Another nice recipe came my way via marthastewart.com and my tastebuds were peaked. One of my favorite bakery items is Black and White cookies. I don't frequent bakeries often but, when I do this is the treat I purchase. I have tried over the years to find what I would call the perfect one, but no such luck until now. I made a few minor changes to the original recipe and I believe this one is almost perfect.
Ingedients:
1 1/4 cups flour
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
6 tbs unsalted butter, softened
1/2 cup sugar
1 egg
3/4 tsp vanilla extract
1/3 cup milk
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line baking sheet with parchment. Sift flour, baking soda, and salt into a bowl; set aside. In the bowl of the mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, mixbutter until creamy, about 2 minutes. Add sugar; mix until fluffy, about 3 minutes. Mix in egg and vanilla. Mix in flour mixture, alternating with milk.
Roll tablespoons of dough into balls; place them 2" apart on baking sheet. Bake until bottoms are golden, about 10 minutes. Transfer to rack; let cool completely.
Icing ingredients:
1 cup powdered sugar
2 tsp light corn syrup
1 1/4 tsp fresh lemon or lime juice
2 tsp cocoa powder
1/4 tsp vanilla extract
Icing directions:
Whisk powdered sugar, corn syrup, lemon or lime juice, vanilla extract , and one tbs of waterin a smal bowl until smooth. You may need to add a bit more water to achieve a honey-like consistency. Transfer half to another bowl; add cocoa powder. Again you may need a bit more water.Spread white icing on half of each cookie's flat side, and cocoa icing on the other hal; let set 30 minutes.
I hope you enjoy this as much as we did! If you have a great black and white cookie recipe please share with me.
2 comments:
Look delicious! Love black and white cookies.
Oooh yum. Reminds of me black-and-white cookies my mom used to make for us :o)
Btw, I just noticed your list of fav cookbooks. Although I like/own a lot of them, I really liked that Kaffeehaus is on your list too. I love that book.
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