Black & White Cookies
Source of Recipe
Aunt Saunny
1 3/4 cups granulated sugar
1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
4 large eggs
1 cup milk
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon lemon extract
2 1/2 cups cake flour
21/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
Frosting
4 cups confectioners' sugar
1/3 to 1/2 cup boiling water
1 ounce bittersweet chocolate
What you do:
1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Butter 2 baking sheets and set aside.
Make the cookies: In a large mixing bowl, combine the sugar and
butter and mix by machine or hand until fluffy. Add the eggs, milk,
and vanilla and lemon extracts and mix until smooth.
In a medium bowl, combine the flours, baking powder, and salt and
stir until mixed. Add the dry ingredients to the wet in batches,
stirring well to combine. using a soup spoon, drop spoonfuls of the
dough 2 inches apart on the prepared baking sheets. Bake until the
edges begin to brown, 20 to 30 minutes. Allow to cool completely.
Make the frosting: Place the confectioners' sugar in a large bowl.
Gradually add enough of the boiling water to the sugar, stirring
constantly, until mixture is thick and spreadable.
Remove half of the frosting to the top half of a double boiler set
over simmering water and add the chocolate. Warm the mixture,
stirring, until the chocolate is melted and the frosting is smooth.
Remove from the heat. With a brush, coat half the cookie with
chocolate frosting and the other half with white frosting. Makes 2
dozen cookies.
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