Recipe - Biscotti Di Regina (Queens Biscuits)

4 cup Sifted flour
1 cup Sugar
1 tablespoon Baking powder
One fourth teaspoon Salt
1 cup Shortening
2 Eggs, slightly beaten
One half cup Milk
One fourth pound Sesame seeds (about 2/3 to
Three fourths Cup)

Lightly grease 2 cookie sheets. Heat the oven to 375F. Sift together
the flour, sugar, baking powder, & salt into a bowl. Cut in the
shortening with a pastry blender or two knives, until the pieces are
the size of small peas. Stir in the eggs & the milk (1 tablespoon at
a time) to make a soft dough. Mix together thoroughly. Break the
dough into small pieces & roll each between the palms of your hands
to form rolls about 1 One half inches in length. Flatten the rolls
slightly & roll them in the sesame seeds. Place about Three fourths inch apart
on the prepared cookie sheets. Bake for 12 to 15 minutes, or until
thee cookies are lightly browned. Makes about 6 dozen cookies.

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