What makes these the BEST Black and White Cookies
If you’ve never had a black and white cookie, also sometimes called a half and half cookie, please, add this cookie to your must-make list this year! The internet tells me that black and white cookies originated from a bakery in Manhattan called Glaser’s Bake Shop, and white I haven’t had one from that exact shop, I have eaten many a black and white cookie in New York. Also, I’ve eaten a lot of mini New York cheesecakes in my day. The flavor combination of lemon, vanilla and chocolate altogether is just so good! These cookies are soft, almost like a muffin-top cookie but with crisp, buttery edges. You have to try them if you love soft cookies with icing, like lofthouse cookies!
Black and White Cookies Recipe Ingredients
butter: This is a small batch recipe, so we only need 2.5 tablespoons of unsalted, softened butter. sugar: Granulated sugar is what we need. lemon zest: Use a microplane to finely grate just ¼ teaspoon of lemon zest. vanilla extract: I always recommend pure vanilla extract, not the artificial stuff. flour: Standard all-purpose flour for baking. salt: fine sea salt; just a pinch baking soda: These cookies are slightly domed and fluffy, and the baking soda creates that texture. egg yolk: We need just the yolk from the egg; reserve the white for another use. Here is a list of recipes for egg whites. milk: Milk makes these cookies soft, and I always recommend whole milk for baking. powdered sugar: The frosting for these cookies is powdered sugar and hot water based. The white side of the cookie has vanilla, while the chocolate side has cocoa powder. cocoa powder: Just a small amount for the chocolate glaze.
How to make White and Black Cookies
These black and white cookies are soft and cakey, so they store best on the counter at room temperature, but tightly wrapped or seal in an air-tight container. If you love these, you’ll like my black and matcha cookies that are just like this, but the white icing contains matcha. You can also add crushed freeze-dried raspberries, strawberries or blueberries to dye the white icing other colors and flavors. This recipe makes 10 cookies, which is the perfect small batch recipe!
