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Sesame Cookies
Author/Submitted by:
Servings: 50
Categories:
Cookies
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Desserts
Ingredients: 3/4
cup
Toasted sesame seeds 2 1/4
cups
All-purpose flour,
sifted
1
teaspoon
Baking powder 1/2
teaspoon
Baking soda 1 1/2
cups
Vegetable Shortening 1
cup
Sugar 2
Eggs 1
teaspoon
Vanilla extract 1
Egg yolk
Directions:
Mix the egg yolk with 1 teaspoon of water. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Line 2 cookie sheets with parchment paper. Prepare sesame seeds. Reserve 1/4 cup to garnish cookies, coarsely grind remaining seeds. Combine ground sesame seeds, sifted flour, baking powder and baking soda in a bowl. In a mixing bowl, cream shortening and sugar until fluffy. Add eggs one at a time and beat until smooth after each addition. Add vanilla and stir to combine. Add dry ingredients to creamed mixture a little at a time and mix until well combined. Dough will be moist and pull away from sides of the bowl. Dust a work surface with about 1/4 cup flour. Knead the dough to form a smooth ball. To shape each cookie, roll 1 tablespoon of dough into a ball. Press lightly with palm of your hand on cookie sheet. Place cookies 3 inches apart on cookie sheets; freeze for 20 minutes. Brush cookies with egg wash. Press reserved sesame seeds into dough. Bake for 15 - 20 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove and allow to cool. Store in airtight cookie tin for up to 2 weeks. Makes 50 cookies. From The Gazette, 91/02/13.
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