"Kaak Naim" - Egyptian Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 c. sifted flour
2 1/2 c. butter
1 tsp. sugar
1 pkg. dry yeast
1 c. warm water
1/4 c. sesame seed
dash of salt
1 c. powdered sugar

Preparation

Heat butter to boiling and skim it.
Mix flour and sesame seed; add hot butter to the mixture.
Dissolve yeast in 1/2 water and sugar.
Add yeast to mixture.
Dissolve salt in remaining water (for blessing) and add to the dough.
Knead until smooth. Roll out dough into pie-shaped circle and cut with a cookie cutter and design each one with a fork or special tweezers.
Bake at 375\u00b0 until golden; cool for 1 hour and cover cookies with powdered sugar.