Italian Date Cookies with Sesame Seeds (Biscotti ai Datteri)
An Italian cookie, not too sweet, perfect for coffee or special holiday.
Servings: 48
Ingredients
- 11 tablespoons unsalted butter at room temperature
- 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
- pinch fine salt
- 1 vanilla bean seeds scraped out and reserved or 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 large eggs
- 1/2 cup finely chopped pitted dates about 8-9
- 1 3/4 cups plus 3 tablespoons unbleached all purpose flour plus more for dusting
- 1/2 cup sesame seeds
- Special Equipment: parchment paper
Instructions
- Mix salt and sugar together.
- Cream sugar, salt with butter until smooth.
- Add vanilla seeds, egg and dates.
- Stir in flour, just enough until combined.
- Divide dough into three logs. Roll each log in the sesame seeds. Wrap in plastic.
- Freeze for 30 minutes or longer.
- Slice about 1/4 inch thick.
- You may need to cover each with plastic and pat down to make even. (see video)
- Bake for 25 minutes at 350 degrees.
- Bake rotating pan once halfway through until cookies are golden about 25 minutes.
- Transfer cookies to wire rack to cool.