Sieve flour and icing sugar into a mixing bowl. Add in sesame seeds, red yeast powder and salt, mix well.
Lastly add shortening, vanilla extract and egg white into flour mixture. Knead to combine well until become a dough. Roll out the dough on floured table to thickness of 3mm.
Cut into heart or round shape with cookie cutter and place onto a baking tray.
Bake cookies in preheated oven at 180 deg C for about 12 - 15 minutes. Leave to cool and store in an airtight container.
Recipe by Anncoo Journal at https://www.anncoojournal.com/red-yeast-cookies/