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     Title: Sesame Cookies
Categories: Cookies
     Yield: 72 servings

     1 c  Butter
     1 c  Sugar
     3    Eggs
 1 1/2 c  Flour
     2 ts Baking powder
   1/2 ts Salt
          Sesame seeds
          Red and green candied-
          Cherry halfs

   Cream butter, gradually add sugar and beat until light and fluffy. Beat
 in eggs.  Combine flour, baking powder and salt. Add to creamed mixture.
 Mix throughly.  Chill dough several hours or overnight. Preheat oven to
 350. Shape dough into 1 inch balls, roll in sesame seeds. Place on
 unbuttered cookie sheets.  Press a candied cherry half into each. Bake
 15-18 minutes.

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