BiteIn the realm of sweet indulgences, bite-sized black and white cookies hold a special place, captivating hearts with their perfect balance of flavors and textures. These treats, also known as half-moons or tuxedo cookies, combine the classic duo of chocolate and vanilla into a miniature symphony of delight. Whether you prefer the crisp edges or the chewy center, preparing these coveted cookies at home is a delightful adventure that promises to tantalize taste buds and create lasting memories in the kitchen.
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BLACK AND WHITE COOKIES
This is a black and white cookie recipe I've compiled together from many sources on the internet (mainly Brown Eyed Baker for the cookie, and Hemstrought's Bakery for the fondant icing) with my own additions to match what I remember from New York. Hope you like it!
Provided by bpyser1
Categories Desserts Chocolate Dessert Recipes Dark Chocolate
Time 1h55m
Yield 24
Number Of Ingredients 25
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
- Mix flour, baking powder, and salt together in a medium bowl.
- Cream sugar and butter together in a large bowl using an electric mixer for 3 minutes. Add eggs and beat for 30 seconds more. Add lemon zest, vanilla extract, and lemon extract. Mix together. Add flour mixture and milk gradually in equal 1/3 proportions, mixing batter well after each addition until fully incorporated.
- Spoon cookie batter out 1/4-cup portions onto the prepared cookie sheet.
- Bake in the preheated oven until edges just begin to turn golden brown, 13 to 15 minutes. Transfer cookies to a wire rack to cool completely.
- While cookies cool, melt butter for vanilla icing in a double boiler over medium heat. Stir in confectioners' sugar, corn syrup, vanilla extract, and salt. Add water gradually until vanilla icing comes together. Heat over the double boiler until icing falls off the back of a spoon in thick ribbons, 2 to 4 minutes. Set heat to low.
- Frost 1/2 of the golden brown underside of each cooled cookie with vanilla icing using a rubber spatula. Allow excess to dribble back into the double boiler. Let cookies cool for 10 minutes.
- Meanwhile, set the double boiler back to medium heat and add confectioners' sugar, semisweet chocolate, bittersweet chocolate, corn syrup, butter, vanilla extract, and food coloring to the remaining vanilla icing. Mix well, adding water until icing is combined. Heat until icing falls off of the back of a spoon in thick ribbons, 2 to 4 minutes. Set heat to low.
- Frost the other 1/2 of the cooled cookies using a rubber spatula in the same manner as before. Let cookies cool until icing sets, 1 to 2 hours. Serve.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 389.5 calories, Carbohydrate 69.7 g, Cholesterol 38.5 mg, Fat 11.5 g, Fiber 0.9 g, Protein 3.4 g, SaturatedFat 6.9 g, Sodium 108.2 mg, Sugar 48.2 g
BLACK AND WHITE COOKIES
A New York classic, these iconic cookies are more like flat cakes coated with chocolate icing on one half and vanilla on the other. Martha made this recipe on episode 702 of Martha Bakes.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Dessert & Treats Recipes Cookie Recipes
Yield Makes 10
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Sift together flours, baking powder, and salt; set aside. In a medium bowl, whisk eggs and sugar until smooth. Add milk, and whisk to combine. Whisk in melted butter and extracts. Add flour mixture, and stir to form a smooth dough. Cover, and chill for 1 hour.
- Line baking pans with Silpat nonstick baking mats. Using a 2-ounce scoop, drop five cookies per pan, 3 inches apart. Bake until edges are light brown, 12 to 15 minutes. Transfer cookies to a wire rack set over parchment paper to cool.
- In a small bowl, combine confectioners' sugar, 3 tablespoons hot water, and corn syrup. Whisk until smooth. Using a small offset spatula, ice half of each cookie. Return cookies to rack to drip, if necessary.
- Add chocolate to remaining icing. Stir until smooth. Add additional corn syrup to thin to desired consistency, if necessary. Spread chocolate icing over second half of each cookie. Allow cookies to set, about 10 minutes.
BLACK AND WHITE COOKIES
The black and white cookie is a bakery classic, especially in New York. This recipe delivers a big soft and cakey cookie loaded with vanilla, and topped with thick, sweet vanilla and chocolate icings. There's actually not a lot of work that goes into these cookies, but be patient and let the icing set to a nice matte finish before serving or storing. They're worth the wait!
Provided by Food Network Kitchen
Categories dessert
Time 2h
Yield 12 black and white cookies
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Make the cookies: Position racks in the upper and lower thirds of the oven and preheat to 350˚ F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper. Whisk the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a medium bowl until combined.
- Beat the butter and granulated sugar in a large bowl with a mixer on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add the eggs, one at a time, then the vanilla, beating well after each addition.
- Reduce the mixer speed to low and beat half of the flour mixture into the butter mixture until just combined. Beat in the sour cream, then beat in the remaining flour mixture.
- Using a large ice cream scoop or 1/4 cup measure, scoop mounds of dough and place 3 inches apart on the baking sheets (6 cookies per pan). Bake, rotating and switching the pans halfway through, until the cookies are puffed and the bottoms and edges are just starting to brown, about 15 minutes. Let cool 5 minutes on the pans, then remove the cookies to a rack to cool completely.
- Make the icing: Sift the confectioners' sugar into a large bowl. Add 3 tablespoons milk, the corn syrup and vanilla and whisk until smooth and very thick but still spreadable. Remove half of the icing (about 1/2 cup) to a separate bowl and stir in the cocoa powder until smooth, thinning with up to 1 tablespoon milk, if needed.
- Turn the cookies flat-side up. Using a small offset spatula, spread the white icing on half of each cookie, making a straight, clean line in the center of the cookie. Return the cookies to the rack, and let sit, preferably in a cool place, until the icing is firm with a matte finish, at least 30 minutes. Spread the chocolate icing on the other half of the cookies. Let the icing set at room temperature, at least 2 hours and up to overnight.
MINI BLACK AND WHITE COOKIES RECIPE BY TASTY
Make these classic New York deli cookies at home with this easy recipe. Each cookie is topped with vanilla and chocolate icing, making every bite better than the last.
Provided by Aleya Zenieris
Categories Bakery Goods
Time 1h55m
Yield 28 cookies
Number Of Ingredients 19
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C). Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper and grease with nonstick spray.
- In a large bowl, cream together the butter and granulated sugar with an electric hand mixer on medium-low speed until light and fluffy, 3-4 minutes, increasing to medium speed if necessary. Scrape down the sides of the bowl, then add the egg and vanilla and mix until combined, 1-2 minutes. Add half (2 tablespoons plus 2 teaspoons) of the sour cream and mix until combined.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the all-purpose and cake flours, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
- Alternate adding half of the flour mixture and the remaining sour cream to the butter mixture, beginning and ending with the flour and beating on low speed between each addition until just incorporated.
- Using a rounded tablespoon or level #40 cookie scoop, scoop the cookies onto the prepared baking sheets, spacing about 1 inch apart. Dip your fingers in water or lightly spray with nonstick spray and gently flatten the tops of the cookies (this will help prevent them from doming while baking).
- Bake the cookies for 8-10 minutes, until light golden brown around the edges. Remove from the oven and let cool completely.
- While the cookies cool, make the icings: In a medium bowl, stir together the powdered sugar, corn syrup, lemon juice, vanilla, and milk until smooth.
- Transfer half of the icing to a separate medium bowl and stir in the cocoa powder until smooth. Add water, ½ teaspoon at a time, until the chocolate icing has the same consistency as the white icing.
- Once cookies have cooled completely, flip them over so the flat bottoms are facing up. Using an offset spatula or flat knife, spread a thin layer of white icing over half of a cookie and a thin layer of chocolate icing over the other half. Place on a wire rack, icing side up, and repeat with the remaining cookies. Let the icing set for at least 15 minutes before serving.
- Enjoy!
COMEDY/TRAGEDY BLACK AND WHITE COOKIES
Provided by Trisha Yearwood
Categories dessert
Time 1h40m
Yield 2 dozen cookies
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- For the cookies: Add the flour, cookie mix, eggs and butter to a stand mixer with the paddle attachment and mix until well combined, about 3 minutes. Form the dough into a disc, cover in plastic wrap and place in the freezer for 15 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment.
- Cut the dough in half and roll to about 1/4 inch thick, dusting with flour as you roll. Use the outline of a double-drama mask cutter to cut out as many cookies as you can and place on the prepared baking sheets. Repeat with the remaining piece of dough. Reroll the scraps to get about 24 cookies. Place back in the freezer to chill for 5 minutes.
- Bake for 8 minutes (or according to the package instructions). Cool completely on wire racks.
- For the decorations: Stir together the confectioners' sugar and half-and-half in a small bowl to make a smooth, thick glaze. Transfer half of the glaze to a second small bowl and add the black gel coloring.
- Knead the white modeling chocolate and roll between parchment paper as thin as you can (about 1/4 inch or less). Do the same with the black modeling chocolate. Brush the surface lightly with powdered sugar if it seems like it's beginning to stick.
- Use the sad drama face cutter to cut 24 faces (or as many cookies as you have) out of the black chocolate, dipping the cutter in powdered sugar in-between if it sticks. Use the flat end of a skewer to release gently from the cutter. Use the smiling face cutter to cut 24 faces (or as many cookies as you have) from the white chocolate. Spoon the left sides of the cookies with the white confectioners' sugar glaze (adding a little more half-and-half if it gets too thick), leaving a border around the edge. Affix the black masks on top. Repeat with the black glaze and white masks. Let the glaze harden before serving, about 30 minutes.
BITE-SIZED BLACK-AND-WHITE COOKIES
It's the sweetest of dilemmas. Chocolate first, or vanilla? Don't worry if you can't choose -- these cookies are just the right size to eat in one bite.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Dessert & Treats Recipes Cookie Recipes
Yield Makes about 4 dozen
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper. Sift flour, baking soda, and salt into a bowl; set aside. In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, mix butter until creamy, about 2 minutes. Add granulated sugar; mix until fluffy, about 3 minutes. Mix in egg and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla. Mix in flour mixture in 3 batches, alternating with the buttermilk.
- Roll tablespoons of dough into balls (or use a 1/2-ounce-capacity ice-cream scoop); place them 2 inches apart on lined sheets. Bake until bottoms turn golden, about 10 minutes. Transfer to wire racks; let cool.
- Whisk confectioners' sugar, corn syrup, lemon juice, remaining 1/4 teaspoon vanilla, and 1 tablespoon water in a small bowl until smooth. If necessary, add more water (icing should be a bit thicker than honey). Transfer half to a small bowl. Stir in cocoa; if necessary, thin with water. Spread white icing on half of each cookie's flat side, and cocoa icing on other half; let set 30 minutes.
BLACK AND WHITE COOKIES
The iconic deli cookie of New York is coming to your kitchen. That's right, you can bake perfect Black and Whites with this recipe. Soft, cakey and a tiny bit tangy (we use lemon extract and buttermilk), these cookies are perfectly complemented by their sweet half-chocolate, half-white icing. That icing also gives them a pretty, glossy look-these could hold their own in any deli case-and just like the store-bought ones, they're oversized (each cookie uses 1/4 cup of dough!). So, bake up a batch of these, and you'll be able to satisfy the most voracious of cookie monsters!
Provided by Betty Crocker Kitchens
Categories Dessert
Time 4h40m
Yield 12
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Heat oven to 350°F. In medium bowl, mix flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; set aside.
- In large bowl, beat 1/2 cup softened butter and the granulated sugar with electric mixer on medium speed about 1 minute or until fluffy; scrape side of bowl. Beat in egg, vanilla and lemon extract just until smooth. Beat in buttermilk. On low speed, gradually beat flour mixture into butter mixture until well blended. Drop dough by level 1/4 cupfuls on large ungreased cookie sheets 3 inches apart.
- Bake 13 to 15 minutes or until edges are set. Cool 2 minutes; remove from cookie sheets to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
- In 2-quart saucepan, melt 1/3 cup butter over low heat; remove from heat. Stir in powdered sugar. Stir in hot water, 1 tablespoon at a time, until icing is smooth and has the consistency of thick syrup.
- Place waxed paper or cooking parchment paper under cooling racks. Spread a generous teaspoon of vanilla icing on half of each cookie. To remaining icing, stir in cocoa until blended. Stir in hot water, 1 tablespoon at a time, until icing is smooth and has the consistency of thick syrup. Spread a generous teaspoon of chocolate icing over remaining uncovered half of each cookie. Let stand about 3 hours or until set. Store covered in airtight container with waxed paper between layers.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 360, Carbohydrate 55 g, Cholesterol 50 mg, Fat 2 1/2, Fiber 1 g, Protein 3 g, SaturatedFat 8 g, ServingSize 1 Cookie, Sodium 310 mg, Sugar 37 g, TransFat 1/2 g
BLACK AND WHITE COOKIES II
Big cookies frosted with half chocolate and half white frosting.
Provided by Lori DeLosh
Categories Desserts Cookies Drop Cookie Recipes
Yield 12
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Spray 2 baking sheets with nonstick spray, or line with parchment paper.
- In large mixing bowl, combine sugar and butter. Mix by machine or hand until fluffy. Add eggs, milk and vanilla and lemon extracts, and mix until smooth.
- In medium bowl, combine cake flour, all-purpose flour, baking powder, and salt. Stir until mixed. Add dry mixture to the wet in batches, stirring well after each addition.
- Using a soup spoon, place heaping spoonfuls of the dough 2 inches apart on the baking sheets. Bake until edges begin to brown, 18 to 20 minutes. Cool completely.
- Place confectioners' sugar in large mixing bowl. Gradually stir in enough boiling water to the sugar to make a thick, spreadable mixture
- Put half the frosting in the top half of a double-boiler. Add the chocolate and corn syrup, and set over simmering water. Warm the mixture, stirring, until chocolate is melted and frosting is smooth. Turn off the heat, but leave chocolate frosting over hot water to keep it spreadable. With a brush, coat half of the top of each cookie with chocolate frosting, and the other half with white frosting. Let dry, and store in an airtight container.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 661.5 calories, Carbohydrate 115.6 g, Cholesterol 105.2 mg, Fat 18.9 g, Fiber 1.4 g, Protein 8.6 g, SaturatedFat 11.2 g, Sodium 157.1 mg, Sugar 71.3 g
Tips:
- Use high-quality ingredients: Fresh, high-quality ingredients will make a big difference in the taste of your cookies. Use real butter, pure vanilla extract, and high-quality cocoa powder.
- Chill the dough before baking: Chilling the dough will help the cookies hold their shape and prevent them from spreading too much.
- Bake the cookies at the right temperature: The ideal baking temperature for black and white cookies is 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Baking them at a higher temperature will make them dry and crumbly.
- Don't overbake the cookies: Black and white cookies are best when they are slightly underbaked. Overbaking will make them dry and hard.
- Let the cookies cool completely before frosting them: This will help the frosting set properly and prevent it from melting.
Conclusion:
Black and white cookies are a classic treat that is perfect for any occasion. They are easy to make and can be enjoyed by people of all ages. With a little planning and attention to detail, you can make delicious black and white cookies that will impress your friends and family.
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