Peynirli Kurabiye - Cheese Cookies

It is customary to sprinkle such cookies with sesame seeds and herbs - cumin and cumin, which gives such a snack cookie a unique oriental flavor. The taste of the cookies depends on the type of cheese, it is better to take a spicy cheese with a pronounced taste

Ingredients

• glass - 200 ml
• flour 1.5 glass (s)
• salt 1 pinch (s)
• sugar 1 pinch (s)
• tomato paste 1 tsp
• baking powder 1/2 tsp
• softened butter 70 g
• vegetable oil 1/4 cup (s)
• hard cheese, finely grated 1/2 cup (s)
• egg 1 pc.
• ground red pepper 1 pinch (s)
• herbs for sprinkling

Directions

1. Mix both types of butter and eggs, add tomato paste, grated cheese and salt, sugar, pepper. Sift the flour and add to the butter and egg mixture gradually, stirring thoroughly until the dough stops sticking to your hands. The dough comes out docile and elastic.
2. Preheat the oven to 180 C Cover the baking sheet with paper. Roll out the dough 5-7 mm thick, cut out any shapes (I cut it into strips with a curly roller). Sprinkle with herbs and sesame seeds (or just herbs).
3. Bake for 15-20 minutes until golden brown.