Sesame Seed Shortbread Cookies

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 cup vegetable shortening
• 2 eggs
• 1/4 cup milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3 drops anise oil (optional)
• 3/4 cup toasted sesame seeds

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 375 .
• 2 in a large bowl, sift the flour, sugar, and baking powder together.
• 3 work in the shortening as you would when making pie dough, to the consistency of coarse meal.
• 4 beat into the dough the eggs, milk, vanilla, and anise oil. the dough should be moist but not sticky. if the dough is too sticky, add a little more flour.
• 5 take a small portion of the dough and roll out to a 1/2 inch diameter cylinder.
• 6 spread some sesame seeds on a large piece of waxed paper and roll the dough in the seeds until the cylinder is completely covered.
• 7 cut the dough into 1 1/2 pieces on a diagonal.
• 8 place the cookies on a lightly greased sheet pan and bake for approximately 10-15 minutes, or until golden brown.
• 9 cool the cookies on a rack and store in an airtight container.