Black Sesame Tea Cookies (No-Bake Korean Pressed Cookies)
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- Total time
- 20 min
- Level
- Easy
- Servings
- 4 servings
- Ingredients
- 7
About this dish
Heukimja dasik is a traditional Korean pressed tea cookie made by binding roasted black sesame powder and almond flour with honey and rice syrup, then pressing the mixture into a decorative wooden mold.
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No heat is applied at any point: the rich, toasty depth of the sesame and the fatty body of the almond combine within the sticky honey base to produce a crumbly, melt-in-the-mouth texture. A small measure of sesame oil improves binding, and dusting the mold with pine nut powder before pressing yields a sharply defined surface pattern. Resting the shaped cookies in an airtight container for thirty minutes allows them to firm up, resulting in bite-sized confections traditionally served alongside tea at a Korean tea table.
Ingredients
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Instructions
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- 1Prep
Wipe the dasik mold and mixing bowl completely dry, and keep the pine nut powder separate for later.
Any moisture can blur the pressed pattern, so check the surface before mixing.
- 2Season
Put 120g roasted black sesame powder, 40g almond flour, and 1g salt in the bowl.
Whisk down to the bottom until the color looks even and no pale almond flour streaks remain.
- 3Prep
Add 45g honey and 20g rice syrup to the center instead of splashing them around the bowl.
Press and fold with a spatula until the mixture clumps like damp sand.
- 4Prep
Add 1 teaspoon sesame oil and knead the mixture for about 1 minute more.
Squeeze a small portion firmly in your hand to check that it holds its shape without cracking.
- 5Control
If the mixture crumbles, press and mix it further with a spatula, then cover briefly so the honey and syrup spread through the powders. Shape when a firmly squeezed portion no longer cracks.
- 6Heat
Dust the mold very lightly with the 15g pine nut powder and pack the dough in without gaps.
Press firmly, release each cookie, then rest them in an airtight container for 30 minutes before serving.
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- Key technique
- Heukimja dasik black sesame tea cookies use honey and rice syrup to bind roasted seeds without heat.
- Finish cue
- Squeeze a small portion firmly in your hand to check that it holds its shape without cracking.
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20min, 7 ingredients
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45min, 6 ingredients
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