Wednesday, May 6, 2020

Sesame Seed Butter Cookies (1958)

  • 4 cups sifted all-purpose flour
  • 2 tspns double-acting baking powder
  • 1/2 tspn salt
  • 1 cup butter
  • 1-3/4 cups sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 3 tbspns toasted sesame seeds
  • 1/4 cup water
Sift first 3 ingredients together. Cream butter and sugar together. Beat eggs into creamed mixture, then stir in toasted sesame seeds. 

Add flour alternately with water. Chel 3 to 4 hours. 

Drop from a teaspoon onto ungreased cooky sheets. Flatten to 1/16-inch thickness. Bake in preheated moderate oven, 375 degrees, 10 minutes or until lightly browned around edges. Yields 7 dozen cookies. 

To Toast Sesame Seeds - Place n preheated moderate oven, 350 degrees, until lightly browned, about 20 to 22 minutes.

More "Lost" Recipes with Sesame Seeds
Hawaiian Baked Chicken (1965)
Butterscotch Tea Bread with Buttermilk (1963)

(Origin - "How to Use Spices"by Watkins Products, Inc. of Winona, Minnesota, 1958.)

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