SESAME COOKIES

      Title: SESAME COOKIES
  Categories: Cookies
       Yield: 50 Servings
  
     3/4 c  Toasted sesame seeds
   2 1/4 c  All-purpose flour, sifted
       1 ts Baking powder
     1/2 ts Baking soda
   1 1/2 c  Vegetable Shortening
       1 c  Sugar
       2    Eggs
       1 ts Vanilla extract
       1    Egg yolk
  
   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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