Black and white cookies bring me back to my childhood. This black and white cookie recipe is like taking a bite from the past. A traditional Black & White Cookie Recipe that tastes just like NYC. If you’re looking for the best black and white cookie recipe definitely try this recipe!
Black and White Cookies
When I’m eating a black and white cookie there are a few musts for flavor.
- the cookie must be soft and cakey, but not too cakey.
- the cookie must be a reasonable size, meaning we don’t want a muffin top with a little icing.
- the vanilla icing must have a little bit of citrus flavor, not a flat vanilla flavor.
- the chocolate shouldn’t be just melted chocolate, that is not how a traditional black and white cookies are made.
Black and White Cookie History
The black and white cookie was created by Bavarian immigrants, John and Justine Glaser when they opened their bakery Glaser’s Bake Shop in 1902 in Manhattan’s Yorkville neighborhood. I’ve been eating black and white cookies since I could eat solids, I grew up on them and I know a good black and white cookie when I taste and see it. I have eaten black and white cookies smaller than the palm of my hand and as big as my face. I love a good black and white cookie.
Homemade Corn Syrup Alternative
To make 1 cup of light corn syrup just mix 1 1/4 cups granulated white sugar with 1/4 cup hot water. You’ll want to make sure the sugar is thoroughly mixed in, like a simple syrup, but this will be much thicker.
How to make Buttermilk
I often find myself at the store looking at the buttermilk and thinking how will I use all of that buttermilk? I won’t. So I thought, how do you make buttermilk? Why not just make it at home, I have milk, I have lemon and vinegar, I can make a buttermilk alternative! To make buttermilk you only need milk + vinegar OR lemon.
1 cup of milk (minus 1 tablespoon) + 1 tablespoon vinegar OR 1 cup of milk (minus 1 tablespoon) + 1 tablespoon lemon.
Let the milk mixture sit for about 5 minutes and that is how to make buttermilk, simple right?
Black and White Cookie Recipe
We hope you enjoy our black and white cookies just as much as we do! The sweetness is cut a little by the lemon extract and it makes it such a delicious cookie!
Black and White Cookies
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Cookies
- 1 1/4 cup all purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/3 cup butter softened
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 1/2-2 teaspoons lemon zest
- 1/3 cup milk
- 1/2 teaspoon white distilled vinegar
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 egg
Cookie Glaze
- 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
- 1 tablespoon corn syrup
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2-4 tablespoons water
- 1/4 cup cocoa powder
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Sift together baking soda, salt, and flour. Set aside.
- In mixer blend sugar and butter until well mixed.
- Mix egg into butter mixture.
- Mix milk with vinegar and allow to sit for 2-3 minutes.
- Add vanilla to milk+vinegar mixture (faux buttermilk)
- Alternate milk and flour mixture into the butter mixture.
- Take a medium cookie scoop and place 6 cookies per sheet pan.
- Bake 12-15 minutes or until tops are brown, and then place onto a cooling rack.
- While the cookies cool, mix the icing ingredients together, but not the cocoa powder. Split the mixture into two bowls. Mix the cocoa powder into one of the bowls until combined, adding more water if needed.
- Once the cookies are cooled, frost the flat side making one half black and the other half white.
- Let the frosting set for 30 minutes before enjoying.
Nutrition
The nutritional information is automatically calculated and can vary based ingredients and products used. If the nutrition numbers are important for you we recommend calculating them yourself.
You frosted these so perfectly! I’ve seen black and white cookies before but have never tried them…I’ll have to do this sometime when I’m in the frosting mood 🙂
These look amazing! I haven’t had black & white cookies in so long; I’ll have to try these!
I’ve always wanted to make this kind of cookie, but have not (yet!). Great tip on frosting the bottom of the cookie!
Looks yummy!!
mmmmm! These look so tasty! On my list to make soon.
These gorgeous black and white cookies were so fun to make! The consistency and flavor were fabulous. There was not a crumb was left after putting these beauties out on the dessert table.
These black and white cookies are the best! Such perfect texture!
Ingredients say baking sof method lists baking powder? Which is correct? I have found other recipes that use both, thanks!!!!
Thanks for catching! Sometimes when we switch plugins very rarely things may get altered, so we appreciate it! It’s baking powder 🙂