Email to VICKEY KOTWICA      

Recipe Categories: VICBOOP's HOME PAGE20MINUTE--QUICK--RECIPES ANGELFOODCAKES APPETIZER----SPREADS APPETIZER---DIPS APPETIZERS BETTYCROCKER----DESSERTS BETTYCROCKER---MAINMEALS BETTYCROCKER--BREAKFAST BISCOTTI BISQUICK--RECIPES BREAD BREAKFAST BRUNCH BUNS CAKES CANDY CASSEROLES CHEESECAKE CHICKEN CHRISTMAS COFFEECAKES COOKIES COOKING--------REFERENCES COOLSALADS CREPES CROCKPOT DESSERT---PARFAITS DESSERT--PIES DESSERTS DESSERTS---MOUSSE DIABETIC DRINKS ETHNIC FLAVORED------BUTTERS FROSTINGS FROZENTREATS FRUIT FRUITTOPPINGS HOLIDAY HOUSEHOLDTIPS ICECREAM ITALIAN JAMSandJELLIES LOWFAT MAINCOURSE MASTERMIXES MEATS MISCELLANEOUS MUFFINS PASTA PASTRIES PIES PIZZA POUNDCAKES PUDDINGS QUICHES QUICKBREADS RICE SALADandDRESSING SANDWICHES SAUCES SCONES SEAFOOD SHERBETS SIDEDISHES SMOOTHIES SNACKCAKES SNACKS SOUPSandSTEWS SUBSTITUTIONS TRIFLE VEGETARIAN YEASTBREADS

BLACK AND WHITE COOKIES

I DON'T QUITE REMEMBER WHERE I GOT THIS RECIPE OR HOW LONG I HAVE HAD IT, ALL I KNOW IS THAT THIS IS MY ALL TIME FAVORITE COOKIE.





List of Ingredients



• 1 3/4 CUS SUGAR
  
• 1/2 POUND BUTTER
  
• 4 EGGS
  
• 1 CUP MILK
  
• 1/2 TEASPOON VANILLA
  
• 1/4 TEASPOON LEMON EXTRACT
  
• 2 1/2 CUPS CAKE FLOUR
  
• 2 1/2 CUPS REGULAR FLOUR
  
• 1 TEASPOON BAKING POWDER
  
• 1/2 TEASPOON SALT
  
• FROSTING:
  
• 4 CUPS CONFECTIONERS SUGAR
  
• 1/3 TO 1/2 CUP BOILING WATER
  
• 1 OUNCE BITTERSWEET CHOCOLATE
  






Instructions



1. PREHEAT OVEN TO 375°.
   
2. IN A LARGE MIXING BOWL, COMBINE THE SUGAR AND BUTTER AND BEAT UNTIL FLUFFY. ADD EGGS, MILK, VANILLA AND LEMON EXTRACT AND MIX UNTIL SMOOTH.
   
3. IN A MEDIUM BOWL, COMBINE FLOURS, BAKING POWDER AND SALT. ADD DRY INGREDIENTS TO THE WET IN BATCHES, STIRRING WELL TO COMBINE ALL INGREDIENTS.
   
4. DROP BY LARGE SOUPSPOONFUL OF DOUGH 2" APART ON A BUTTERED BAKING SHEETS. BAKE APPROXIMATELY 20 TO 30 MINUTES OR UNTIL EDGES BEGIN TO BROWN. REMOVE FROM OVEN AND LET COOL ON A WIRE RACK.
   
5. FROSTING INSTRUCTIONS:
   
6. PUT CONFECTIONERS SUGAR IN A BOWL. STIR IN ENOUGH WATE TO MAKE THE MIXTURE THICK AND SPREADABLE. REMOVE HALF OF THE FROSTING TO A DOUBLE BOILER OVER SIMMERING WATER. ADD CHOCOLATE AND WARM UNTIL CHOCOLATE IS MELTED AND THE FROSTING IS SMOOTH. REMOVE FROM HEAT.
   
7. WITH A PASTRY BRUSH, COAT HALF THE COOKIE WITH CHOCOLATE FROSTING AND THE OTHER HALF WITH WHITE FROSTING.
   
8. 2 DOZEN LARGE COOKIES.
   






Final Comments


I HAVE ALWAYS HAD A SOFT SPOT FOR THESE WONDERFUL AND DELICIOUS COOKIES.

ENJOY!