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Sift the cake flour and set aside.
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Leave the unsalted butter out at room temperature.
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Once the butter has softened, add sugar and mix into a cream.
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Add sifted cake flour to Step 2 and mix, being careful not to over-mix.
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Once the dough is smooth and no longer lumpy that's enough.
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Wrap it up in a bundle and store in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
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Take some of the dough and mix in your desired amount of black sesame paste to create the black-colored dough for the eyes and mouth.
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Preheat your oven (It takes a while for the cookies to shape, so keep an eye on your oven).
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Take the plain dough and cut into circles of whatever thickness you like (in order to make the Jack face, I did it by hand, not using a cookie cutter).
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If you move them, you'll lose the shape, so it's safer to work on a baking sheet.
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Lay the cookies on the baking sheet.
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Use the black dough to create eyes, a mouth, and nose-holes and stick them on the face.
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Being careful not to smash the face, use wrapping on top of the cookie to get the black dough settled in with the rest of the face.
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Bake in the oven at 300F/150C for 30 minutes.
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Adjust the temperature and cooking time depending on the condition.
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While making them I got pretty tired and fed up with the process, so I used a cookie cutter for the last bits of dough.
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The black sesame dough is great for spiders!
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I also made these for Halloween... Spider-Man Cookies!
