Sesame Seed Cookies

Ingredients:

1/2 cup Sesame Seeds , 4 cups flour, 1 cup Sugar , 1 cup Butter, 3 Eggs, 1 tblsp Caraway Seeds, 1/2 cup Milk to mix, Salt a pinch , 1/4 tsp Baking Soda.

Preparation:

Sieve flour with salt and baking powder in a bowl. Add sugar, butter, 2 eggs, cake seeds, blend well.Add milk little by little and knead to smooth dough. Roll out on a floured board 1cm thick and cut out with fancy cookie cutters. Brush with remaining egg (well beaten) and sprinkle heavily with sesame seeds. Place on a greased baking tray. Bake in a moderate oven for 10 minutes. Cool and keep aside. Good to be served with tea.

Chocolate Pretzels

Ingredients:

150 gms Margarine/ Butter, 100 gms Icing sugar , 1 Egg, 225 gms Plain flour, 25 gms Cocoa , 100 gms Cooking chocolate.

Preparation:

Soften the butter or margarine in a bowl and mix in the icing sugar, lightly beaten egg and salt. Sift in flour and cocoa and mix together to make stiff dough. Leave for 30 minutes. Roll out pieces of dough to the shape of pretzels. Place on a lightly greased tray and bake for 15-18 minutes in a moderate oven. Melt cooking chocolate with water over a low heat. Drop each pretzel into the hot chocolate and quickly remove. Dry each pretzel on greaseproof paper.

Butter Cookies

Ingredients:

6 cups All purpose flour, 3 teaspoons baking powder, 1 teaspoon salt , 2 cup white sugar , 2 cup butter or argarine ,2 egg, 6 tablespoons cream , 2 teaspoon vanilla extract.

Preparation

Sift flour, baking powder, salt and sugar together. Mix well. Add the butter, Add egg, cream and vanilla extract thoroughly. Wrap this dough into a foil and refrigerate for at least 8 hrs. Reheat the oven for 400 degrees. Now roll the dough into a crust which is 1/4 to 1/8 thick. Now with the help of a cookie cutter cut the cookies. Lastly place them on a greased tray and bake them at 400 degrees for 5 - 8 minutes