Sesame Cookies (Barazek)



ingredients

1 cup butter
½ cup sugar
1 egg
½ teaspoon vanilla
3 cups flour
¼ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
½ cup milk
3 tablespoon pistachios, chopped
1 egg white
3 tablespoon sesame

Method

- Preheat oven to (180 – 350) degrees.
- Cream butter and sugar with electric mixer until light and fluffy.
- Add egg and vanilla, continue beating.
- Mix flour, salt and baking powder.
- Stir flour mixture gradually into butter mixture alternating with milk.
- Knead dough on lightly floured surface, divide into two.
- Roll each piece out into a circle, cut into rounds.
- Place a small amount of pistachios on a cookie sheet, top with the dough rounds and press lightly.
- Beat the egg white, and then brush the top of the cookies.
- Sprinkle with sesame.
- Bake for about 15 minutes or until golden. 

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