Sesame Royal Cookies
10 servings
60 minutes
Recipe from Allen Rucker and Michelle Scicolone's "The Sopranos Family Cookbook.
1
Preheat the oven to 175 degrees. Grease and flour 2 large baking sheets.
- Butter: 225 g
- Wheat flour: 455 g
2
Pour milk into a shallow bowl. Sprinkle sesame on a baking paper.
- Milk: 125 ml
- Sesame seeds: 280 g
3
In a large bowl of a stationary mixer, use a spatula attachment to mix flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt. Gradually add the oil to the mixture at low speed, adding a little at a time.
- Wheat flour: 455 g
- Sugar: 200 g
- Baking powder (raising agent): 3.5 teaspoons
- Salt: 0.5 teaspoon
- Butter: 225 g
4
In a medium bowl, mix eggs, vanilla, and orange zest. Pour into the mixer bowl and mix until smooth.
- Chicken egg: 2 pieces
- Vanilla extract: 1 teaspoon
- Orange zest: 1 teaspoon
5
Take a piece of dough the size of a golf ball (about 4 cm) and shape it into a bar that is 6 cm long and 2 cm wide.
6
Dip the bar in milk, then roll it in sesame. Place on a baking sheet and gently press with your palm.
- Milk: 125 ml
- Sesame seeds: 280 g
7
Form the remaining dough in the same way, placing the pieces 2.5 cm apart.
8
Bake for 25–30 minutes until golden brown. Cool on the pans for 10 minutes, then transfer to a rack and cool completely. Store in an airtight container.
