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Black and White Cookies

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A classic sugar cookie with chocolate and vanilla icing updated to be made in one bowl.
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Chilling Time 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 20 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 24 cookies
Calories 200 kcal

Equipment

  • a cookie sheet for baking

Ingredients
  

Cookies

  • 7 oz sugar 1 cup
  • .3 oz salt 1 tsp
  • .1 oz baking powder 1 tsp
  • 6 oz butter ¾ cup softened
  • 2 eggs
  • .1 oz vanilla 1 tsp
  • 13.2 oz all purpose flour 2½ cups

Icing

  • 3 oz powdered sugar ¾ cup
  • .15 oz coconut oil 1 tsp
  • .2 to .3 oz milk 1 to 1½ tsp
  • .1 oz vanilla ¼ tsp
  • 4 oz chocolate semi sweet bar or chips

Instructions
 

  • Stir the sugar, baking powder, and salt together in a mixing bowl.
  • Cream together the softened butter and sugar mixture.
  • Push the creamed mixture to one side of the bowl. Break two eggs into the cleared space in the bowl.
  • Beat the eggs well. Blend them into the creamed mixture. Add the vanilla.
  • Stir in the flour until well blended.
  • Scrape the dough out of the bowl. Gather it together and flatten it somewhat for rolling out later. Refrigerate for about 30 minutes.
  • While the dough chills, prepare the white icing.
  • Blend the coconut oil into the powdered sugar. (Butter can be substituted but will give the icing a yellow tinge.)
  • Add the vanilla and small amounts of milk until the mixture is thick and spreadable. Put aside while you roll out and bake the cookies.
  • Take the dough out of the refrigerator. Cut it in half to roll out. Return the other half to the refrigerator to keep it cold.
  • Roll out the dough to ¼ inch thickness. Cut out circles with a cookie cutter or drinking glass. Continue until all the dough is cut. Preheat the oven to 400° F
  • Bake on an ungreased cookie sheet for 6 to 8 minutes.
  • When the cookies have cooled, spread white icing on one half of the cookie face.
  • Melt the chocolate in a pan on low heat or in a microwave.
  • Spread chocolate icing on the other half of each cookie.
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