Italian Sesame Seed Cookies (Giugiuleni)

Name: Italian Sesame Seed Cookies (Giugiuleni)
Yield: Makes about 4 dozen cookies
Ingredients: 1/3 cup (2 1/3 ounces/66 grams) plus 2 tablespoons, granulated sugar; 2 tablespoons, water; 1 , large egg plus 1 large yolk; 1/3 cup packed (2 1/3 ounces/66 grams), brown sugar; 2 tablespoons, milk; 1/2 teaspoon, vanilla extract; 2 1/3 cups (11 2/3 ounces/331 grams), all-purpose flour; 2 1/2 teaspoons, baking powder; 1/8 teaspoon, salt; 20 tablespoons (2 1/2 sticks), unsalted butter, softened; 1/2 cup, sesame seeds

Desserts or Baked Goods
Cookies
Holiday

Appears in Cook's Country December/January 2013

Sesame seeds give these delicate, buttery cookies a gentle, nutty crunch.

SERVES Makes about 4 dozen cookies

Italian Sesame Seed Cookies (Giugiuleni)

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