Til (Sesame) Cookies

TIL COOKIES are extremely easy and buttery. These delicious cookies are also easy to make.

Recipe courtsey ..golden spices

INGREDIENTS:

All purpose flour – 1 & ½ cup
Castor sugar – ½ cup
Sesame seeds (Tilli)– 1/4th cup
Butter – 3/4th cup + 1 tbsp

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Lightly Roast the sesame seeds in a pan. Keep it aside and cool them.
2. Finely powder the sugar and sieve it.
3. Mix the sugar with butter and beat it till they seems fluffy.
4. Add sesame seeds to the above mixture and mix it well.
5. Gradually add flour and keep mixing. It will be stiff dough.
6. Preheat the oven at 160c for 10 minutes.
7. Now place the dough on a sheet and place another sheet on the top of the dough.
8. Gentle press down the rolling pin and roll out to ¼” thick.
9. Remove the top sheet and cut into desire shape using a cutter.
10. Put  some sesame seeds on the cookies press them,and prick with fork .
11. Take the cookies out and place on baking tray.
12. Now re knead and re-roll the rest of the dough and make same size cookies out of it.
13. Place the cookies on the greased trey and bake it for 15-20 minutes till top turns light golden brown.
14. Cool the cookies and keep the cookies in a tight container.