You might think peanut butter and miso is a dubious flavor mashup (as I did). I was wrong. It's delicious. I'll make these cookies again and again.
Peanut Butter, Miso and Sesame Seed Cookies is sweet and salty. Soft cookies with the subtle crunch of sesame seeds.
Peanut Butter Miso & Sesame Seed Cookies
Text and Photo by Jac Kyles Baker
Makes 12 cookies
Ingredients
1 cup all purpose flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp baking soda
1/4 cup peanut butter
2 TB white miso
1/3 cup packed light brown sugar
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1/4 cup water
1/4 sesame seeds
3 to 4 TB sugar (optional)
Preparation
In a large bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder and baking soda.
In a separate large bowl: whisk the sugar, water, miso and peanut butter until combined. And oil and briskly whisk for about 2 minutes.
Make a well into the bottom of the bowl with the flour mixture.
Add the wet mixture to the flour. Stir with a wooden spoon or a rubber spatula until just combined and no flour is visible. Do not over mix.
Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.
Roll a TB of cookie dough into a ball. Coat balls in sesame seeds. Press ball into a 1/4 inch thick circle. Arrange 6 cookies in a circle (do not place any in the center) along the edge of parchment or microwave safe plate.
Microwave on HIGH for 1 minute. Carefully remove cookies from microwave and cool on a rack.*
Repeat with second batch. Coat with granulated sugar when completely cooled, if desired.
Store in an airtight container.
Cook's Notes:
*Cookies are fragile until completely cooled.