TAHINI COOKIES (1)

The sesame seed paste called tahini is a staple in Middle Eastern cooking , which adds a nutty flavour to a variety of dishes . In a the bowl of your electric mixer , beat together 1/2 cup of EACH castor sugar and firmly packed brown sugar , 1/2 cup of tahani , 4 tbs of room temp butter/ marg and 1/4 cup (60 gm) of copha with 1 beaten egg until creamy . In another bowl , mix together 1 and 1/3 rd cup of plain wholemeal flour with 3/4 tsp of baking powder and 1/2 tsp of baking soda . Gradually add the flour mixture to the tahini mixture , mixing thoroughly . Wrap the mixture tightly in cling wrap and refrigerate until next day , when the dough will be easy to handle .