Italian Sesame Cookies
Known in Italian households as "Giuggiulena" cookies. The adults will dunk these treats in a good cup of espresso or wine while the kids will love these dipped in cold milk. These cookies are great any time but always appear around the Christmas holidays.
Ingredients
- ½ lb Softened Butter
- 1 cup Sugar
- 2 tbsp Olive Oil
- 3 Eggs
- 1 tsp Pure Vanilla Extract
- 3 tbsp Anise Extract
- 3 cups Flour
- 2 tsp Baking Powder
- ¼ tsp Salt
- ¼ cup Milk
- 1 tbsp Additional Anise Extract
- 1 lb Toasted Sesame Seeds
Instructions
- Cream together Butter, Sugar, Olive Oil. When smooth add Eggs, Pure Vanilla Extract and Anise Extract.
- Separately sift together Flour, Baking Powder and Salt. Slowly add dry ingredients to egg batter.
- Dough will be soft. Roll into small logs.
- Prepare two separate bowls - one with Milk and Additional Anise Extract and the other with Sesame Seeds.
- Dip log in milk mixture then in sesame seeds – place on a parchment lined sheet pan and bake in a 375℉ oven for 12-18 minutes. Check often to make sure sesame seeds do not burn. Let cool.
