Sesame Sweets

Ingredients

• 0.3 cup brown sugar packed
• 0.3 cup butter chilled cut into small pieces
• 7 ounces cake flour sifted
• 3 tablespoons granulated sugar 
• 0.3 teaspoon ground cardamom 
• 0.3 teaspoon ground ginger 
• 0.1 teaspoon nutmeg 
• 2.5 tablespoons honey 
• 4 tablespoons water 
• 2 tablespoons powdered sugar 
• 0.3 teaspoon salt 
• 2 tablespoons sesame seed toasted
• 0.3 cup slivered almonds toasted

Equipment

• food processor
• bowl
• frying pan
• baking sheet
• paper towels
• oven
• knife
• wire rack
• measuring cup

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 32
2. To prepare filling, combine first 7 ingredients in a food processor; pulse 6 times or until combined and almonds are finely chopped.
3. Remove almond mixture from food processor; set aside. Wipe processor bowl and blade with a paper towel.
4. To prepare dough, lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife.
5. Combine flour, granulated sugar, and salt in a food processor; pulse 3 times.
6. Add butter; pulse 4 times or just until combined.
7. Add ice water, 1 tablespoon at a time, pulsing just until combined. (
8. Mixture may appear crumbly but will stick together when pressed between fingers.)
9. Shape dough into 24 balls.
10. 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.
11. Bake at 325 for 20 minutes or until set.
12. Remove from pan, and cool completely on a wire rack.
13. Sprinkle with powdered sugar.