Salted egg yolk cookie (CNY Bakes)

                    If you haven't, then I recommend you to bake now.
                    Crunchy.. a little salty.. with aromatic salted egg yolk flavour, just too good.

       Recipe from: Messy Witchen ( adapted from Flavours magazine 2009)
    Ingredients:

    250g All purpose flour
    20g Cornflour
    1/4 teaspoon baking powder
    1/8 teaspoon soda
    1 tablespoon milk powder

    3 salted egg yolks
   150g unsalted butter (room temperature)
   20g shortening / use butter
   1/2 teaspoon salt
   80g castor sugar

   1 egg mixed with 1 yolk, beaten for (egg wash)
   5g each of black and white sesame seeds ( for topping)

     Method

     1.  Sift together the flour, cornflour, baking powder, soda and milk powder. Set aside.

     2.  Steam salted egg yolks for 5 minutes. Cool, mash with fork. Set aside.

     3.  Place butter, shortening, salt and sugar in your elextric mixing bowl,  using medium speed, beat til sugar is dissolved.

     4.  Add mashed salted egg yolks and sifted flours. Mix to a soft dough ( I used folding method using rubber spatula). If it is too soft, refrigerater to let it set for about 30 minutes.

     5. Meanwhile, pre-heat oven to 175C. Line baking paper on baking pan.

     6. Roll dough into 5mm thickness,  cut into your desired shapes using cookie cutter. Place on baking pans, brush with egg wash, sprinkle tops with sesame seeds.

     7. Bake for 20 minutes or, until golden brown.  Remove and cool completely before stroing in air-tight containers.

Happy baking!