Black and White Cookies

Recipe from: Confessions of a Wannabe Baker

Ingredients for Cookie

1 1/3 c. flour

1/2 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp salt

6 tbsp butter, softened

1/2 c. granulated sugar

1/2 tsp vanilla

1 egg

1/3 buttermilk

Directions:

• Preheat oven to 350
• Mix flour, baking soda and salt in a bowl and set aside.
• Beat together butter and sugar with mixer until fluffy, then add egg and vanilla beating until combined.
• Mix in flour mixture and buttermilk alternating starting and ending with flour. ( I did 3 flour additions and 2 buttermilk additions)
• Pour batter onto lined baking sheet. I made them large, about 1/4 cup of batter.
• They will puff up, so don’t make them too round.
• Bake until buffed and golden. About 15-17 mins.
• Allow to cool completely before icing.

Ingredients for Icing:

2 1/4 c. powdered sugar

1 1/2 tbsp light corn syrup

3 tsp lemon juice (I might use a big less next time)

1/2 tsp vanilla

1-3 tablespoon water

1/3 c. cocoa powder

Directions for icing:

• Whisk together powdered sugar, corn syrup , lemon juice , vanilla and 1 tbsp water until smooth ( I had to put about 2 tbsp water to get it thin and smooth)
• Put half of the icing in another bowl and add cocoa powder and water until same consistency of vanilla icing.
• Turn cookies flat side up and ice half with the white and half with the chocolate.