I made a big batch of Ukrainian Halva Cookies yesterday morning! I divided the batch up three ways: some for my friend & Ukrainian teacher Anna as a housewarming gift for her new home, some for my dad because I love bringing him Ukrainian recipes I make, and of course some for my home too!! They were really, really yummy & I will definitely be making again very soon.

Ingredients

• 2 sticks salted butter
• 1 1/2 cup white sugar
• 1 egg
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 1/4 cup all purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
• 2 tablespoons sesame seeds
• 2 tablespoons poppyseeds
• Prepared Ukrainian Sunflower Seed Halva

Directions

• Preheat oven to 350°
• Cream together butter & sugar using the paddle attachment on your mixer.
• Add egg & vanilla extract, mix again.
• In another large mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt. Then add to butter mix & mix until all combined to form a dough ball.
• Divide dough in half, wrap in plastic wrap, roll out to flatten, then place in refrigerator for 30 minutes.
• While dough is chilling, mix together sesame seeds & poppyseeds on a plate. Cut prepared halva into bite size pieces.
• When dough is finished chilling, cut into equal sizes and roll into little dough balls. Squish down into seed mixture to flatten into cookies and place on baking tray.
• Lightly push a piece of halva into the center of each cookie.
• Bake for 10-12 minutes, let cool for a bit & enjoy!!

Until next time ♡ Mama Morozov