Black & White Cookies (Carol's)

By AnneS

Ingredients

• Frosting:
• 1 cup butter
• 1 3/4 cup sugar
• 4 eggs
• 1 cup milk
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 teaspoon lemon extract
• 2 1/2 cups cake flour
• 2 1/4 cups regular flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 4 cups XXX sugar
• 1/3 cup boiling water
• 1 square baking chocolate

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Grease 2 cookie sheets. Cream butter and sugar; beat in eggs; then add vanilla and lemon extracts. Combine dry ingredients and blend into the butter mixture. Drop by the tablespoonful onto greased sheets. Bake til edges begin to brown; 20-30 minutes. Cool completely.

Place XXX sugar in a bowl. Mix with boiling water one tablespoon at a time til smooth and spreadable. Transfer half the frosting to a double boiler and stir in the chocolate til melted. With a brush, coat half each cookie with white, and half each cookie with chocolate frosting.