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I have always been fascinated by the Black and White cookies I would see in bakeries, but I never had the urge to make them. Then, while looking for something to make and share with some friends, I came across a Black and White cookie recipe in my Cooking Light cookbook.
I decided I was going to make these. Imagine my distress when I found out I couldn't because the jar of applesauce in my fridge was no longer good! 
So, I next went to Allrecipes.com. I found a cookie recipe there that I decided to follow but I used the icing recipe in the Cooking Light cookbook.
This last Tuesday I had posted FaceBook that I was trying to decide what to make that day when Susie left me a message that I could drop some goodies off for her and Dave asked where his were. They are both local, Susie is only a few miles down the road from me and is married to my dad's cousin (can you believe I never met her before today and I met her because of my blog?!) and Dave works for 99 Hits FM, a country radio station in this area. Since I was going to Potsdam for lunch with my friends from work on Thursday, I decided to drop them both off some goodies....so they were the recipients of some of the black and white cookies! I had messages from both of them when I got home that they enjoyed the cookies! I'm glad you did.
The glaze recipes from Cooking Light:
Chocolate Glaze:
¾ cup confectioner's sugar
2 tablespoon Hershey's Cocoa
2 Tbsp. skim milk
White Glaze:
¾ cup confectioner's sugar
½ tsp. almond extract
1 Tbsp. skim milk
Bergamot says
This looks really delicious. Would like to try some 🙂
J.Danger says
I love these cookies! THere is an ice cream/bakery that makes them down by the harbor here and I crave them fiercely sometimes!
I hope you are healing up well and taking care of yourself!
Patsyk says
I love b&w cookies! Yours turned out so perfectly!
justeatfood says
Those look sooo elegant!
Gloria Chadwick says
Thanks for stopping by my blog. Your B/W cookies look really delicious. I often go into la-la land, too, when something is in the oven, then get roused back to reality when I smell something burning. 🙂
Lynda says
These are so pretty! I've never made these before, but I'm really tempted now!
Robin Sue says
Look at you after surgery making cookies, talking to cows and cooking up a storm. Wow. I haven't had surgery and can't manage to get dinner on the table some nights! These are one of my favorite cookies to get when I go to the good bakeries in Boston.
Pam says
Ohhh pretty. They look really tasty - I've never had a black and white cookie before. My kids would really like these.
s. stockwell says
These are so classy! Now we need to have a black & white party to go with them? you know, "when the going gets tough, the tough have a party"? best from Santa Barbara, s
haleysuzanne says
Ooh. Black and white cookies! I am in heaven. I keep seeing beautiful recipes for these little jewels all over, but I think I am going to have to try them as soon as I get settled after moving. Might be a good way to bribe the new neighbors....
Jamie says
I discover your blog only to be greeted by the one thing that I tried making and yet failed miserably! I grew up vacationing in NY where our big treat were the black and white cookies. When I tried making them last year it was an absolute disaster!
Yours are absolutely gorgeous and perfect!
Dawn says
haven't made these yet...I'm tempted but also worried about getting that middle to stay nice and straight. I must admit yours came out great.
gail says
These look delicious Honey! I've never had the urge to make them either...but you make them look and sound so good!!!!
Maya says
I first saw these cookies 6 years ago - they were everywhere! Thanks for the recipe, now I can enjoy them at home!
Bunny says
I've seen these befroe and always wanted to make them Shelby! These look terrific!
Debbie says
I absolutely love black & white's. I used to eat them all the time when I was a child growing up on Long Island. I found them again down in here Virginia recently at Starbuck's and was thrilled. Your cookies look great...like they came right out of the bakery!!!
Bellini Valli says
I have seen these advertised as a recipe from New York, but have never tried them myself. Thanks for the inspiration:D
recipes2share says
Great fun!
Tracy says
I'll bet those cookies were a great surprise for your friends! They look great!
The Hungry Mouse says
Just beautiful! I'd like one, please. No, wait. Make that two. 😀
+Jessie