Chinese Sesame Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups pastry flour
1 pinch salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 cup superfine sugar
125 ml butter
1 large egg
1 teaspoon vanilla
sesame seeds, to decorate

Preparation

Combine the flour, baking powder and salt in a bowl.
In a larger bowl; beat the sugar, butter, egg and vanilla.
Add your dry ingredients to the wet mixture and form a smooth dough.
Roll your dough into a cylinder about 12-inches long.
Divide the dough into two and cover with wax paper.
Place both pieces of dough in the refrigerator for approximately 6-8 hours.
YOU MUST DO THIS STEP.
After refrigeration time is over, and you wish to make your cookies, preheat the oven to 350\u00b0F.
Cut your dough into rounds about 1/3 of an inch thickness.
Continue by pressing each round into a plate full of sesame seeds.
Place on a parchment-lined cookie sheet.
Bake for 10-12 minutes until golden brown.
Remove from oven and allow them to cool for a minute or two.
Transfer to wire rack to cool completely.
Store in air-tight containers.