sesame cookies

Name: Sesame Cookies
Cook time: 20 min
Ingredients: 3 cup(s) flour; 3/4 cup(s) sugar; 2 teaspoon(s) baking powder; 1/8 teaspoon(s) salt; 1/2 stick(s) unsalted butter, cut into bits and softened; 1/4 cup(s) crisco shortening-softened; 2 large eggs-beaten lightly; 1/4 cup(s) milk--also have milk on side for dipping; 2 teaspoon(s) vanilla; 3/4 cup(s) sesame seeds

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47 Pinches

Roberta Savio

Swfl, FL

Updated on Oct 28, 2011

I remember going to the Italian bakery for these cookies until my grandmother taught me how to make them. Big request in our family for these.

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Ingredients

3 cups flour
3/4 cup sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/2 stick unsalted butter, cut into bits and softened
1/4 cup crisco shortening-softened
2 large eggs-beaten lightly
1/4 cup milk--also have milk on side for dipping
2 teaspoons vanilla
3/4 cup sesame seeds

How To Make sesame cookies

Step 1

preheat oven to 375

Step 2

mix flour, sugar, baking powder and salt
Step 3

blend in butter and shortening until mix is coarse.
Step 4

add eggs, milk and vanilla blend until soft dough forms.
Step 5

divide into 36 piesces and form into 3" logs
Step 6

dip into milk and roll in sesame seeds
Step 7

bake 1" apart for 20-25 minutes until golden brown
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