Italian Sesame Seed Cookies (Giugiuleni)

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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)

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

To make a cookie that was all about the flavor and crunch of nutty sesame seeds, we started with a simple, vanilla-scented dough. Instead of forming individual balls, we roll the dough into a rope before cutting it into pieces, much like ma...

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