup (125 mL) sesame seeds
2 teaspoons (10 mL) baking powder
1/2 teaspoon (2 mL) salt
1 package (12.3 ounces/349 g) soft tofu
1/2 cup (125 mL) sunflower oil
1/2 cup (125 mL) maple syrup
1/4 cup (60 mL) brown sugar or other dry sweetener
2 teaspoons (10 mL) grated lemon peel
1 1/2 teaspoons (7 mL) lemon extract
1 teaspoon (5 mL) vanilla extract
Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C).
Put the flour, sesame seeds, baking powder, and salt in a bowl and mix well. Put the tofu, oil, maple syrup, sugar, lemon peel, and lemon and vanilla extracts in another bowl; mash together and mix well. Stir flour mixture into wet ingredients, mixing quickly. Drop cookie batter by rounded tablespoonfuls onto 2 oiled baking sheets. Bake for about 20 minutes or until golden brown, rotating the baking sheets after 10 minutes for even baking. Transfer cookies to a rack to cool.
Per cookie: calories: 96, protein: 2 g, fat: 5 g, carbohydrate: 12 g (5 g from sugar), dietary fibre: 0.5 g, calcium: 37 mg, iron: 1 mg, magnesium: 14 mg, phosphorus: 33 mg, potassium: 59 mg, sodium: 43 mg, zinc: 0.5 mg, thiamin: 0.1 mg, riboflavin: 0.1 mg, niacin: 1 mg, vitamin B 6: 0 mg, folate: 13 mcg, pantothenic acid: 0 mg, vitamin B 12: 0 mcg, vitamin A: 0 mcg, vitamin C: 0 mg, vitamin E: 0 mg, omega-6 fatty acids: 2 g, omega-3 fatty acids: 0 g
Percentage of calories from protein 8%, fat 44%, carbohydrate 48%
