Snack-urday 144

Christmas cookies are always fun to make this time of year, but how about a bit of a twist. Here's a recipe for sesame cookies:

Koulourakie Greek Sesame Cookies

1 pound butter, softened
1 cup fine sugar
4 tablespoons baking powder
1 teaspoons orange rind
3 whole eggs
2 egg whites, beaten until stiff
2 egg yolks
½ pint heavy cream
2 pounds of flour (More flour may be needed if you have trouble rolling out the dough)
Egg wash
Sesame seeds

Preheat oven to 350º. Mix flour and baking powder, set aside. Beat butter, sugar, orange rind, 3 whole eggs, 2 egg yolks and heavy cream. Fold in beaten egg whites. Add the flour mixture slowly, until you can work it with your hands. Take a small amount and roll out on a floured surface, to about 1 inch. Cut with cookie cutters into happy Christmas shapes, or into strips – you can braid them! Paint with egg wash and sprinkle with sesame seeds. Bake until golden brown.