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To: mountaineer
Not a cookie, but a cracker, these Sesame Thins are fabulous!

Sesame Thins

1-3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup cornmeal
2 tablespoons sugar
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
1/2 cup water
2 tablespoons vinegar
2 tablespoons sesame seeds

About one hour before serving or up to one week ahead:

1. Into large bowl, measure flour, cornmeal, sugar, baking soda, and salt. With pastry blender or 2 knives used scissor-fashion, cut 1/4 cup butter or margarine into flour mixture just until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in water and vinegar. With hands, knead flour mixture until well blended.

2. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Divide dough into 30 small balls. On lightly floured surface, with floured rolling pin, roll 5 balls, each into 4-1/2-inch paper-thin circles (edges muay be ragged). With pancake turner, place circles one inch apart on ungreased cookie sheet.

In small saucepan over low heat, melt remaining 1/4 cup butter or margarine. With pastry brush, lightly brush each dough circle with some butter or margarine; sprinkle with some sesame seeds. With pancake turner, firmly press sesame seeds into dough. Bake 8 to 10 minutes until lightly browned. With pancake turner, remove to wire rack to cool. Repeat with remaining dough.

4. Cool Sesame Thins completely on wire rack. Store in tightly covered container. Makes 30.

I know, it seems like a lot of work for 30 crackers, but they are delicious!

129 posted on 12/09/2001 3:16:14 PM PST by WillaJohns
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To: WillaJohns
Okay, guys. Try these. 1 1/2 C butter 3 1/2 C flour 1 C Powdered Sugar 2 pkg (6 0z each0 1/2 tsp salt 2 C finely chopped pecans Cream butter and sugar and salt. Blend in flour until smooth. Stir in candy and nuts. Shape into balls of scant tsp each. Bake 15 minutes til firm but not brown. Remove to cool. Cover with rum glaze ( 4 C powdered sugar with 1/2 C light rum: in fact just feel this out so that you have enough and it coats the cookies. I put them on racks and pout it on. These are irresistable. Your very own Martha Stewart.)
132 posted on 12/09/2001 3:31:02 PM PST by Bahbah
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