GREEK SESAME SEED COOKIES

Ingredients:
All purpose flour - 4 cups
Butter - 1 cup
Sugar - 1 3/4 cups
Eggs - 2
Toasted sesame seeds - 2/3 cup
Baking powder - 2 tsp
Salt - 1/2 tsp
Water - 1/4 cup

Method:

• Mix butter, sugar, and eggs until fluffy.
• Stir in 1/3 cup of the sesame seeds.
• Bled dry ingredients; add alternatively with water to sugar mixture.
• Chill dough until stiff enough to roll , 1-2 hours.
• Heat on lightly floured board into rectangle 1/8" thick.
• Cut dough into strips. Press one entire side of each strip into dish containing the remaining sesame seeds.
• Loop one end over at right angle to the other, making bow knot effect.
• Place on lightly greased baking  sheet.
• Bake 8-10 minutes, or until lightly browned.