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Sesame Seed Cookies Recipe


Sesame Seed Cookies Recipe
These yummy goodies are the same as those you find on a tray of Italian cookies. My family has been making them for generations.

Mrsc543

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Ingredients
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 cup melted shortening, cooled
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 3 1/2 cups flour
  • 2 Tbsp milk
  • sesame seeds, toasted

Directions
  1. Beat eggs well and mix in all the rest of the ingredients except milk and sesame seeds.
  2. Knead dough for a few minutes, until well blended.
  3. Break off pieces about the size of a walnut and roll into an oval shape.
  4. Dip each cookie into milk and then into toasted sesame seeds.
  5. Place on greased cookie sheet and bake for 20 minutes at 375 degrees.

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Comments


Nice post-thanks! I have been wishing to find an old time recipe for these.


Saved-flagged big 5


I've been searching for this recipe forever! I've even asked some of my Italian friends, who live in Italy, for it. THANKS!!! High five!


Thanks. Great for the cookie exchange i plan on having next month.


Use to be one of my favorite cookies ... five forks


Yummy, yummy,
Have sesames in my tummy.
Bookmarked & 5ved.
Jo & Lee


Real italian cookies, love them.
Hi 5.
ED


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