Sesame Cookies
By: Anonymous
Published: Saturday, February 13, 2010 - 2:56pm

Ingredients




cup Toasted sesame seeds
cup All-purpose flour, sifted
1 teaspoon Baking powder
teaspoon Baking soda
cup Vegetable Shortening
1 cup Sugar
2 Eggs
1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
1 Egg yolk
Mix the egg yolk with 1 teaspoon of 
Preparation

1 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. 2 Combine ground sesame seeds, sifted flour, baking powder and baking soda in a bowl. 3 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. 4 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. 5 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. 6 Makes 50cookies. 


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Preparation

 1  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.  2  Combine ground sesame seeds, sifted flour, baking powder and baking soda in a bowl.  3  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.  4  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.  5  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.  6  Makes 50cookies.