White Cookie Cake Food

BLACK AND WHITE COOKIES

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.

BLACK AND WHITE COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Butter 2 baking sheets.
• In a medium bowl, cream together butter and sugar until smooth.
• Beat in eggs one at a time, then stir in the milk, vanilla and, lemon extract.
• Combine cake flour and all-purpose flour, baking powder, and salt; gradually blend into the creamed mixture.
• Drop tablespoons of the dough at least 2 inches apart on prepared sheet.
• Bake until edges begin to brown; checking in 10 minutes.
• Cool completely.
• To make icing: Place confectioners sugar in a large bowl.
• Mix in boiling water one tablespoon at a time until mixture is thick and spreadable.
• Transfer half of the frosting to the top of a double boiler set over simmering water.
• Stir in chocolate.
• Warm mixture, stirring frequently, until chocolate melts.
• Remove from heat.
• With a brush, coat half the cookie with chocolate frosting and the other half with white frosting.
• Set on wax paper until frosting hardens.