Black sesame doggo cookies
This is the year of the dog and since I’ve got a lot of time on my hands, I’ve decided to be a little creative and make something different. I wanted an Asian twist to my usual cookie dough recipe to be included into my Chinese New Year menu so I’ve decided to add roasted black sesame powder. It is relatively easy to make these cookies but as I was rolling out the cookie dough, I’ve realised that the recipe could be simplified by using cashew nut halves for the ears instead of having a separate cookie dough – that would save half the time. Anyhow it is always fun trying out new things. After the cookies were baked, I asked my friends what does it look like. One said dog and the other two said koala. Seriously koala? When I looked at it closely, those with shorter ears do look like koalas whereas those with longer ears looked like dogs. Just happened that I made these cookies a day before Australia Day so it …