Barazek Sesame Cookies: A Home-Style Recipe
Cookies & baking · Makes 24 cookies · Published October 22, 2026
This simplified home barazek has a crisp sesame face and a chopped-pistachio base. Thin shaping is the key to the snap.
A home-style variation, not our shop’s formula. These recipes have not been kitchen-tested by Syrian Sweets of America. Check ingredient labels for allergens and kosher suitability.
Ingredients
- 200 g flour
- 100 g soft butter
- 80 g powdered sugar
- 1 egg
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 100 g sesame seeds
- 50 g chopped pistachios
- 2 tbsp honey
- 1 tbsp water
Method
- Cream butter and sugar, beat in the egg, then stir in flour and baking powder. Chill dough 30 minutes.
- Heat oven to 350°F. Mix sesame seeds with honey and water. Spread pistachios on a small plate.
- Roll 24 balls. Press one side into pistachios and the other into sesame mixture; flatten to about 1/4 inch. Place sesame-side up on a lined tray.
- Bake 14–18 minutes until the edges are golden. Cool on a rack once firm enough to move.
A better result
Too-thick cookies become soft inside. Flatten evenly and leave enough space for spreading.
Serve it together
Barazek adds crunch beside softer maamoul. Order sesame cookies for an easy mixed pastry platter.
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