Almond and Sesame Ka'ak

👨‍🍳 Method

1. 1
   Preheat the oven to 180°C (355°F) and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

   ⚙ Preheating the OvenOven

   💡Put things in the oven only once it's reached temperature, after the heating light has gone off: an oven that hasn't reached temperature changes baking times, and the bake burns outside or stays underbaked.
2. 2
   Mix the flour, nuts, sesame seeds, sugar, baking powder, cardamom and salt.
3. 3
   Add the eggs, oil and vanilla and mix into a soft dough.
4. 4
   Roll tablespoons of dough into balls the size of walnut, brush each ball with the beaten egg and roll it in Sesame and place on the baking sheet, spaced apart.

   Baking pan

   💡Roll with damp hands: the soft dough won't stick, and the balls come out smooth.
5. 5
   Press whole almond onto each cookie.
6. 6
   Bake 15–18 minutes, until the cookies turn golden.

   ⚙ BakingOvenBaking pan

   💡Cookies that look too soft coming out of the oven firm up as they cool. Take them out when just the edges are golden.

   💡Check by the cue (until…), not just the clock: every oven bakes a little differently.
7. 7
   Let cool completely before serving.