Sesame Sweets

• Filling:
• 1/4 cup slivered almonds, toasted
• 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons sesame seeds, toasted
• 2 1/2 tablespoons honey
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cardamom
• 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• Dough:
• 2 cups sifted cake flour (about 7 ounces)
• 3 tablespoons granulated sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup chilled butter, cut into small pieces
• 4 to 5 tablespoons ice water
• Cooking spray
• 2 tablespoons powdered sugar

1. Preheat oven to 325u0b0.
2. To prepare filling, combine first 7 ingredients in a food processor; pulse 6 times or until combined and almonds are finely chopped. Remove almond mixture from food processor; set aside. Wipe processor bowl and blade with a paper towel.
3. To prepare dough, lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Combine flour, granulated sugar, and salt in a food processor; pulse 3 times. Add butter; pulse 4 times or just until combined. Add ice water, 1 tablespoon at a time, pulsing just until combined. (Mixture may appear crumbly but will stick together when pressed between fingers.)
4. Shape dough into 24 balls. Place dough 2 inches apart on a baking sheet coated with cooking spray. Press thumb in center of each ball to form an indentation. Fill each indentation with about 1 teaspoon almond mixture. Bake at 325u0b0 for 20 minutes or until set. Remove from pan, and cool completely on a wire rack. Sprinkle with powdered sugar.

filling, slivered almonds, brown sugar, sesame seeds, honey, ground cardamom, ground ginger, ground nutmeg, cake flour, granulated sugar, salt, chilled butter, water, cooking spray, powdered sugar

Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/sesame-sweets (may not work)