Craved spice milk cookies My home smells delicious

• Spice milk cookies
• 6 1/2 -7 cups flour
• 2 cups melted butter – I did 2 sticks butter with 1 cup vegetable oil or ghee
• 1 1/2 cup sugar- I did 1 1/4 sugar I like less sugar
• 1/2 cup warm water
• 1 cup warm milk
• 2 tablespoons active yeast
• 1 tbsp sugar

• 1/2 tsp cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp fennel seeds
• 1/4 tsp cloves
• 1/2 tsp nutmeg
• 1/2 tsp anise seeds
• 1 tsp kalongi seeds

• 1 wished egg
• Pinch of mahleb

Method

• In an electric mixer add 1/2 cup warm water, active yeast and 1 tbsp sugar let sit till rise. Add melted butter, add sugar, add warm milk mix few minutes.
• Then start adding all spices, pinch of salt, then gradually start adding the flour 1 cup at a time. Change to dough hook with mixer knead 3-4 min. Then place on table and knead by hand for 3-4 minutes. When dough doesn’t stick to your hand shape into ball and place in a bowl cover to rise approx 2-3 hours. Once dough is ready start to shape into rings, brush eggwash and sprinkle sesame seeds and bake at 350 degrees till slight golden brown. Rotate half way while baking.