Simit

• Prep Time: 1 hour
• Bake Time: 20 min
• Yield: 100 cookies

Ingredients

• 4 cups flour
• ½ cup melted butter
• ½ cup melted shortening
• ½ cup Mazola oil
• 1 cup lukewarm water
• 4 tbsp. sugar
• 4 tsp. baking powder
• ¼ tsp. salt
• 1 egg
• 2 tsp. sesame seeds

Instructions

Combine flour, butter, shortening, oil, water, sugar, baking powder, and salt to create dough. Knead dough for 5 minutes, then let sit for 20 minutes. Roll dough to thickness of your finger and cut into 4-inch pieces. Hold center of the cookie and twist ends to form ribbon shape, then place on ungreased cookie sheet. Cover cookies with beaten egg and sesame seeds. Bake in 375-degree oven for 20 minutes, or until brown.

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